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Park, wildlife agencies opposed to strip mine near Utah's Bryce Canyon . - The Republic

Park, wildlife agencies opposed to strip mine near Utah's Bryce Canyon .
The Republic
PAUL FOY AP SALT LAKE CITY EUR” Federal biologists say a strip mine at the backdoor to Utah's storybook Bryce Canyon National Park will wipe out the southernmost population of sage grouse, even as their agency resists a broader effort to protect the bird .
Coal expansion causes riftSt. George Daily Spectrum

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Cebu, C. Visayas forest areas to be divided into zones
A DE-ZONING of Cebus protected forest landscape to divide protected zones from production zones will be completed within the year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) said yesterday. DENR-7 spokesman Eddie Llamedo said they completed the assessment and delineation of boundaries between forestlands, national parks and agricultural lands in Central [.]..

National Park Service defense of Occupy action is a muddle - Washington Post

New York Daily News

National Park Service defense of Occupy action is a muddle
Washington Post
Like Yogi, the activists live cheerfully in national parks. They regularly get away with breaking the rules. Most of all, they drive the authorities batty. (EURœYogi Bear is always in the ranger's hairEUR went the cartoon's theme song.) .
Pressure Builds on Occupy DC EncampmentsABC News (blog)
Authorities to end camping at Occupy DC sites; not 'eviction' but 'slow creep .msnbc.com
Occupy DC still stands after National Park Service threatens to clamp down on .New York Daily News
Town Hall -World Socialist Web Site -NEWS JUNKIE POST
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PD Editorial: State parks need allies not rivalries - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

PD Editorial: State parks need allies not rivalries
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
If, as the author Wallace Stegner said, EURœnational parks are the best idea we ever had,EUR then closing California state parks has to be one of the worst ideas anyone ever had. The state has marked 70 parks for closure, asserting that it will save about .

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Parks Canada targets large cities as visits decline
With fewer people visiting the country's national parks and historic sites, Parks Canada has hired a consultant to help boost its flagging brand...

Camping in Cataloochee Valley in Great Smoky Mountains National .
The Cataloochee Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park doesn't open until March 9 this year, but now is the time to make reservations for this small 27-site campground. Until 2010, visitors had to drive into the ...

Parks Beyond Borders: Looking Abroad At Other National Park News - National Parks Traveler

National Parks Traveler

Parks Beyond Borders: Looking Abroad At Other National Park News
National Parks Traveler
Editor's note: The Traveler is expanding the coverage we devote to national parks in other nations. Throughout the year we'll be rolling out a major series of stories on international park destinations with plenty of travel insight, but we're also .

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Romney Claims He Doesn't Understand What National Parks Are .
Governor Romney expressed puzzlement this week as to why we have national parks in Nevada. Unless there's a valid, and legitimate, and compelling governmental purpose, I don't know why the government owns so much ...

Is Yosemite's Half Dome being loved to death? - USA TODAY

USA TODAY

Is Yosemite's Half Dome being loved to death?
USA TODAY
By Tracie Cone, AP YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. EUR There was a time not long ago when a climb to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome was a solitary trek attempted by only the most daring adventurers. By Michael Maloney, San Francisco .

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Harriet Tubman
The commemoration of Black History Month will get a timely and appropriate regional boost this week when a bill is introduced in the House of Representatives to establish a Harriet Tubman..

National Park Foundation Funding School Field Trips to The .
With hopes of connecting more kids to national parks, the National Park Foundation is underwriting a transportation program to enable classes to take field trips to the National Park System. Under the Ticket To Ride program, ...

Occupy DC Forcefully Evicted, Protesters Injured, Arrested, Under Pressure from Congress's Richest Member
What had started 12 hours earlier as a politically-tinged eviction of an unsanitary but entirely peaceful encampment had suddenly turned into an aggressive display of force by the..

Grant Helps Grand Teton National Park Re-sod Historic Dude .
Funding through the National Park Foundation's 2012 Impact Grant program will enable Grand Teton National Park crews to replace sod roofs on historic cabins at the Bar BC Dude Ranch with a grass system that's more ...

Washington
Hey Phillies fans. Have you heard the news? The Washington..

Obama to announce Veterans Job Corps
President Obama will announce details Friday for a $1 billion Veterans Job Corps that the White House says will put up to 20,000 veterans to work over the next five years on projects to preserve and restore national parks and other federal, state and local lands. Read full article >>..

Obama plan would hire vets as cops, firefighters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday announced measures to hire Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to restore national parks and work as police and firefighters in a bid to cut veterans' above-average unemployment rate. The announcement followed Obama's vow in the January 24 State of the Union address to form a Veterans Job Corps to create jobs for veterans of the post-September 11 ...

For months, the..

Snowshoe and Cross-Country Skiing Outings Scheduled for Glacier .
If you live close to Glacier National Park, or are thinking of heading there this winter, consider joining a snowshoe or cross-country ski outing sponsored by the Glacier National Park Fund. The purpose of each outing is to get ...

Historic Gathering Shapes National Park Services Future
The National Park Service outlined new directives last week to help protect and support national parks nationwide, which include increasing outreach to youth and other populations, using technology to attract more visitors and improve park experiences and nurturing a stronger relationship with local communities. Inspired by the NPSs recent EURœCall to ActionEUR report that highlighted challenges and ...

Preserved Habitat Near National Parks Helps Species Conservation
National parks help preserve species native to a particular region, but it appears that some species preservation is more successful if a significant portion of land adjacent to a park also is left as natural habitat...

The visits have brought e-mails and phone calls from D.C. fans who say they now avoid going to Nats games when the Phillies are in town, and self-congratulatory gloating from Philadelphia fans about Citizens Bank..

National park will celebrate its own diamond jubilee this year - Grough

Grough

National park will celebrate its own diamond jubilee this year
Grough
The park authority has organised a series of art events, including a moorland festival at the Sutton Bank national park centre, in the run-up to the 60th anniversary of the North York Moors gaining national park status, on 28 November.

National parks consultation in final stages - Craven Herald

National parks consultation in final stages
Craven Herald
A final round of consultation has started into plans to extend the boundaries of two national parks EUR the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. Natural England's Board is recommending the extensions EUR which would bring the Howgill Fells and part of .