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    Travel | Explore Croatia National Parks :: By Drago Bubic .
    Croatia is a land renowned for its history and culture. However, it is also rich in natural beauty. From inland forests to the coastline there are national parks sure to please the explorer that lives inside every traveler...


    Creature Feature: The Hawaiian Hoary Bat ('ōpe'ape'a) is Hawaii's .
    Visitors can see hoary bats in all of Hawaii's national parks if they are persistent and know where and when to look for them EUR generally near roosting sites and over water or the shoreline within the first hour or so after dusk. ...


    State parks get hit in budgets (USA Today)
    Lawmakers in at least a dozen states have contemplated the closure of up to 400 state parks this year, according to a National Association of State Park Directors survey...


    Spring takes step back with more rain coming - Arizona Daily Star
    KELLY PRESNELL / ARIZONA DAILY STAR A Cleveland fan uses a bag to keep his head dry during Monday's Indians-Diamondbacks game at Tucson Electric Park. Did last week's string of 70-plus degree temperatures get you planning your springtime activities ...


    Senate panel rejects incinerator bills - Frederick News-Post
    The other would disallow the plants within three miles of schools, residential properties, hospitals, churches and parks . Conway, from Baltimore City, voted to give the bills an unfavorable report, and Mooney thinks her opposition was instrumental ...


    Conservationist, ex-Sierra Club leader Edgar Wayburn dies at 103 - San Jose Mercury News
    Wayburn EUR a physician who conducted his conservation work largely in his spare time EUR spearheaded efforts to greatly expand the country's national parks. Wayburn helped win passage of the 1980 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ...


    Kenya plans stop to hotel construction in national parks (EARTHtimes.org)
    Nairobi - Kenya's government aims to put a stop to the unbridled expansion of hotels and lodges in the country's national parks, a move prompted by environmental concerns. Tourism Minister Najib Balala announced that camps and lodges which have been ...


    Besieged by water, Hoh Tribe seeks 37 acres of Olympic National Park - Seattle Times

    Besieged by water, Hoh Tribe seeks 37 acres of Olympic National Park
    Seattle Times
    As the Hoh Tribe's tiny reservation is eaten away by the Hoh River, tribal members are hoping Congress grants them a small strip of Olympic National Park so .

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    Conservationist Edgar Wayburn dies at 103 - The Associated Press

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    Conservationist Edgar Wayburn dies at 103
    The Associated Press
    The Wayburns' work resulted in the creation and expansion of vast national parks in Alaska. In the 1950s and '60s, Wayburn led the movement to create the .
    Persuasive Voice for ParklandWall Street Journal
    Edgar Wayburn, longtime Sierra Club president, dies at 103Boston Herald
    5-term Sierra Club chief, Edgar Wayburn, diesSan Francisco Chronicle
    Washington Post (blog) -YubaNet -San Jose Mercury News
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    Lakewood Ranch bowling center site in foreclosure - Bradenton Herald
    LAKEWOOD RANCH EUR Plans for Lakewood Ranchs first bowling alley appear to be in the gutter. A bank is suing to foreclose on the vacant parcel where the proposed complex was to be built, saying Hubbard Entertainment LLC and its principals ...

    Parks' visitors to be quizzed about support (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    Visitors to national parks in the Gold Coast hinterland over the next year or so will be asked to participate in a survey about the parks' future...


    DRC army kills protected species - News24

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    DRC army kills protected species
    News24
    Kinshasa - Troops killed seven hippopotamuses, four elephants and six monkeys, including two chimpanzees, last month in a national park in the Democratic .
    Congo group accuses soldiers of killing animalsThe Associated Press

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    Junior Ranger Essay Contest is Underway, and it Offers Some Nice .
    If you're acquainted with a youngster who has an interest in national parks and likes to write, here's a great opportunity: The Third Annual Junior Ranger Essay Contest is underway and it offers some nice prizes. ...


    Zion National Park opening more facilities for season - Salt Lake Tribune

    Zion National Park opening more facilities for season
    Salt Lake Tribune
    AP In addition, the park's horse concessioner, Canyon Trail Rides, resumed offering one- and three-hour rides. This Saturday, the park's South Campground .
    Zion National Park begins reopening visitor facilities after winter closuresThe Canadian Press

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    Guns in national parks - Alachua County Today (blog)

    Guns in national parks
    Alachua County Today (blog)
    A new law just took effect which allows people visiting National Parks to carry firearms into the parks. I heard that some celebrated the passage of this .
    National parks now allow firearmsAnchorage Daily News
    Editorial: Guns in parksProvidence Journal
    LETTER: Guns in Parks Will Change the Ranger ImageFlathead Beacon
    Jamestown Sun
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    Oldest Family-Owned Concessioner in the National Park System .
    A Yosemite spokesman notes, "Images of Half Dome, Inspiration Point, and El Capitan made by Ansel Adams set photographic standards of the national parks that are still respected and admired today." A brief biography of Ansel Adams by ...


    Virgin territory: A dozen great reasons to discover the exotic yet . - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Trunk Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, is part of a national park. ST THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Many travelers think they know St. Thomas from a cruise ship stop. That's like ringing the doorbell and believing you've seen the house. St. Thomas ...


    Washington Skiers Hike 26 Miles in the Wrong Way All Night - FOXNews

    Washington Skiers Hike 26 Miles in the Wrong Way All Night
    FOXNews
    Mielcarek and Cameron walked into the Ohanapecosh Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park Faeuro" about 26 miles from where they'd started Faeuro" .
    Missing Vt. skiers found safeWCAX
    Missing Crystal Mountain Skiers Walk OutKIRO Seattle
    Skiers who were missing in Wash. make way to parkMiamiHerald.com
    Seattle Times
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    State parks get hit in budgets (USA Today)
    More state parks are closing due to budget reductions...


    grough EUR Adventurers in lecture to help national parks campaigners
    Britain's elder statesman of mountaineering will join a South Pole adventurer in a special event later this month to raise money for a campaign group. Sir Chris Bonington and Ben Fogle will share his personal experiences in a ...




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