Whoops! Rosendale and Zinke Mix Up Land Management Agencies
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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In congressional letter, Rosendale and Zinke confuse BLM with the National Park Service
Helena, MT – When it comes to Montana’s public lands and national parks, Reps. Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke still don’t get it.
In a jointly-signed congressional letter last week, Rosendale and Zinke slammed the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its management of “National Parks.” There’s just one problem: national parks are managed by the National Park Service, not BLM.
The embarrassing mix-up is further proof that Montanans can’t trust Rosendale or Zinke to protect our state’s lands and parks. Read more:
HuffPost: Rep. Ryan Zinke Confuses Two Agencies He Once Led
By Chris D’Angelo
May 25, 2023
[Despite] previously overseeing America’s national parks, including Yellowstone, which is named after the mighty river that cuts north through the park, Zinke seems to have forgotten which agency manages the nation’s crown jewels.
In a letter this month to top Biden administration officials, Zinke and fellow Montana Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale confused the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service, two agencies within the Interior Department.
Zinke served as secretary of the Interior Department under former President Donald Trump for nearly two years, until he resigned under a cloud of scandal in early 2019.
“From National Parks to natural resources, the BLM’s management of land in Montana is of great concern to the people of our state,” Zinke and Rosendale wrote.
The National Park Service, not BLM, manages America’s national parks.
Zinke and Rosendale did not respond to HuffPost’s request for comment Thursday.
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