NATIONAL PARKS: National parks closed in 2013 and it resulted in a loss of 750,000 daily visitors, said the non-profit National Parks Conservation Association.
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National parks You may have to start shelling out more cash when you visit America's national parks.
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National parks: The Department of the Interior will allow Native Americans to remove plants from national parks.
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NATIONAL PARKS: National parks remain accessible while still following all applicable laws and procedures, according to a spokesperson.
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Advocacy groups including the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, National Parks Conservation Association, and Park Rangers for Our Lands are working to protect the National Parks System through education, fundraising, and policy efforts.
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US National Parks: The United States is full of so many amazing national parks, like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite.
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Environmentalists are challenging the proposal as "dangerous" to humans and iconic national parks nearby, including Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks.
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Photo Credit: National Parks ServiceThe National Parks Service is facing a new threat, and it's not a wild horde of honey badgers.
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National Parks Foundation Some of the country's most scenic national parks are suffering from overflowed garbage bins, unkempt bathrooms and trampled paths.
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The Program Manager will also work as manager of the National Parks Action Fund and manage NPCA's Friend of the National Parks Award.
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National parks were closed in 2013 and it resulted in a loss of 750,000 daily visitors, said the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association.
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On Monday, a bill to rename Utah National Parks Highway to "Donald J. Trump Utah National Parks Highway" cleared a House committee 9-2.
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National parks could get worse: At National Parks across the US, human waste is already piling up as many areas are understaffed or not monitored.
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They are roughly analogous to national parks, but while national parks are created by Congress, national monuments are created by presidents through the Antiquities Act.
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Under a national parks/gateway communities infrastructure renewal plan, the administration and Congress would dedicate a portion of the infrastructure funding initiative to rebuild national parks.
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Places like Grand Canyon and Grand Teton National Parks, most of the Alaska's national parks, and many more, would not have been saved without that law.
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National parks and gun permits If you had plans for a vacation to visit any national parks, zoos or museums, some of those may be closed.
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National Parks Conservation Association is the only independent organization in the country that is solely committed to protecting and advocating on behalf of our country's National Parks.
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After the closure of national parks and monuments caused public outrage during the 2013 shutdown, the Trump administration decided to keep national parks largely open this time.
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Mr. Zinke has sought to portray himself as a champion of national parks and has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt, the founder of the national parks system.
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Eddie R., of Virginia, reflected on his childhood trips to national parks during his 2015 road trip to 13 national parks across 29 states in 31 days. 4.
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The new national parks law will make concessions for those who have lived in the area, while conserving forests better, said Songtam Suksawang, director of the national parks department.
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"You can think of our National Parks as the 'canaries in the coalmine," Ani Kame'enui, Director of Legislation and Policy at the National Parks Conservation Association told VICE Impact.
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Resolving this issue also has major economic implications; the National Parks Service estimates national parks contribute $40 billion annually to the United States economy and support over 300,000 jobs.
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Several national parks, including some of our nation's most iconic and heavily visited sites, like the Grand Canyon, Denali and Yosemite National Parks, are currently without a permanent superintendent.
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VICE News sat down with the former members of the DOI's National Parks Advisory board to discuss the reasons they left — and the future of the country's national parks system.
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Program Manager, Resource and Park Protection National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), a 100-year old nonprofit advocacy organization, is seeking a communications professional to protect and enhance America's national parks.
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To mark the centennial of the national parks system in 2016, Obama launched a plan to give all fourth grade students and their families free access to visit national parks.
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The new plan will apply to the 117 national parks that charge fees, not to the two-thirds of national parks that do not have entrance fees, the agency says.
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That money is supposed to be used to maintain national parks such as the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone, said Phil Francis, head of the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks.
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Monopoly National Parks Edition, $38.38, available at AmazonCelebrate the country's amazing National Parks system through this game, which features 22 of the most popular parks and artwork from over 60 parks.
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The $417 annual America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, which allows access to all national parks and more than 1,000 other federal recreation areas for one year.
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Families visiting America's iconic national parks this summer might be surprised to find a new attraction amid the canyons, cliffs and juniper trees: the Donald J. Trump Utah National Parks Highway.
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The $80 annual America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, which allows access to all national parks and more than 1,000 other federal recreation areas for one year.
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NATIONAL PARKS BY RV The RV vacation specialist Tracks & Trails is offering a new 13-night trip from Las Vegas stringing together all five of Utah's national parks and the Grand Canyon.
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Protecting and improving our parks also improves conditions for the more than 331 million people who visit national parks each year, and the 318,000 local jobs that depend on our national parks.
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The National Parks Conservation Association — which recently released a report documenting air pollution woes in national parks — has fought to protect some of America's most naturally and culturally significant places for 100 years.
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Here's a look at how they might be impacted: National parks Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Sunday tourist spots should not "be weaponized" and he has decided to keep many national parks open.
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National parks have largely remained the same over the years.
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National parks aren't just a fond, childhood memory for me.
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National Parks are some of America's most special travel destinations.
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We eagerly snapped up the new National Parks Geek merch.
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Tourism: All national parks, museums, and zoos will be closed.
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The CCC put young men to work in national parks.
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In fact, it's frequently forbidden (in National Parks, for instance).
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And you know how national parks are flush with cash!
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They compliment our music, food, diversity, even our national parks.
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See six national parks in 11 days with this itinerary .
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They were among the most visited national parks in 2015.
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But how many designated national parks have you been to?
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Some people have even called national parks America's best idea.
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Simply put, Congress does not prioritize maintenance in national parks.
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Drilling only happens in 12 of the 85033 national parks.
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Recreation fees are collected by national parks through admission fees.
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But privatizing campgrounds in national parks is a polarizing idea.
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Millions of people visit Utah's five national parks every year.
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In the nation's National Parks, air pollution clouded the views.
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Are state parks just less impressive versions of national parks?
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National parks are facing piles of trash and damaged trees.
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Most national parks waived entrance fees but closed visitors centers.
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And what else do you think national parks are for?
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Nine of 411 national parks are dedicated to women's history.
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Fees at many national parks will go up in June.
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Forty national parks are vulnerable to oil and gas extraction.
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One notable exception is in Banff and Yoho National Parks.
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Since then, the family has explored 28 national parks together.
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He said climate change is putting national parks at risk.
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We were stopping in national parks or quirky small towns.
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She trekked out into the wilds of American national parks.
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"People don't create national parks every day," said Dr. Vriesendorp.
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Zinke's decision to leave as many park gates as possible open means about two-thirds of the 417 national parks are open to the public, according to the National Parks Conservation Association, an advocacy group.
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Many Native American groups cooperated with national parks over the years.
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A woman graffitied her Instagram handle all over several National Parks.
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"I'm concerned about climate change, our national parks," Ossanna told CNN.
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All the little pictures of us out in the national parks.
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Thousands of revelers travel to national parks to see the phenomenon.
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Do you have any fond memories from hiking in national parks?
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The big challenge will be the eight national parks in Alaska.
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And we're bringing you our series finale on America's national parks.
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Grazing, hunting, and valid existing mineral rights continue — unlike national parks.
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"We don't mean to discourage visitation to national parks," Rudik said.
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Trash and overflowing toilets are now a problem at national parks.
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But federally-run museums and national parks have been shut down.
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He said national parks were already being damaged by climate change.
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THERESA PIERNO President and Chief Executive National Parks Conservation Assn. Washington
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If they succeed, not even the national parks will be safe.
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In Wyoming's national parks, wild animals roam between vibrantly colored trees.
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At the time, there were only 63 national parks and monuments.
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Some of this land is directly adjacent to America's national parks.
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Follow National Parks Service | Santa Monica Mountains on Instagram for details.
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And national parks, according to the committee, aren't meeting consumer demand.
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Last year, US national parks received more than 256 million visitors.
