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Free Admission at National Parks, Other Public Lands This Weekend
2018-09-24 21:33:49| PortlandOnline
Jamie Hale in The Oregonian, September 20, 2018
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National Parks Diversion Rates High Despite Big Challenges
2016-09-02 11:04:35| Waste Age
According to research, the NPSs diversion rates soar above the national average for municipalities and states.
Obama touts wonders of national parks while talking climate change
2016-06-19 19:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: With Yosemite Falls in the background, President Obama told an audience during the weekend that climate change is already impacting Americas national parks. Make no mistake, climate change is no longer just a threat its already a reality, he said from a lectern near Sentinel Bridge in Yosemite National Park. The first familys trip to the nations fourth most-visited park with about 4 million visitors a year came as the National Park Service is approaching its 100th anniversary in...
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Hurting for cash, U..S. National Parks turn to companies
2016-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Children play on the exposed sandy bottom of Mirror Lake that is normally underwater and used by visitors to photograph reflections of the Half Dome rock monolith at Yosemite National Park in California on June 4, 2015. Photographer: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images The park service says its sites need $12 billion in repairs Corporate sponsorships are an increasing source of revenue Share on FacebookShare...
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Obama extols U.S. national parks in picture-perfect social media moments
2016-06-18 21:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The moon was just rising over Half Dome, the setting sun reflected off its sheer granite face, as President Barack Obama and his family landed by helicopter in a meadow, the knee-high grass waving wildly while campers cheered. It was a picture-perfect moment designed to resonate on social media as the White House works to cement Obama's environmental legacy as the Jan. 20, 2017 end to his time in office draws nearer. Obama brought his family late on Friday to Yosemite, one of the nation's most...
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