YUKON RIVER: Park Service blowup over policing powers ends quietly (archive)

Associated Press
Published: January 7th, 2012 11:06 PM
Last Modified: January 7th, 2012 11:07 PM

FAIRBANKS -- A minor arrest that bloomed into protests, rallies and a line in a bill in Congress about federal policing powers in national parks came to a quiet end Friday with a fine to Jim Wilde, the man who failed to stop in the middle of the Yukon River for a boat safety check...... http://www.adn.com/2012/01/07/2251856/subject-of-controversial-park.html

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About 26 results (0.29 seconds) Newsminer: Missing the issue: U.S. boating law is the spark under ... Oct 16, 2011 ... With a ruling last week, the judicial system has upheld virtually every action by the park service in its high-profile inspection of Jim Wilde. ... www.blog.haulinggear.com Murkowski: “Park Service Rangers Are Not the Coast Guard ... Dec 15, 2011 ... Wilde refused to allow rangers to board his boat after they flagged him down ... Wildecursed out the rangers and continued upriver, only to be ... www.blog.haulinggear.com Park service reconsiders rules for Yukon boat inspections ... Apr 15, 2011 ... Jim Wilde was arrested and spent four days in jail over allegations ... Rangers said they felt he was trying to flee, but Wilde said he was ... www.blog.haulinggear.com In remote Alaska, the Park Service wields too much power | Hauling ... Apr 9, 2011 ... Possibly any of us who are Alaskans and run riverboats could be Jim Wilde, the Central man the National Park Service took down in September ... www.blog.haulinggear.com Another Alaskan complains about National Park Service abuse ... Nov 1, 2011 ... But now that he's finally been cited by the National Park Service for breaking the law, he's acting like he's the Jim Wilde of Denali National Park ... www.blog.haulinggear.com Murkowski says Yukon boat check was 'tipping point' | Hauling Gear ... Aug 16, 2011 ... She said the “tipping point” in that relationship — the arrest of 71-year-old Central resident Jim Wilde during a contentious boat check on the ... www.blog.haulinggear.com 'Fed up' Fairbanksans voice concerns at rally (re: National Park ... Apr 29, 2011 ... U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, left, greets Jim Wilde and his wife Hannelore during the "Fed Up" rally Wednesday, April 27, 2011, ... www.blog.haulinggear.com