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Visitors to the national parks were forced to rethink travel plans.
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National parks also would close unless the government declares them essential.
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He previously worked as a seasonal ranger in Utah national parks.
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The U.S. National Parks are looking good at 100 years old.
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Everyone would have to upgrade, including the Department of National Parks.
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Check out this list of the best national parks for camping.
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National parks across the state are closed because of the fires.
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Researchers studied ozone levels in 33 of the largest national parks.
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They posted photos of trips to national parks and the beach.
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Army bases have been turned into national parks and university campuses.
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Unfortunately, this is the reality of many of our national parks.
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Trash and human feces (seriously!) are piling up in national parks.
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The 22,200-acre park protects the largest contiguous tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the U.S. More from The Active Times Most Amazing Places for Hiking in the National Parks 16 Most Spectacular National Parks to Visit this Spring The Most Dangerous Places in National Parks The Best Places to Go Rock Climbing in the World 4.
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Emily Douce, of the National Parks Conservation Association, told Vox that now-former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ordered to keep the national parks open during the shutdown to avoid the same criticism from 2013's shutdown.
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Through the Ages: President Obama celebrates America's National Parks is a virtual reality project aimed at transporting people to one of America's biggest National Parks — in honor of the National Park Service's centennial, which is Thursday.
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Designed to inspire people from all backgrounds to celebrate and support America's national parks and community-based programs, Find Your Park/Encuentra Tu Parque invites the next generation to connect with national parks across the country.
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Zinke's decision to leave open as many park gates as possible means about two-thirds of the 417 national parks are still open to the public, according to the National Parks Conservation Association, an advocacy group.
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Last year the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation banned the use of plastic and foam in all of the country's national parks but it has not stopped animals from dying from plastic waste.
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Along with Joshua Laird, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor, Nye brought to life tangible examples of the dangers of climate change and its effect on our national parks – including cultural and historic sites.
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Yosemite's Starbucks is an optically egregious joinder between corporations and national parks.
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Call your congressperson and tell them that you support funding national parks.
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This obscure statute helped create some of our most treasured national parks.
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An only-partial closure of national parks has also been causing controversy.
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The National Parks Service has granted permits to protest for 27 groups.
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"Climate change is a serious problem for national parks," Nye tells PEOPLE.
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National parks have become central aspects of American history, culture, and education.
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When the government is closed, national parks, museums and zoos are shuttered.
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This includes operating national parks, leasing drilling rights, and preserving wildlife habitats.
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National Parks About 80% of the Interior Department's employees face immediate furloughs.
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Like the National Parks, it's something that belongs to all of us.
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Smith compared the vacationers in her town to visitors at national parks.
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Still, taking items or artifacts from national parks is against the law.
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This route takes thrill-seekers to six national parks Zion, pictured here.
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He previously donated part of his salary to the National Parks Service.
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It was Teddy Roosevelt who established some of our first national parks.
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National parks are a great way to appreciate nature and protect wildlife.
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Tiered entrance fees could create a class system in our national parks.
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There's a reason National Parks have often been called America's best idea.
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National parks preserve beauty for everyone -- regardless of socioeconomic status -- to share.
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Several of Congo's national parks – including Africa's oldest, Virunga – are under siege.
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In last January's brief shutdown the national parks were also left open.
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Our national parks are essential in the fabric of the American spirit.
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We should be making it easier to visit national parks, not harder.
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Like all westerners, we love the national parks and their iconic landscapes.
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Several Western states are using state employees to keep national parks open.
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Q. What do you love about camping, particularly in the national parks?
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He is currently chairman of The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks.
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The town of Jackson is a short drive from two national parks.
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I knew I could take years to fully explore the national parks.
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The National Parks is only about 11 percent of all that land.
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Some national parks may be closed or have limited services to visitors.
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Theresa Pierno is the president and CEO for National Parks Conservation Association.
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It is also, bizarrely, home to one of country's newest national parks.
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The Interior Department oversees national parks, wildlife refuges and other federal lands.
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Hike through one of Alberta's most beautiful national parks, Banff National Park.
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"Multinational corporations have no place in our National Parks," the petition states.
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All national parks should be free, like the great museums of Washington.
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No more drilling, no more mining on federal lands or national parks.
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Update Fees at 17 popular national parks may soon be rising sharply.
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The other 20 percent is spent on projects in other national parks.
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An increase in fees at national parks has been a recent trend.
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Similarly, reduced pollution and more national parks can be immensely valuable, too.
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Over 330 million visits were made to the national parks last year.
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It is the hottest, driest and lowest of all U.S. national parks.
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Others noted, "we're not paying our fair share" to fund national parks.
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Non-essential services such as tourist sites and national parks are closed.
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The department manages 20% of the country's land, including all national parks.
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Theresa Pierno is president and CEO for the National Parks Conservation Association.
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National Parks are without supervision or maintenance, allowing trash to build up.
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He tripled the holdings of national forests and established five national parks.
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There's so much beauty in America and in our national parks and we need to keep promoting them and keep protecting them the best we can…and I want Rhiannon to be well versed in the national parks.
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In an interview with National Parks Traveler, a news media organization that focuses on national parks, David Smith, the superintendent of Joshua Tree, said some unsupervised visitors destroyed trees to carve new off-road paths through pristine desert areas.
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Back when they were first established, national parks were a place of discovery.
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On its 22014th birthday, the National Parks System is more popular than ever.
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Zachary Crockett / Vox Collectively, 305 million people visit America's national parks each year.
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Scott Eastwood has the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service on his case.
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National parks shut down during the last federal government shutdown in October 2013.
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There has never been such a critical need for supporting our national parks.
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Everyone is traveling to go to national parks, local parks in your states.
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Correction: This post originally assigned the image credit to the National Parks Service.
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The national parks budget, adjusted for inflation, has not increased in 20 years.
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Basic government functions like maintaining national parks have been halted or dramatically reduced.
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National parks and monuments will remain unstaffed, harming businesses that depend on tourism.
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Nine national parks were converted into reserves, covering more than 4503,000 square kilometres.
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"We get it -- national parks have some pretty photogenic scenery," the guide reads.
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Much coca production now happens deep in national parks or other remote places.
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They also complain that treasured national parks are increasingly jammed by overseas visitors.
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They can also cause significant damage to cars, South African National Parks notes.
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RD: I've been a big fan of the national parks my whole life.
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In addition, national parks will be closed throughout the duration of the shutdown.
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There were 16 fatalities between Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in 2017.
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Failure to vacate the national parks will result in forceful eviction, she said.
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The United States' national parks "belong to everyone" — but not everyone is going.
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We urgently need more national parks, more wildlife preserves, more marine conservation areas.
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The National Parks Service, which is no fun, will be launching an investigation.
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The couple had been traveling across the region to visit Canada's national parks.
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The National Parks Service also offers a variety of in-park volunteer opportunities.
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Infrastructure plays a larger role in our national parks than most people realize.
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Theresa Pierno is the president and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association.
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The FWS pulls in significantly less revenues from visitor fees that national parks.
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Attendance at national parks last year reached 300 million for the first time.
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Our national parks have put the world's wonders within the reach of millions.
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That's more than double what the nation spends on national parks each year.
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Hotels in national parks are in such high demand, they rarely break rates.
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Curious about what kind of amazing content can be captured inside national parks?
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In Utah, state officials are cleaning up Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks.
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The Routeburn Track straddles two New Zealand national parks, Fiordland and Mount Aspiring.
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National Parks in various countries are dealing with environmental damage from tourism, too.
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Firefighters had to tackle at least 30 blazes in national parks and woodland.
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Now, 100 years after the National Parks were established, we have different needs.
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Visit Yosemite or Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Many of the nation's most popular national parks were members of this program.
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Yellowstone is one of the most visited national parks in the United States.
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Natural resource extraction within national parks is more common than one might think.
