I just reviewed a close-up of the map showing the area the National Park Service proposes as the boundaries of a 50,000-acre NRA, and I am extremely disappointed that it excludes all of the San Gabriel River areas in the canyon that are experiencing the heaviest use and being trashed. I'm from Orange County, and have been visiting this area since the 1960s as a kid with my parents, years later visited it many times with my own children, and I am still visiting it today. I am shocked and concerned about how his beautiful area is being increasingly mistreated, defaced and literally used as a dumping ground by uncaring people who come to picnic and barbecue and leave their trash behind. Additional enforcement, general staffing and facilities are sorely needed and long overdue, and I disagree with the NPS's current minimalist proposal. While it is a beginning, it is only a starting point, and it is clear that the final boundaries of a new NRA or NP must be much larger to protect this resource for generations to come. To allow the most affected areas to continue status quo is not a workable or responsible solution.