What could go wrong?
In a Friday letter, House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva urged Interior and NPS “to exercise extreme caution” in reopening sites and requested documents related to the agencies’ plans.
“Everyone has a social responsibility to ensure that they’re taking actions and behaviors to guarantee their safety and the safety of others,” Keller said. “That’s why as a company, we’re saying we’re wearing masks.” The few employees who live in the park throughout the offseason are already experiencing the new normal of distancing in employee residences. Several workers left the park when it closed, but some had no choice as Yellowstone is their primary or only residence.
Several lodges will remain shut entirely due to social distancing limitations that arise with shared bathrooms and common areas, and most employee housing has been deemed unusable for the same reason. In a normal season, there may be up to three employees in bunk beds sleeping in one room. Last week, the reservation surpassed all 50 U.S. states’ in its per capita infection rate. This is in part due to Navajo Nation’s impressive testing apparatus, which has conducted tests on over 27,000 residents, or 13.2% of residents. By comparison, New York state hasNavajo officials worry tourists driving through the reservation to get to the Grand Canyon could unintentionally spread the virus or contract it along the way.
Nez said he called on Bernhardt during a meeting Wednesday to keep the park closed until the infection rate decreases more dramatically. Bernhardt refused, Nez said.
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