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"People don't create national parks every day," said Corine Vriesendorp, a conservation ecologist.
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America's national parks are suffering the aftermath of President Trump's federal hiring freeze.
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National parks have, especially in recent decades, been managed with a light hand.
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In 2015, 0003 million visitors visited some 371 national parks — a new record.
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Tourism in Yellowstone and the Grand Teton national parks drive the local economy.
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I have been to two national parks (Yosemite and Redwoods), 500 miles apart.
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This summer I lectured at two national parks: Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon.
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A growing proportion of their range is found in national parks and reserves.
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I love exploring National Parks and this is already one of my favorites.
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They've visited 16 national parks and 30 tiny house communities across the US.
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Federal employees are furloughed, national parks closed and loans to small businesses halted.
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The main cause was laryngeal paralysis, according to the Department of National Parks.
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He said national parks are by far the most popular destination for campers.
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The study was largely funded by Botswana's Department of Wildlife and National Parks.
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Fires have scorched Yosemite, Yellowstone, Crater Lake, Sequoia and Grand Canyon national parks.
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Visits to national parks have surged due in part to lower gasoline prices.
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And despite volunteers' efforts, the public bathrooms at some national parks remain gross.
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And the hiring freeze may harm the understaffed National Parks Service in particular.
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Defenders of Wildlife, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, National Parks Conservation Association and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition said in lawsuits filed on Wednesday that the decision is not permitted under Congress' charter for stewardship of the National Parks or Grand Teton specifically.
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BMW's charging stations can be found in the Everglades and the Grand Canyon, two of the most visited U.S. national parks, as well Death Valley in California, Rainier and Olympic national parks in Washington and Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts.
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The Buffalo Soldiers in National Parks study to create a trail through California from San Francisco's Presidio to Yosemite, Grand Teton and Sequoia National Parks, patrolled by Buffalo Soldiers before the creation of the National Park Service, is nearing completion.
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Know what it does Valid for 22017 months from the month of purchase, an ATB annual pass gets you free admission, but it doesn't cover extra amenities and services like camping, boat launching, parking, and special tours More From Travel + Leisure The 3 Best National Parks To Visit in Colorado A Guide to California's National Parks A Guide to New Mexico's National Parks A Guide to Glacier Bay National Park 4.
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Keep scrolling to see old photos of national parks and read about their history.
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However, the ministry said that Uganda remained safe for international travelers and national parks.
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And keep in mind, this is a really small fraction of all national parks.
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For instance, with thousands of their employees furloughed, national parks are likely to close.
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The National Park System comprises 419 areas, 5003 of which are designated national parks.
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The yields for society from some assets, such as national parks, are non-monetary.
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Entire national parks like the Grand Canyon have banned the selling of bottled water.
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As a result, Hawaiʻi's national parks are constantly fielding returned items and guilty consciences.
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Of the country's 400-plus national parks, less than half charge an entrance fee.
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Portal is coordinated by the nonprofit 4heads in collaboration with the National Parks Service.
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Nor that the National Parks Service was chastised after several tweets regarding climate change.
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The rule aims to improve visibility at 156 national parks and wilderness areas nationwide.
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The display could also damage the Lincoln Memorial, according to the National Parks Service.
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Uluru's traditional owners and National Parks representatives voted to end the practice on Wednesday.
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The Regional Haze Rule requires improvements in visibility at national parks and wilderness areas.
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The President also created five national parks, eighteen national monuments, and 51 wildlife refuges.
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"National parks are on the direct front lines of sea level rise," she said.
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An earlier version also overstated President Obama's involvement in the creation of national parks.
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"We're very different to many other national parks in the U.K.," Mr. Slaney said.
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Now it's not every day that Americans are able to visit our national parks.
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I think it's a shame that only 4% of American lands are national parks.
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People who need passports or want to visit national parks are out of luck.
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According to the National Parks Service, it produced more than $70 million in quicksilver.
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But our national parks don't exist just for the president's rich friends to enjoy.
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"The American people already own our national parks and fund their upkeep," Grijalva said.
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How the fees work: Recreation fees are collected by national parks through admissions fees.
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I've visited eight states, seven national parks, and several state parks and national forests.
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He laced the national parks with scenic drives and expansive infrastructure to promote tourism.
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Our view is that the national parks and game reserves should be hands-off.
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If you don't have historic connection to national parks, that's a very big ask.
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Some are worried that vacancies could cause irreparable damage to national parks and forests.
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Coastal national parks are taking the brunt of a warming climate like few others.
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On an average day, national parks are expected to collect $400,000 in fee revenue.
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Some are no larger than city parks; others are as grand as national parks.
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The writer is senior director of the Clean Air Program, National Parks Conservation Association.
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Theresa PiernoWashingtonThe writer is president and chief executive of the National Parks Conservation Association.
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The ARC also could work to revitalize and construct national parks and plant trees.
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Secret National Parks Bryce, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, even Capitol Reef, get all the attention.
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According to South African National Parks, 421 rhinos were killed in Kruger in 2018.
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I love hiking and camping in the National Parks; 19 down, 43 to go!
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America's national parks and public lands are at the core of our national identity.
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Entry fees for all Parks Canada national parks and historic sites will be waived.
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To rescue national parks from this crisis, a bold new initiative must be undertaken.
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There were national parks, but the National Park Service was still a decade away.
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In terms of protection, national monuments are generally considered one step below national parks.
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For every $85033 invested in national parks, $10 is returned to the economy overall.
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Trump previously donated his paychecks to the Education Department and the National Parks Service.
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Trail maintenance needs in our national parks and forests are approaching $740 million alone.
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America's national parks are being overrun by rats, cats and feral hogs Oh, my!
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Our national-parks system contains a beautiful idea about preserving common space for everybody.
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The National Parks Service posted security camera footage of the drunken escapade on Monday.
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Pipelines bisect national parks, and historic buildings are reclaimed by giant, sprawling root systems.
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While a government shutdown in 2013 closed all national parks completely, the Trump Administration opted to keep them open but largely unstaffed — potentially creating unsafe conditions, the senior budget director at the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association, John Garder, told the Times.
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A related study published late last year showed that spring has been arriving earlier than usual in three out of four US National Parks across the US, and that half of all National Parks are experiencing early springs compared to last century.
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Zinke is threatening our national parks with irreparable harm from drilling, mining and other destructive development — despite the public's objection — that will forever change the cultural resources and awe-inspiring landscapes at places like Zion, Mesa Verde and Theodore Roosevelt National Parks.
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"We're incredibly concerned about the direction that the White House is taking with national parks and public lands" in pursuit of energy development and other goals, Kristen Brengel, vice president of government affairs at the National Parks Conservation Association, said in an interview.
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Maureen Finnerty, chair of the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, an organization of more than 1,200 current and former National Parks employees, said it was ready to launch a public relations campaign against Trump if he pursues an anti-environmental agenda.
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In 2018, Thailand's National Parks Department temporarily shut down the beach because of the damage.
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Original interest in national parks came from the conservation movement that began in the 1800s.
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Park rangers returned to vandalized bathrooms and trees ripped from the ground at national parks.
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The raids last month targeted several illegal mines in two national parks in Brazil's Amazon.
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"Multinational corporations have no place in our National Parks," the petition starter wrote. https://t.
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Growing up in Colorado meant that I spent most of my summers visiting national parks.
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Few predicted the Twitter accounts of national parks would be first up against the wall.
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Visitors' centers at Arches, Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks in Utah are also open.
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Seven endanger black rhinos died last month in Kenya after being moved between national parks.
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He met with hundreds of people, including villagers near the national parks and WWF staff.
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Similarly, after the inauguration, some national parks went rogue and defied President Trump on Twitter.
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National Parks will remain open, but with far less staff and no bathrooms for visitors.
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The deteriorating economy also puts wildlife in the country&aposs six national parks at risk.
