It’s about time — Mainella stepping down as National Park Service director

Mainella said she is leaving to spend more time with her family. If I had known that would have done the trick, I would have air-mailed her a couple of adoptable children.

The Yahoo article notes that people have criticized her for a proposed new management plan emphasizing recreation over conservation and allowing more snowmobile and ATV use in parks.

But that’s just the half of it. Her Fran Mainella said she is leaving politicizing of upper-middle management hiring for positions such as park superintendents, with a Bush political appointee sitting in on the hiring process, her signing off on increased NPS commercial tie-ins, more cell phone towers in the parks, etc., have all been horrendous.

So, Fran, don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out. Instead, stop in the doorway, and wait there until I can slam that door on your backside myself.