March 5, 2024 10:50 a.m.  

On Monday, Senator Ron Wyden released a statement after the National Park Service announced Aramark’s concessionaire contract to manage Crater Lake National Park is in the process of being transferred to a new operator.

Wyden said, “I want to thank National Park Service Director Chuck Sams for his leadership and the decisive steps he has taken to address concessionaire failures and make the much-needed transition to a new operator”. Wyden said, “It is clear as Crater Lake that from the beginning the National Park Service took my concerns seriously and worked swiftly to put this world-renowned Oregon natural treasure on the path to put better concessionaire management that protects the resource and everyone it touches”.

Wyden’s release said the announcement follows Wyden’s letter in mid-December asking NPS to act immediately to prevent what he called “Aramark’s mismanagement” from continuing to pose safety risks at Crater Lake National Park, its visitors and the employees who live and work at Crater Lake. After NPS announced its intent to transition away from a concessionaire contract with Aramark, Wyden also asked the NPS to minimize the impacts on visitors and park resources during the transition to a new concessionaire.

A web version of Wyden’s statement is linked: https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-statement-on-new-concessionaire-con

Senator Wyden talked about the issues at Crater Lake National Park on the Morning Conversation Tuesday on News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN.