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Tree planting underway again at Flight 93 memorial
Daily American Staff WriterAn army of volunteers converged on the Flight 93 National Memorial Friday morning for the first of four days of planting trees. Among the 160 volunteers was a group of 20 students, faculty, staff and administrators from the Penn State Altoona campus....Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, NASCAR, Energy Resources, Human Interest, Forestry and Timber
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California lawmakers call for expansion of Yosemite National Park
SACRAMENTO -- State lawmakers are supporting a proposal to expand Yosemite National Park by 1,600 acres, restoring land stripped of its protection by Congress in 1906. The state Senate approved a resolution this week that asks the federal government...
Tags: Conservation Fund, Tom Berryhill, U.S. Congress, Travel, Land Resources
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Earth Day deals and discounts
Earth Day is April 22. You can save some green with these deals: Free Admission to National Parks: The National Park Service invites you to visit our National Parks April 22-26 and is waiving admission fees during this time. Find a park. The Body...Tags: Earth Day, Target, Travel, Pottery Barn, Tourism and Leisure
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Feral cats killing endangered Hawaiian birds, study finds
Academic researchers and federal scientists have for the first time come up with direct evidence of feral cats killing endangered Hawaiian petrels. The study, by scientists from the University of Hawaii, the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Science and Technology, Science
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Sally Jewell, nominee for Interior, approved in Senate committee
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. At a time when...
Tags: Elections, John Barrasso, Politics, Environmental Issues, Lisa Murkowski
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Tourism is a quiet driver of local economy
Dwelling as we have of late on Downtown Hagerstown’s cloudy future is all well and good, but at some point we might stop to remember that our inherent strength is changing over time. Instead of coming from the city, our economic engine is...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Class Conflict, Productivity, Arts and Culture
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Joshua Tree targeted by graffiti vandals using social media
Joshua Tree National Park has become a destination of taggers, and the graffiti has visitors and park officials outraged. "We come to this place because it's not as touristy as surrounding national parks, and you don't run into as many people. You...Tags: Punishment, Social Media, Law Enforcement, Vandalism
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Wolf Numbers Decline 50 Percent in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
Channel 2 NewsYukon-Charlie Rivers National Preserve, one of Alaska’s most remote national parks is entering spring with half the number of wolves it had last fall. The state’s predator control program is being cited as a contributing factor. The Park...Tags: Biology, Science and Technology
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Free for all at national parks next week: No entrance fees
What better way to celebrate National Park Week than to visit a national park? Makes plans for that trip next week, when entrance to all national parks will be free, from Monday through Friday. Many parks plan special programs, such as Death Valley...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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Rep. Schiff has concerns about San Gabriels proposal
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) warned that a U.S. Department of the Interior recommendation that the San Gabriel Mountains be designated a national recreation area separate from the Santa Monica Mountains will create its own set of challenges. On...
Tags: Mountains, Adam Schiff, Landforms, Google+, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Hawaii: Teen survives fall into crevice at Volcanoes National Park
A California teenager is lucky to be alive, officials say, after falling 25 feet down a scorchingly hot crack in the Earth’s surface at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. Rescuers were summoned shortly before 7 p.m....
Tags: Landforms, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Volcanoes
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