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To determine U.S. trends, pollution levels in cities, rural areas and national parks were collated.
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"Like all wildlife in national parks, the copperhead is a protected species," park officials added.
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The actor traveled to three national parks with GQ Style, resulting in three new covers.
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The music is separated into five categories: freedom, denim, country music, national parks and presidents.
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The aim is eventually to create up to 15 million acres of new national parks.
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Even before this project started, I had visited more than half of America's national parks.
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National parks officials say 33-year-old Brian Hughes died Sunday near the fire line.
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They are illegal in all Canadian National Parks and can cause stress to the wildlife.
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The National Parks Service told The Hill the monument was spray painted before 10 a.m.
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HM: Currently I'm working on an animal-migration corridor joining two national parks in Namibia.
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Two national parks, meanwhile, also sent some tweets about issues relevant to Trump administration policy.
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Speaking of getting us outside and walking, the National Parks Service turned 100 this summer.
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It would also allow government entities, like national parks, to remain open over the weekend.
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The National Parks Service tore it down around three hours later, just before 4 p.m.
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The beauty of this vast country, its national parks and endangered wildlife depend on it.
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Take the Department of Interior, which controls national parks and energy development on public lands.
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The Ranger teaser trailer is here with an important PSA: National Parks aren't always relaxing.
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The National Parks Service Twitter account remained active, but the posts in question were removed.
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We want millions of people to continue visiting and loving our national parks every year.
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Now, national parks are what Lampert, 4013, and his girlfriend Elise Murphy, 24, call home.
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National Park Service The national parks became a lightning rod in the 2013 government shutdown.
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THE HOUR OF LAND: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks, by Terry Tempest Williams.
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The National Parks Restoration Act is a great way to kickstart that effort right now.
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I was there when Congress changed the law to allow national parks to retain fees.
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on National Parks considers a host of bills.
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The deal aims to highlight Rwanda's tourist hotspots, like the national parks, rainforests and wildlife.
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" Phil Francis, chair of The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, called the move "inappropriate.
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She had been studying landscape architecture and was working for the National Parks Conservation Association.
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The history of national parks is one of preservation for the enjoyment of future generations.
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Few rhinos survive outside of national parks and reserves, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
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Jillian Johnsrud is on her fifth mini-retirement, traveling through national parks with her family.
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Temer said Brazil was working to protect the Amazon, for example, by expanding national parks.
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Singapore now has more than 10,000 allotment gardens in a dozen of its national parks.
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John Garder is Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations at the National Parks Conservation Association.
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In Liberia, travelers will find Sapo National Park, one of West Africa's best national parks.
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The National Park Service Legacy Act will put our national parks on the right track.
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But national parks are not theme parks, market-driven to match the latest entertainment blockbusters.
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That is why the American public enjoys its national parks, monuments and other protected areas.
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America's national parks were by far the most surprising entrants into the social media fray.
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This is more than three times the size of Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks combined.
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On television, the state of Utah eagerly promotes the magnificence of its five national parks.
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And she said it was "long past time" to make entry to national parks free.
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But many heavily-trafficked areas in national parks, like visitor centers, are still welcoming people.
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Some of the biggest changes are happening at national parks in response to soaring attendance.
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Yellowstone, Grand Teton and the Great Smoky Mountains national parks cited concerns about social distancing.
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The exception to the devastation of South Kalimantan is supposed to be the national parks.
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There is no greater example than our vast expanses of national parks, forests and monuments.
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From hiking to swimming, here are the best national parks for every type of adventure.
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We practice our freedom of religion in places now called national parks or public lands.
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According to KUTV, these tourists go to Utah for the national parks, among other things.
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First, the good news: More people are visiting America's 59 national parks than ever before.
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I have planned several trips now for my friends and I to visit national parks.
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All of Boston's National Parks are shut, the Boston National Historical Park said on Twitter.
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That sector receives the most protection in the eastern national parks, and even welcomes tourists.
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Now excuse us while we go outside to thoroughly enjoy some of our national parks.
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In fact, four of Utah's five iconic national parks were first protected as national monuments.
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The red rock formations, vistas and five national parks of Utah are tributes to awe.
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The review overshadowed a proposed fee hike for some of the most popular national parks.
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Malawi's Department of National Parks and Wildlife Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife also worked on the project.
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As estimated by The National Parks Conservation Association, roughly 34% of park units would close.
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ROUNDUP Family-friendly attractions like dude ranches or national parks offer full immersion into nature.
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Nineteen new outbreaks were also recorded in Romania, mainly on backyard farms and national parks.
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Under Canvas operates seasonal glamping resorts near national parks, among them Yellowstone, Zion and Glacier.
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"We're an outdoor company, so our national parks are tied to our business," he said.
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Now the area has become home to one of the Western Hemisphere's newest national parks.
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A recent poll found that nearly four of every five voters believe that the United States greatly benefits from our national parks and 83 percent of voters supported their elected representatives taking a strong stand for policies that protect and strengthen our national parks.
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Here's what's going on: - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's subcommittee on national parks will hold a hearing Wednesday on the Restore Our Parks Act, which would use a portion of revenue from energy development on federal land to boost funding for national parks.
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Michael Noel (R) on Thursday introduced the bill, which would rename the National Parks Highway the "Donald J. Trump Utah National Parks Highway" to recognize the president's decision in December to shrink the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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Everyone loves the national parks, and the majority of Americans don't want to see them gone.
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Update 6:34PM: It looks like the National Parks Twitter has removed the anti-Trump retweets.
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The highlight of that trip, he said, was visiting various national parks and discovering small towns.
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That includes families receiving food stamps or even just planning to visit national parks, she said.
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Roughly 18% of China is given over to national parks or protected areas of some sort.
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America's national parks received some 307m visits last year; tourists spent almost $17bn in their vicinity.
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The government and international donors have poured money into anti-poaching measures and securing national parks.
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The national parks, which make up about one-third of the territory, are a huge draw.
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"What we want is to have the national parks here 100 years from now," he says.
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In Kenya, the creation of national parks has often pushed traditional herders and hunters off land.
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Speaking of challenges, tell us a little about your latest one: visiting all 417 national parks.
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Logging from national parks is illegal but has always been carried out on a small scale.
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National parks, wilderness and rural areas are some of the best places to find dark skies.
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But on day one he made a critical error by pissing off the National Parks Services.
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Check out a few of some of America&aposs lesser known, but stunning, national parks. 1.
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Indonesia's Environment Ministry spokesman Djati Witjaksono Hadi said smallholders, "not companies", owned plantations in national parks.
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Meanwhile, congressional appropriations for maintenance in those national parks and other sites have remained relatively constant.
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He also voted for an amendment in 2009 that allows firearms in the National Parks System.
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Nongovernment businesses catering to tourists visiting national parks, for example, suffered permanent losses on hotel bookings.
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EG: So the national parks were more of a power grab than about protecting the wilderness?
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Trashing national parks, depriving Native Americans of vital services, and even jeopardizing FBI investigations proved tolerable.
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The vast majority of Americans value their national parks and monuments and want these lands protected.
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National parks have a lesser known legacy of sexual assault, both inside and outside of NPS.
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In fact, Google has put out its own national parks piece in honor of the anniversary.
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Our shared public inheritance — wildlife refuges, national parks, high deserts and grasslands — didn't happen by accident.
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Americans don't usually think about infrastructure in terms of America's treasured national parks - but they should.
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Her eventual goal is to have her national parks passport filled with stamps from every park.
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Americans must stand up and let the administration know that our national parks are beyond price.
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They explore our cities, engage in sporting activities, and visit our national parks and historical sites.
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Our national parks are part of the American legacy and an important part of our economy.
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The chargers can be seen today in stadiums, malls, Whole Foods parking lots and national parks.
