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NATION, Page 27American NotesPARKSMott Out, Fund Raisers In
In four years as director of the National Park Service, William
Mott fought the Reagan Administration's reluctance to expand the
system and spend enough to preserve existing sites against an ever
rising tide of visitors. "Professionals in the field loved him, but
the politicians often ignored him," observes Paul Pritchard, head
of the National Parks and Conservation Association. Mott's long
career as a respected outdoorsman and conservationist will end soon
with his dismissal by Manuel Lujan, the new Secretary of Interior.
Mott, 79, said last December that he wanted to keep his job.
No one would give a reason for the impending firing except that
George Bush and Lujan want their own team. Mott will be replaced
by James Ridenour, director of Indiana's natural resources
department. He was campaign finance chief for Dan Quayle when the
Vice President won election to the Senate in 1980. Ridenour's new
boss is expected to be Constance Harrington, a former attorney at
the department and daughter of a Republican Party fund raiser. She
is in line to be named Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and
Parks. Said a department employee about Secretary Lujan: "It looks
like he is filling the ranks with folks who brought in the cash."