Not the best timing for any kind of Federal oversight expansion. Go to www.landrights.org for other reasons to oppose this new expansion of NPS control. Chuck Cushman is well versed in the ways of the NPS nationwide and has wide experience working within the NPS. He grew up as a Boy Scouting and hiker in the local area. This proposal is a great political opportunity for the leadership of the Sierra Club. The picture for the rank and file user of the study area will not be so rosy. For inholders it will be a disaster.