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America's national parks are worth $92 billion, according to a new study, the Denver Post reports.
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Our national parks have inherent value and conservatives for over a hundred years have understood this.
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Theresa Pierno, president of the National Parks Conservation Association, called NPS's action the equivalent of stealing.
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The bills have broad bipartisan support in Congress because they would provide funding for national parks.
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It is simply about diverting a revenue stream from the general treasury directly into national parks.
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Because of conservationists — indeed, because of the existence of the national parks — the bison had persevered.
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This legislation comes at the right time: our national parks are getting more popular every year.
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Speed limits in the national parks are notoriously conservative, often ranging from 10 to 323 m.p.h.
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Our national parks belong to all Americans and they should be accessible and affordable for all.
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Federal records show Delaware North operates facilities at national parks from the Grand Canyon to Yosemite.
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Unlike other national parks on this trip, Zion has public transportation that goes through the park.
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On Sunday, Beijing's national parks had more than 500,000 visitors thanks to the Qingming Festival holiday.
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But pictures are starting to emerge of overflowing garbage cans in Washington and closed national parks.
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Yet, preserving nature's grandeur in National Parks and other federal lands has costs for surrounding communities.
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"National parks must be accessible and open to the American public for peaceful assembly," they wrote.
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Connelly's travel's have taken him across the U.S., exploring the country's national parks and vast plains.
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Many national parks and museums will be closed or will at least not provide visitor services.
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The Department of National Parks decided to close the beach indefinitely until the ecosystem can recover.
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Catherine Opie takes highly colored, out-of-focus pictures of Adams's territory in the national parks.
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Yellowstone, Grand Teton and the Great Smoky Mountains national parks were closed, after concerns about crowding.
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Among the unexpected places to see a virus-induced surge in visitors were some national parks.
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Trump and the National Parks Service have also deleted tweets, a violation of public records law.
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The cabinet member who wants to charge $70 to get into our most iconic national parks?
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Along the string of peaks, three national parks and the enormous Lake Ohrid dominate the landscape.
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Only one other American community — Moab, Utah, near Arches and Canyonlands national parks — made the list.
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Yosemite, which includes about 750,000 acres, is among the most visited national parks in the country.
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In January 2017, fees for group picnic areas in Washington, D.C.- area national parks rose significantly.
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That was the way some national parks coped with the surge in visitors in recent decades.
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The National Parks Service believes they were introduced either accidentally or on purpose by pet owners.
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Another created national parks and forests that left every American a rich inheritance of public land.
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Bill Hafker is a retired ExxonMobil environmental engineer and member of the National Parks Conservation Association.
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And there's more we can do, from infrastructure to retirement security to protecting our national parks.
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He was one of the first advocates for the establishment of a system of national parks.
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Some national parks and major hotel chains, including Disney, have adopted similar bans in their properties.
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The fund would support necessary infrastructure projects for building roads and visitor centers in national parks.
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He then travels back to Washington, D.C. Saturday: Free entrance to all national parks. http://bit.
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And her college-age daughter in Philadelphia wants to plan a National Parks tour with friends.
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Interior Department aids reindeer "warm up" The Interior Department is reindeer spotting in the national parks.
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Park visitors deserve certainty that eagerly anticipated vacations to national parks can take place as planned.
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Visits to national parks are on the decline, and Nature Deficit Disorder is a real thing.
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You take him to national parks and fancy restaurants; you introduce him to potential romantic partners.
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"The risks posed to our national parks by further oil and gas development, particularly these iconic treasures that helped to inspire the modern-day conservation movement, is saddening to say the least," Mark Rose, National Parks Conservation Association's Sierra Nevada field representative, said in a statement.
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Early maps of national parks often left out key features of the park, or portrayed them inaccurately.
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National parks are one of the foundations of America and will remain so for years to come.
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Mighty Earth also accused companies of not upholding their pledge to stop buying cocoa from national parks.
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At least two people have died at two national parks since the shutdown, according to the Post.
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Today I read my briefings on an iPad and explore national parks through a virtual-reality headset.
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"Elephants are a key driver in maintaining biodiversity," said Sam Ferreira, a South African National Parks ecologist.
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While visitors are enjoying the free access, they may be doing irrevocable damage to America's national parks.
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But every year in April, the National Parks Foundation kicks the National Park Week celebrations into gear.
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Many national parks have remained open during the ongoing federal government shutdown — but they aren't properly staffed.
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The National Parks Service famously retweeted this image in January comparing Trump and Obama's inaugural crowd sizes.
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But we do still want to promote the national parks as well as science facts and news.
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The Miscellaneous If you're looking for a larger fitness gathering, check out the events at national parks.
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A number of zoos, wildlife preserves and 20 national parks are in the path of the eclipse.
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There are the national parks, like Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, handled by the National Park Service.
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While much of the federal government is funded during the longest-ever shutdown, the national parks aren't.
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In better-resourced national parks, drones are used to make it easier for rangers to spot poachers.
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Some states are taking over funding in order to keep their national parks available to the public.
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A fire ban has been implemented throughout the affected provinces, and some national parks have temporarily closed.
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Visitors to any of the country's national parks grumble about overflowing waste bins and shuttered public toilets.
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Another 5 percent is beneath national parks and wildlife areas where drilling bans are written into statutes.
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Since 1976, REI has donated more than $77 million to the National Parks Foundation and similar nonprofits.
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Price: $270 Price: $70.99 Each glass features a different mountain peak from one of America's National Parks.
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Colorado photographer and graphic artist Rob Decker is on a mission to photograph all 60 national parks.
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Since the Headlands and the Presidio are both national parks, I felt I was in the clear.
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You can watch the eclipse in the city, or in neighboring national parks such as Grand Teton.
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Bovino said the closing of national parks and monuments hurts local businesses that rely on tourist traffic.
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In case you missed it, earlier this year the Trump administration basically declared war on national parks.
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"The last thing a visitor wants to see are more oil rigs in national parks," he said.
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Our national parks keep the best acreage of American real estate off limits to exploitation and development.
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The park also ranked as number one on U.S. News' Best National Parks in the World list.
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Zinke's actions to date could have detrimental long-term impacts for our national parks and public lands.
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Partnering organizations are the National Park Service, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the Presidio Trust.
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National parks saw less progress, where average exceedance days decreased to 16 from 27 days per year.
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So far, shutdown-related issues at national parks have mainly had to do with cleanliness and sanitation.
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Utah is home to five gorgeous national parks, most notably Arches National Park in Grand County, Utah.
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But it should not be hard to build a bipartisan national consensus around saving our national parks.
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More than 600 million acres have been set aside as national parks, forests and other federal lands.
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Some jobs will be offered as forest guardians in national parks, others in local government environment agencies.
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A. When I'm out camping, and visiting places such as the national parks, my system slows down.
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"Summertime is very busy in Jackson, as we are the gateway to two national parks," Sollitt said.
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Even those hoping to enjoy the national parks from afar — through livestreams and nature webcams — were disappointed.
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The first allowed licensed gun owners to carry concealed, loaded weapons into national parks and wildlife refuges.
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Visitors can get into national parks, but the federal government isn't providing ranger guidance or basic services.
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Trump's administration said it planned to keep national parks open with rangers and security guards on duty.
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Colonel Charles Young, born to enslaved parents in 1864, became the first African-American National Parks superintendent.
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Apple today announced a pair of initiatives that will allow its customers to support America's National Parks.
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This is not the first time Apple has hosted such a challenge for the U.S. National Parks.
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Secret National Parks Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas has a reputation as a hiker's paradise.
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But the Trump administration has proposed nearly tripling the entrance fees to select national parks, to $5003.
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Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation announced on Tuesday that it would remain closed.
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Friends or family, or sites you've always wanted to visit: national parks, Civil War battlefields, Waffle Houses.
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National parks could close, and so could federally funded attractions in Washington, jeopardizing holiday plans for many.
