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'''Robert O. Binnewies''' b.1937, Bowling Green, Kentucky. |
'''Robert O. Binnewies''' b.1937, Bowling Green, Kentucky. |
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Graduate, Colorado State University, 1959, Bachelor of Science Degree, Forest Recreation. |
Graduate, Colorado State University, 1959, Bachelor of Science Degree, Forest Recreation. |
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Joined National Park Service, 1961, as a Park Ranger, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Subsequent NPS assignments included Washington, D. C., 1964–1966, Chief Ranger, Acadia National Park, Maine, 1967–1971, and Superintendent, [[Yosemite National Park]], California, 1979-1986. |
Joined National Park Service, 1961, as a Park Ranger, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Subsequent NPS assignments included Washington, D. C., 1964–1966, Chief Ranger, Acadia National Park, Maine, 1967–1971, and Superintendent, [[Yosemite National Park]], California, 1979-1986. |
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While in Maine, Binnewies assisted Mrs. David (Peggy) Rockefeller in establishment of the |
While in Maine, Binnewies assisted Mrs. David (Peggy) Rockefeller in establishment of the [[Maine Coast Heritage Land Trust]], a nonprofit organization that champions the voluntary use of conservation easements to protect privately owned lands. To date, the Trust has encouraged protection for more than {{convert|125000|acre|km2}} of island and coastal habitat in Maine. Binnewies served as Executive Director of the Trust, 1971-1976. |
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Binnewies served as Group Vice President, |
Binnewies served as Group Vice President, [[National Audubon Society]], 1977–1978, before being selected as Yosemite National Park Superintendent in 1979. While at Yosemite, he signed the 1980 General Management Plan that calls for major reductions in commercial, administrative, and transportation activities to better preserve the natural values of Yosemite Valley. He also initiated the Return-of-Light fundraising campaign (now the Yosemite Conservancy) that has generated more than $50 million in charitable financial support for Yosemite. In 1986, Binnewies was abrubtly reassigned from Yosemite to the National Park Service Western Regional Office, San Francisco, after confirming that he had legally, but surreptitiously tape recorded one conversation with a park critic. |
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In 1988, Binnewies was appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo as Assistant Commissioner for Natural Resources, New York Department of Environmental Conservation. In 1990, he was selected as Executive Director, |
In 1988, Binnewies was appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo as Assistant Commissioner for Natural Resources, New York Department of Environmental Conservation. In 1990, he was selected as Executive Director, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, and led the Commission's successful decade-long initiative to acquire {{convert|17500|acre|km2|adj=on}} Sterling Forest, the largest remaining open space in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Region. |
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He is author of '''''Palisades, 100,000 Acres in 100 Years''''', Fordham University Press, 2000, an account of the Commission's century-long conservation activities. |
He is author of '''''Palisades, 100,000 Acres in 100 Years''''', Fordham University Press, 2000, an account of the Commission's century-long conservation activities. |
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Post retirement, Binnewies has served as Chairman of the Board of the Santa Lucia Conservancy, California, and the Los Luceros Foundation, New Mexico. |
Post retirement, Binnewies has served as Chairman of the Board of the Santa Lucia Conservancy, California, and the Los Luceros Foundation, New Mexico. |
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.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22647931.html?refid=gnews_1108 Bergen Record]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/27/nyregion/new-york-and-us-pledge-to-help-buy-major-park.html New York Times]</ref> |
.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22647931.html?refid=gnews_1108 Bergen Record]</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/27/nyregion/new-york-and-us-pledge-to-help-buy-major-park.html New York Times]</ref> |
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Robert O. Binnewies b.1937, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Graduate, Colorado State University, 1959, Bachelor of Science Degree, Forest Recreation. Joined National Park Service, 1961, as a Park Ranger, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Subsequent NPS assignments included Washington, D. C., 1964–1966, Chief Ranger, Acadia National Park, Maine, 1967–1971, and Superintendent, Yosemite National Park, California, 1979-1986.
While in Maine, Binnewies assisted Mrs. David (Peggy) Rockefeller in establishment of the Maine Coast Heritage Land Trust, a nonprofit organization that champions the voluntary use of conservation easements to protect privately owned lands. To date, the Trust has encouraged protection for more than 125,000 acres (510 km2) of island and coastal habitat in Maine. Binnewies served as Executive Director of the Trust, 1971-1976.
Binnewies served as Group Vice President, National Audubon Society, 1977–1978, before being selected as Yosemite National Park Superintendent in 1979. While at Yosemite, he signed the 1980 General Management Plan that calls for major reductions in commercial, administrative, and transportation activities to better preserve the natural values of Yosemite Valley. He also initiated the Return-of-Light fundraising campaign (now the Yosemite Conservancy) that has generated more than $50 million in charitable financial support for Yosemite. In 1986, Binnewies was abrubtly reassigned from Yosemite to the National Park Service Western Regional Office, San Francisco, after confirming that he had legally, but surreptitiously tape recorded one conversation with a park critic.
In 1988, Binnewies was appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo as Assistant Commissioner for Natural Resources, New York Department of Environmental Conservation. In 1990, he was selected as Executive Director, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, and led the Commission's successful decade-long initiative to acquire 17,500-acre (71 km2) Sterling Forest, the largest remaining open space in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Region.
He is author of Palisades, 100,000 Acres in 100 Years, Fordham University Press, 2000, an account of the Commission's century-long conservation activities.
Post retirement, Binnewies has served as Chairman of the Board of the Santa Lucia Conservancy, California, and the Los Luceros Foundation, New Mexico.
.[1][2] [3] ,[4][5][6] Hudson Valley heritage series, no. 1. New York: Fordham University Press and Palisades Interstate Park Commission, 2001. ISBN 9780823221288 WorldCat</ref>,[7]
References
- ^ Bergen Record
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Los Angeles Times
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Fresno Bee
- ^ LA Times
- ^ "Chronicling the Inside Story of Efforts to Protect the Palisades" By THOMAS STAUDTER December 16, 2001, New York Times link