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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 Park Service seeks minorities’ support as it marks 100 years Parks want more diversity By FELICIA FONSECA and BEATRIZ COSTA- LIMA Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — When Asha Jones and other Grand Canyon interns arrived for their summer at the national park, they were struck by its sheer immensity, beauty and world-class hiking trails. Soon, they noticed something else. “It is time for a change here, speciically, at Grand Canyon and in the National Park Ser- vice in general, to get peo- ple who look like me to your parks,” said Jones, a 19-year- old black student at Atlanta’s Spelman College. The National Park Service, which oversees more than 131,000 square miles of parks, monuments, battleields and other landmarks, thinks it’s time for a change, too. As it celebrates its 100th birthday Thursday, the agency is facing some key challenges ahead. Among them is reach- ing out to minority communi- ties in an increasingly diverse nation and getting them to visit and become invested in pre- serving the national parks. “If public lands aren’t tell- AP Photo/Brennan Linsley Hikers descend a ridge inside Rocky Mountain National Park, near Estes Park, Colo. The National Park Service cel- ebrates its 100th birthday Thursday. ing their story, and they don’t see themselves relected in these beautiful places, they may not support them,” Inte- rior Secretary Sally Jewell said. “They may not recog- nize that these are their assets and protect them for future generations.” The National Park Ser- vice doesn’t track the makeup of its visitors, but commis- sioned studies have shown about three-quarters are white. The agency’s workforce is less diverse, at 83 percent white, a igure that can luctuate with temporary employees. Minorities are expected to eclipse the country’s white population before 2050. The problem of lack of minority engagement is long- standing and complex but can be tied to two main factors, said Myron F. Floyd, a leading scholar on race and ethnicity in outdoor recreation at North Carolina State University. The irst relates to cultural traditions. Outings to national parks generally aren’t passed down through generations in minority communities, he said, and few minorities grow up with an appreciation for such sites. Also, for many years, Afri- can-Americans were excluded from national parks and other public resources, he said. Barriers to visiting national parks also can be as simple as not knowing they exist, or not having a way to get to them or enough money for entry fees and gear, said Jose Gonzales, Latino Outdoors founder. Asian-Americans, mean- while, can be reluctant to travel outside their ethnic circles, and they might ind few billboards or brochures in their language at national parks, said Mark Masaoka of the Asian Paciic Policy and Planning Council. “It may not seem welcom- ing or as inviting to go to a place where there are hardly any visitor centers, few signs, and you’re left to igure it out,” Masaoka said. The Park Service has made some changes to address these issues, including recruiting minority interns and produc- ing videos and brochures for Spanish-speaking audiences. Its employees spend time in schools with large minority populations to encourage chil- dren to visit the outdoors. The agency also has pushed to designate more sites that highlight the history and con- tributions of minorities. Some of its newest locations include the Cesar A. Chavez National Monument, established in 2012, and New York’s Stone- wall Inn, the irst national mon- ument to gay rights, in June. National parks need more support than ever because years of tight budgets have left them with a lengthy and growing backlog of maintenance proj- ects, oficials say. The list of needed repairs totaled almost $12 billion as of last year. Coast Guard plucks two men from sinking boat on Columbia River The Daily Astorian The U.S. Coast Guard res- cued two men from the Colum- bia River after their 14-foot boat ran aground near Desde- mona Sands and began taking on water Tuesday afternoon. A 29-foot response boat crew from Station Cape Dis- appointment in Ilwaco, Wash- ington, pulled the two men from their sinking boat min- utes before it capsized using an emergency heaving line to pull the men aboard. The men were taken to the Skipanon Marina in Warrenton with no reported injuries. A concerned mariner called 911 and was relayed to the Coast Guard just after 1 p.m., saying a small Smoker Craft ishing boat with two people on board had run aground and needed assis- tance. The boat crew approached the troubled mariners, who were wearing life jackets, but had to stay 20 to 30 feet back to avoid shoal water. “Life jackets were an essential part of this res- cue,” said Petty Officer First Class Mike McQuade, coxswain for the case. “If the men had not been wear- ing them, we probably would not have been able to save them before their boat sank.” Shortman takes a second shot at Gearhart mayor County GOP chairman runs for top spot By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian GEARHART — Bob Short- man came close — very close — to winning the 2012 Gear- hart mayoral election. He lost to Dianne Widdop by only ive votes. In November, Shortman is giving it a second try. He’ll be facing Matt Brown, a golf pro who announced his intent to run early this month. “So many people have asked me to run again that I feel it’s my civic duty to do so,” Shortman said. “Gear- hart is one of the most desir- able places to live. Even the elk have moved in. My goal is to keep the small-town feel- ing we have while managing growth.” A general contractor since 1980, Shortman, 63, also worked as a union carpenter, a tree trimmer and a commercial isherman. A full-time Clatsop County resident since 1979, he much. It’s not like we’re there’s a problem. As mayor, is semi-retired and manages going to have a Walmart in I’d like to review it.” long-term rental properties. Gearhart.” Shortman said he had His wife, Lynn, is a semi-re- Shortman said he would already contacted short-term tired teacher. Their three chil- miss a grocery store if the rental owners about the new dren were raised in Gearhart Gearhart Grocery transitioned rules and “would like to hear and attended Gear- to a brew pub, “but what they have to say.” hart Elementary somebody has to He said the city should School. produce income in a talk about things before A former chair- business.” “throwing down laws.” man of the Gear- Short-term rental If a new firehouse or hart budget com- owners should have other facility is sought, he mittee, Shortman been better noti- said he would like to see it continues to serve ied of the city’s brought in on budget and on on the inance panel. intention for reg- time. He also served as ulation, Shortman Shortman, the chairman chairman for the said. “They got of Clatsop County Republi- Bob Shortman Neacoxie Water- notices, but I don’t cans, said he did not intend shed Committee as think the city ever to inject national poli- chairman. communicated with tics into the role of mayor. “My goals are to have our these people personally — it “The city mayor’s nonparti- city business transparent, open was sprayed with a ire hose. san,” he said. “I don’t want and friendly,” he said. When they talk about commu- to inject any politics in the Shortman said his strengths nication, I see a lack of it. And mayor’s position. I see it as are dealing with people and when the people that are run- a business and management listening to them. ning hardly seem to notice position. I feel it’s outside Future goals include sup- there’s a problem. 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