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold hearing on a number of national parks bills.
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The NPCA estimates that national parks have lost $5 million in fee revenue since the government shutdown.
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Conservative groups argue that such designations, similar to national parks, create regulatory burdens that hurt local economies.
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Reports of towns of 200 swelling to 20,000 and national parks surpassing visitor records can incite anxiety.
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Newsflash: You don't need to visit the most popular national parks for an outstanding experience with nature.
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National monuments are typically protected from new development in much the same way the national parks are.
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After 10 months and 45 national parks, a writer learned how to do a road trip right.
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No promise of visiting the National Parks in a van never knowing when your relationship will end!
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So if you had plans to visit any national parks, monuments or museums, some will be closed.
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Most national parks roads and monuments and the private concessions that serve them remain open this time.
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Also, immigrants to Canada will get a full year of free access to the country's national parks.
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Every year, 56 quarter-dollar coins featuring designs depicting national parks and other national sites are released.
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Wyoming is also home to seven national parks, including Yellowstone and Grand Teton, plus surprisingly mild weather.
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Some wallet-friendly choices include visiting the national parks or a road trip along the California coast.
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Safeguarded by national parks and monuments, these trees now also help drive a thriving outdoor recreation economy.
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It employs over 700,000 people and manages everything from national parks to 20% of the nation's land.
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And 30 additional national parks with split estate situations could be opened for drilling in the future.
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Read more:18 incredible national parks around the world that you need to visit in your lifetime30 must-see US attractions to visit in your lifetime17 stunning photos of under-the-radar national parks that you should visit to escape crowdsThe best-kept secret tourist spot in every state
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"It's really a nightmare scenario," said John Garder, senior budget director of the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association.
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Three people have died in separate national parks since the partial government shutdown began, the Washington Post reports.
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In "American Wild," the 59 U.S. national parks would be projected by high-definition video at full scale.
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The agency has already put restrictions on flying drones over and around national parks, military bases, and airports.
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Refusing to be silenced by President Trump, some of America's national parks have been tweeting about climate change.
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The national parks need 8,000 seasonal and short-term temporary employees to get through the busy summer months.
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One of Colorado&aposs most popular national parks has banned all campfires to avoid starting any new wildfires.
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National parks are a mixture: some areas experience high recreational volume, and others are managed similarly to wilderness.
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The Florida National Parks Association also made an agreement to keep four big parks open, USA Today reports.
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To help the official charity of America's national parks, you can give to the National Park Foundation here.
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The charity has funded anti-poaching enforcement at each of the national parks where the killings took place.
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But there's no mistaking the Sonora of southern Arizona with the desert national parks Lenihan grew up visiting.
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Many consider our national parks a national treasure, but keeping them in good shape is a daunting task.
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The same goes for the Organic Act of 1916, which gave Congress the right to create national parks.
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National parks, places for all Americans, "grew out of an expression of socialism, or democratic socialism," explains Grusin.
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"Wildlife don't know the park's boundaries," says Theresa Pierno, president and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association.
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Before that she served at a host of other national parks such as Yosemite, Grand Canyon and Yellowstone.
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I personally have an emotional connection to national parks because I grew up going camping with my family.
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" Related: National Parks in the movies: "Star Wars" and beyond Forest Whitaker: "Saw Gerrera is a freedom fighter.
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The National Parks Association of New South Wales accused the government of valuing introduced species over native wildlife.
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Blanding is a waypoint for visitors traveling between Denver, southern Utah&aposs national parks and the Grand Canyon.
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The website for Mineral King, California — part of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks — has other advice.
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America's national parks have dominated coverage of President Trump's shutdown over funding for a US-Mexico border wall.
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Conservationists, for example, have voiced concern that they could disturb wildlife, as they cut through Kenya's national parks.
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And those communities next to national parks or a monument are finding themselves with a built-in brand.
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These "gateway communities" are the access points to many of our national parks, monuments, battlefields and historic sites.
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National parks are found in almost every country around the globe, based on the system started in Yellowstone.
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Art and national parks are some of the few things that outlive us, ideally, and that we preserve.
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But the tweeter in chief also teed off on Democrats on military spending, border security and national parks.
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There are those who think that better coverage will lower the barrier of entry to experiencing national parks.
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But it's a reminder of how cool national parks can be, and how beautifully VR can capture them.
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The videos also come with supplementary footage where viewers can look through artifacts from the National Parks museums.
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But it only covers reserve forests, and not national parks, from where villagers are being evicted, campaigners say.
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The national parks are supposed to be the most egalitarian spaces in our country, veritably the public square.
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Nationally, many of our national parks, refuges and other public lands will still allow limited access wherever possible.
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The Trump administration actively chose to leave national parks open as much as possible, even without staff present.
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The national parks are part of our nation's ethos, and touch millions each year with their rugged beauty.
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The National Parks Service announced on Monday that the bison calf captured by tourists last week was euthanized.
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The National Parks Conservation Association spent $272,200063 on its annual dinner, where it handed out awards to Rep.
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Gidley wanted the focus of the day to be on Trump's shrinking of two national parks in Utah.
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With many national parks nearby, there's also plenty to do outside the classroom that costs nothing at all.
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In one way or another, Americans from all regions of the country are familiar with our national parks.
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While several fires are in the vicinity of some of Chile's national parks, none have been directly affected.
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Utah not only offers several national parks and lots of nature activities, but it also offers high incomes.
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In short, check the websites and social media accounts of the national parks before you plan a visit.
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Lauren and Steven Keys, a millennial couple from Florida, traveled to all 61 US national parks in 2019.
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And therein lies the charm of this wilderness retreat, which borders both Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
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He's opposed regulations to protect waters in national parks from toxic pollution, which is also the agency's responsibility.
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From urban Provo and Salt Lake City to five National Parks, Utah balances city living with natural wonders.
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In fact, since the NPS's inception, national parks, monuments, and historic sites have attracted over 13 billion visitors.
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Drowning has remained the number one cause of death in national parks over the last decade, after all.
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Calling it "bad mojo," he requested help from National Parks specialists, who ultimately removed the uranium in June.
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Pollution as a deterrent: The study found that air pollution in these national parks seems to deter visitors.
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How he views climate science findings will help inform his approach to managing our forests and national parks.
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His steadfast and tireless advocacy on behalf of our country's natural wonders gave rise to our national parks.
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According to National Park Service records, 534 drilling operations were active in 12 national parks, as of 2013.
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But a partial shutdown would include some high-profile closings for the holiday season, such as national parks.
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This week, the photographer Marcus Westberg takes us to Zambia, home to some of Africa's best national parks.
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Minecraft, the blockbuster building game, has introduced versions that enable users to design national parks and sustainable cities.
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I also tried time-lapse work in Yellowstone because drones were off limits in United States national parks.
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Outside of the peak season fees, individual national parks have released proposals for increased entry fees in 2018.
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Travelers seeking value in the national parks may want to investigate hotel packages, especially during the off-season.
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Some national parks had reported record numbers of visitors in the days leading up to the national lockdown.
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The national parks, oft-called America's best idea, were created by people who looked beyond their own lives.
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That's what happened when Nelson, who's been traveling the US for months visiting friends and national parks, did.
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Images filled social media over the weekend of the public flocking to national parks, markets, and open spaces.
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"It's so quiet and peaceful," Lisa texted wistfully of Great Basin, one of America's least-visited national parks.
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"Kruger is ... roughly the size of Wales," said Mark McGill, chief technology officer for South African National Parks.
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Viewer key chains were popular at amusement parks, resorts and national parks from the 1950s through the 1990s.
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The communities living around national parks receive 10 percent of the fees through a tourism revenue-sharing scheme.
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ECOLOGY - Costs: 4.04 trillion rubles - Create five new national parks with an area of three million hectares 8.
