Showing posts with label National Parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Parks. Show all posts
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Elevated Levels of Mercury Found in Fish in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Mercury has been discovered in fish in some of the most remote national park lakes and streams in the western United States and Alaska. Merc...
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Friday, December 20, 2013

National Parks to Offer Free Admission on 9 Days in 2014

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Circle the dates on the calendar and plan your trip – America’s 401 national parks will offer free admission on nine days in 2014, including...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Obama's Budget Proposal Slashes National Parks Budget by 13%

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The National Park Service announced today that the "President’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget requests $2.6 billion to support the critical ...
Thursday, April 4, 2013

Rocky Mountain Ranks as 5th Most Visited National Park in 2012

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More than 282 million people visited America’s national parks in 2012, an increase of more than 3 million over 2011. It was the sixth highes...
Friday, March 1, 2013

Which park units generate the most spending and jobs?

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Earlier this week I mentioned that the National Park Service had published a report that measures the economic impact that national parks h...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

National Parks, Sequestration and Scare Tactics

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The latest dire warnings from politicians, news media outlets, pundits and special interest groups are currently focused on an inside-the-be...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Are Threats of Budget Cuts Closing National Parks Overblown?

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A lot is being made recently on how Congressional budget cuts could possibly close several national parks around the country. Earlier in the...