National Parks Service

National Parks: Rational Access

Edward Flattau | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Biscayne Bay National Park, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, National Parks, National Parks Service, Green News
Edward Flattau

Local merchants have protested that these moves damage business by closing off areas popular with fishermen, even though a depressed economy and high gas prices might well explain any recent visitor decline.

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Less Lip, More Action: Time to Connect Kids With Nature

Susan Smartt | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Environmental Education, National Parks Service, Education, STEM Education, Informal Education, Science Education, Education News
Susan Smartt

The needs are clear -- environmentally literate youth who are prepared for the future. The solution is simple -- connect children to nature via informal science education. It's not a new concept.

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Occupy the Maine Woods!

Cynthia Dill | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Good Government, National Parks Service, Roxanne Quimby, Tea Party, Chellie Pingree, National Parks, Maine, Politics News
Cynthia Dill

Angry anti-government guys calling the gift of private property for the purpose of creating a public park a "government takeover," is not going to solve Marine's welfare problem, or any other problem.

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Tree Hugging Is Back in Style

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Brookline MA, Olmstead Elm, Americana, National Parks Service, American Icons, Landscapes, Treehugger, Frederick Law Olmsted, National Parks, Trees, Green News
Charles A. Birnbaum

The Olmsted Elm served as one of the most symbolic living witnesses to the birth of landscape architecture and city shaping in America.

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Whitewashing Scientific Misconduct at the Department of the Interior: Into the Intellectual Wilderness

Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Climate Denial, Congress, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Integrity of Science, Oysters, Department of Interior, National Parks Service, Climate Change, Green News
Peter H. Gleick

A report on the Point Reyes National Seashore debacle from the Department of the Interior has been released that acknowledges the scientific arguments of damage from the oyster farm are false.

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Park Service Puts Brakes On Bike Race Through Monument

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Stage Race, National Parks Service, Colorado Bike Race, Colorado National Monument, Quiznos Pro Challenge, Denver News

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The National Park Service is still saying "no" to staging a portion of the Quiznos Pro Challenge bicycle race in the Col...

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National Parks Vital to Preserving America's Great Outdoors

Tom Kiernan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, National Parks Service, Conservation, America's Great Outdoor Initiative, Ken Salazar, National Parks, Green News
Tom Kiernan

We hope the Obama Administration makes national parks a cornerstone in any forward-thinking initiative on public lands.

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What Have You Got to Give? How to Add Action to Hope

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Peace Corps, Rachael Ray, Michelle Obama, Vips, Tom Hunter, With Purpose, Mali, National Parks Service, Bette Midler, Hugh Jackman, Summer of Service, Nathan Lane, Rwanda, Travel, Volunteerism, Volunteering, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

America's largest contributors to charity are not the rich, but everyday hard-working men and women like yourself.

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