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The agency's plan to name Smith acting director was first reported earlier in January by National Parks Traveler.
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Recreation fees could go a long way toward taking care of our national parks and other recreation areas.
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A group of scientists is working to record natural sound at national parks around the country, NPR reports.
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One day, she was planning hikes in national parks in the Southwest and pruning lavender in the garden.
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Australia's early leaders also set up large national parks near Sydney, protecting bushland for animals of all kinds.
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Roosevelt went on to create eighteen national monuments, five national parks, and a hundred and fifty national forests.
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Interior officials proposed instituting higher peak-season fees at 17 national parks during their busiest five-month periods.
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If national parks are "America's best idea," then building walls across them surely counts among our very worst.
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As Dayton Duncan points out in his foreword, photography has always been part of our national parks' story.
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Interior officials proposed instituting higher peak-season fees at 17 national parks during their busiest five-month periods.
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If approved by the BLM, the reserve would be larger than Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks combined.
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The Interior Department said it welcomes the resignations of most members of an advisory committee on national parks.
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For more than a century, Americans have explored the great outdoors through our national parks and public lands.
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America's national parks have (once again) become a hypervisible example of the chaos created by a government shutdown.
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Several national parks and monuments are free to visit on Saturday and Sunday in honor of Veterans Day.
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Research recently found that the country's poorest people are often those with the least access to national parks.
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NASA's live stream of the event crossed the country and ranged from national parks to college science labs.
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Rangers and guides may be less available, Howard said, but the National Mall and national parks stay open.
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The Yaguas River of the Yaguas National Park in Peru, one of the Western Hemisphere's newest national parks.
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"Visitors from around the world who have planned their trips to our national parks months in advance now face the possibility of disruption and disappointment when they arrive at parks only to find closed visitor centers, locked restrooms and unplowed roads," Theresa Pierno, president of the National Parks Conservation Association, said.
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WASHINGTON — The majority of members of the National Parks System Advisory Board, which advises the federal government on management of the country's national parks, have jointly resigned to protest Trump administration policies that the board members say have ignored science, squelched efforts to address climate change and undermined environmental protections.
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Yet, out of the more than 400 national parks in America, exactly zero tell the story of LGBT history.
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Fences surround many South African national parks but they rarely prove strong enough to put off a determined elephant.
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Thanks to this Reddit thread, we've compiled 16 of the dumbest things people have done in our National Parks.
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This gave me a list of 225 wild bear–related deaths in (or near) US state and national parks.
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We are both in love with national parks, and I buy collectors pins for every park I go to.
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So celebrate this 100th anniversary of the US National Parks system by doing what Americans do best—buying stuff.
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"I think they would be shocked to know that these are actually some of our most polluted national parks."
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Trump quietly inflamed the claims, reaching out to the head of the National Parks Service for any photographic confirmation.
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More than 1,000 ships are believed to have been lost near Cape Hatteras, according to the National Parks Service.
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If you're looking for some effective posters, Rothstein's National Parks 2050 series sends across a loud and clear message.
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If you need the reminder, Canada's national parks are free this year in honor of the country's 150th birthday.
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It is enshrined in a National Parks Act which inspires almost constitution-like devotion among the country's nature-lovers.
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Luckily for them, last Thursday the Interior Department decided to reverse restrictions on bringing bottled water into national parks.
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Not only will the book entertain little creatives, it also features fun facts about national parks on every page.
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Rosewood is a beautiful hardwood that grows abundantly in the forests of Madagascar's national parks in the Sava region.
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A: National Parks, they do allow pets in established campgrounds but you can't take your dog on backcountry trails.
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However, these projects have come under fire for causing damage to some of the country's most iconic national parks.
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It introduced a green-growth initiative to tackle deforestation, build more small-scale hydroelectric projects and overhaul national parks.
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He can also ride the subways for free, and get 210% off at national parks, museums, movie theaters, etc.
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BMW has finished a nearly two-year project to bring 100 electric vehicle charging stations to America's national parks.
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"When human beings trespass in national parks, they destroy animal corridors which help wild animals in calving," he said.
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Not a lot of solar installations there, and few people are trying to put up cells in national parks.
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Since pollution transcends boundaries, cleaner air in our national parks means cleaner air for all of us to breathe.
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He has delighted conservation groups by banning raw wood exports, expanding protected zones and creating 13 new national parks.
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Monuments, many of which have become national parks, have created economic prosperity and jobs in local communities for decades.
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Over 300 million people visit national parks across the country every year, according to the National Park Service website.
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Services like road maintenance and trash collection will also be left undone, according to the National Parks Service website.
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Smithsonian museums and national parks reopen The Smithsonian museums and National Zoo are slated to reopen on Tuesday, Jan.
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This is encouraging news that will help improve access and enjoyment of our national parks for millions of Americans.
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"National parks really are living laboratories for studying the effects of sea level rise and storm surge," said Barmeyer.
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Restrictions on new construction in national parks mean that homes falling within the boundary have a scarcity premium, too.
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However, it is becoming increasingly difficult for our national parks to be kept in the condition that Americans expect.
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Among the big losers would be wastewater treatment programs, the highway trust fund, and maintenance in our national parks.
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During this centennial year, Congress needs to embark on another mission to get our national parks back on track.
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Everywhere from the U.S. national parks to Angkor Wat to Barcelona has faced challenges managing record numbers of tourists.
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Our national parks today illustrate the "tragedy of the commons" — things owned by everyone are cared for the least.
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On Friday, lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill to reopen the Interior Department, which runs national parks.
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Amangani also has in-house naturalists who lead private tours of the nearby Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
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I love going to spots where there's limited cell coverage — and there's plenty of them in our national parks.
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That's about equal to two-thirds of discretionary spending on things ranging from defense to education to national parks.
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The House Natural Resources Committee will vote Wednesday on four bills related to land management, national parks and fishing.
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CreditCreditClyde Butcher Over 300 million people visited the national parks system in 2015 — and many left with indelible memories.
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And nearly half of all fatal wild bear attacks since 1900 occurred in one of these six national parks.
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It's time for this administration and Congress to provide a more substantial and sustainable investment in our national parks.
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But the National Parks Foundation is organizing volunteers and accepting funds to help parks recover once the shutdown ends.
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Lee's own state, Utah, already faces immense difficulty in providing access to the incredible National Parks within its borders.
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"The proposed regulations cast aside the very purpose of national parks to protect wildlife and wild places," she said.
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National parks, including California's Joshua Tree and Yosemite, have closed campgrounds after toilets threatened to overflow with human waste.
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She wants the monkeys to be relocated to national parks, although officials say parks are already home to enough.
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However, there are far more air quality monitors in urban areas that there are in national parks and forests.
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Apple says the proceeds from the donation program will support the National Park Foundation's mission to protect national parks.
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Secret National Parks You can get to gorgeous Lake Clark National Park and Preserve only by boat or plane.
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The study focused on ozone levels, which are used in national parks to notify visitors of air quality conditions.
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Guadalupe is one of the least visited of the country's 21964 national parks, welcoming just 215,21908 people in 28.
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Some of the country's most iconic national parks closed Tuesday amid growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.
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State and national parks share the same origin story and the same mission of introducing people to the outside.
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Imagine national parks as high-profile museums of nature — the Louvre of wilderness or the Metropolitan Museum of trees.
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South Africa is a country of ranches, farms, reserves and national parks, many surrounded by miles of electric fencing.
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold hearing on a number of bills dealing with national parks.
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In the new analysis, the authors used wild lions as a proxy for how Africa's national parks are faring.
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National parks, including Glacier, Grand Canyon and Grand Teton, also use Instagram to share traffic, crowd and weather warnings.
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A photograph released by the Department of National Parks showed an elephant trying to rouse one of the dead.
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A photograph released by the Department of National Parks showed the mother trying to rouse one of the dead.
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The views at national parks, and the air tourists breathe, are often distorted by air pollution, the EPA said.
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Our national parks and monuments and other public lands are breathing spaces for a society increasingly holding its breath.
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A study underway that Yellowstone has joined with Denali and Grand Teton National Parks is examining that very question.
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She said she hoped to turn the project into a book, with the proceeds donated to preserving national parks.
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In total, eight flowering plants, including a new species in one of Madagascar's national parks, were found this year.
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Violating laws in order to mitigate the damage to our national parks caused by the administration's actions is appalling.
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I can imagine an America where we don't imagine we need guns in churches, schools, or Starbucks, national parks.
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And the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy held its annual gala at Federal Hall on Dec. 3.
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She has experience working at some of the most well-known national parks, including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
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Raising fees in our national parks severely reverses progress when it comes to equity and inclusion in the outdoors.
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A slew of food inspections were postponed, immigration cases came to a standstill, and some National Parks were shuttered.
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Simply put, if funds are available, the public should have the ability to visit and access their national parks.
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He is a spokesman for a group of park service retirees called the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks.
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The Margaret River winegrowing region is surrounded by state forests and national parks, and outdoor activities are practically limitless.
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The next day, that panel's subcommittee on national parks will meet to debate dozens of bills in its jurisdiction.
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When you're not skygazing in Abisko, you can enjoy the area's majestic national parks, hike, and even go dogsledding.
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But the quest for more fossil fuels could heat up in places you might not expect: our national parks.
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National parks were going without maintenance, and the shutdown was taking a serious toll on the nation's economic growth.
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National parks are going without maintenance, and the shutdown is taking a serious toll on the nation's economic growth.
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Wheeler is actively threatening the health of our national parks as he works to gut and replace the Clean Power Plan, that set limits on carbon pollution from power plants with a program that would actually increase pollution, potentially resulting in less visibility and more harm to natural resources in national parks.
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The BLM oversees more land than any other federal agency—nearly 240 million acres, over three times as much as the National Parks Service, encompassing much of the western U.S. Unlike National Parks, BLM-managed land is governed by "multiple-use" principles, which allow for some activities like logging and grazing to occur.
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In 2007, new White House Pastry Chef William "Bill" Yosses created a showstopper scale replica of the south view of the White House, with its lawn inhabited by wildlife found in the national parks, incorporating the "Holiday in the National Parks" theme with the Bush pets, Barney and Miss Beazley, on the rooftop.
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Among them were artists and photographers who were asked to create posters to lure visitors to the US's national parks.
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We've been surprised and excited as scientists marched and national parks workers used Twitter to resist fascist policy making. a.
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The idea for the company started when founder and CEO Susan Tynan went to get four National Parks posters framed.
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Yasin was arrested by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks last Friday night, according to the New Straits Times.
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A National Parks and Wildlife Service spokesperson told ABC that, due to safety concerns, jumping down the waterfalls was prohibited.
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According to National Parks Traveler, visitors are creating illegal roads and driving into some of the park's most fragile areas.
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One of its major celebrity board members, Leonardo DiCaprio, funds tiger conservation efforts at both Bardiya and Chitwan national parks.
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Nature-lovers are choosing to stop and smell the roses at national parks, rather than simply snapping a few photos.
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In 2015 1.1m Chinese visited national parks and monuments in America, more than twice as many as three years earlier.
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"Human stories echo throughout this desert preserve, chronicling thousands of years of desert living," the National Parks Service website details.
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Yosemite, one of the country's most visited and iconic national parks, is just a three-hour drive from San Francisco.
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Mapping in late 2019 revealed that more of the lion's range was protected under hunting areas than in National Parks.
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Our national parks and public lands, and the names associated with them, should be universally owned by the American public.
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Local rehabilitation centers and a penguin rescue station are also involved in the search, along with South African National Parks.
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Lorenzo Bellù of the FAO points out that herders routinely encroach on national parks and private lands in east Africa.
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While the federal government shutdown lingers, national parks remain open even if there's no one cleaning their increasingly gross bathrooms.
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The recent assault on protections for National Parks from the conservative White House is hard to wrap one's head around.
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Federal law prohibits the National Parks Service, which oversees the National Mall, from issuing an official estimate of crowd size.
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However, wildlife conservationists are increasingly concerned about the impact of farming and livestock on national parks and game controlled areas.
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The exhibit allows you to take 360-degree tours of some of the most remote and beautiful U.S. National Parks.
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This is generated with open border treaties, archaeological finds, great works of art, holy sites, unique wonders and national parks.
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In her role as Secretary, she'd oversee 20 percent of America's public lands, including national parks and national wildlife refuges.
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We need to explore what the ideas of wilderness, protected spaces, national parks and open spaces mean to diverse communities?
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks shared on Facebook a note explaining why the attached stolen pinecone was being returned.
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Without its national parks, "America The Beautiful" might be a song about polluted skies, dirty strip malls, and gated playgrounds.
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So much so that in 2628, for the fourth consecutive year, visits to national parks exceeded 28503 million recreational visits.
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The impacts on the 6900,2628-acre southern California park appear to be some of the worst for the national parks.
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But the National Parks Service (NPS) said in a statement Wednesday that officials have been able to avoid the closure.
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At a time when the RV industry is growing at record levels, RV overnight stays at National Parks are declining.
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Over the last three years they have taken road trips in Wyoming and Colorado to hike in the national parks.
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At least three people have died from accidents at national parks since the government shutdown, according to The Washington Post.
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The Antiquities Act is also responsible for the protection of more than half of what are now our National Parks.
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Grijalva also pushed that the bill was just one of the necessary steps needed to provide funding to national parks.
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But the National Parks Service (NPS) said in a statement Wednesday that officials have been able to avoid the closure.
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The EPA "must go back and fix its mistakes so cherished natural spaces like national parks can thrive," he said.ADVERTISEMENT
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There were 330 million visits to national parks last year, supporting 7.6 million jobs and an $887 billion outdoor economy.
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"Our national parks are on the front lines of climate change, and are particularly vulnerable to its impacts," Goldfuss said.
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"The things that are being done at the national parks are fabulous, incredible and I applaud you," she told Jewell.
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With over 400 to choose from, our national parks invite all people to explore them and enjoy transformative, sharable experiences.
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Brad Ryan and his 89-year-old grandmother are going on on a tour of all 61 US national parks.
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And a writer spent 10 months visiting 45 national parks in the U.S. • Signing off after more than 40 years.
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This isn't the first human-bison encounter this summerIn July, two people were hurt by bison while visiting national parks.
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So much of what we find in the national parks seems visual by default: It's what we go to see.
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That area includes two national parks and areas operated for recreation and leasing under the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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Unfortunately, these national parks aren't exactly easily accessible from the city: They're located 20 to 160 miles outside Las Vegas ...
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The destination is all about nature and wildlife, home to three national parks: Akagera, Nyungwe, and the Volcanoes National Park.
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Park Rangers had gone back to work without pay to keep National Parks from being overrun with waste and vandalized.
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Our predecessors pretty much invented the idea of national parks and wilderness trails, bequeathing us an inheritance of incalculable wealth.
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In 2014, it went on what it called the Mighty 5 tour, giving free outdoor concerts in Utah's national parks.
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While Obama's EPA rule applied nationally, Interior's standards were targeted only toward drillers on federal land such as national parks.
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Airport lines are long, national parks are being vandalized: These are ubiquitous signs of the 34-day partial government shutdown.
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By law, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is mandated to manage all wild animals, whether in or outside national parks.
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They make trade-offs between cancer treatment and jet fighters, scientific research and tax cuts, national parks and border fences.
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What better way to escape the craziness of urban life than by exploring America's millions of acres of national parks?
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Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation announced the beach's closure in 2018 due to overtourism and pollution.
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