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River-rafting trips go with the flow in the West
Despite the drought that plagued Southern California last winter, river rafters can still get their paddles wet: Parts of Northern California and other Western states got the rain and snow that missed SoCal. California's Kings, Kern, Kaweah, Merced...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Canoeing and Kayaking, Sports, Trips and Vacations, CFI Incorporated
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Day Trips from the Lehigh Valley
DAY TRIPPIN' •Peddler's Village & Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, shopping, tasting at Chaddsford Winery, Sept. 14. $50. Northern Lehigh Community Center, Taylor, 610-504-7699. •"Menopause the Musical," Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Sept....Tags: Holidays, Broadway Theater, Menopause, Entertainment Events, Hecktown
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Officials react to Fort Monroe transfer
HAMPTON — The state's acceptance of close to 313 acres of Fort Monroe from the Army last week drew a flurry of accolades from local, state and federal officials. Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a series of documents on Tuesday, June 4 transferring the...Tags: Fort Monroe, G. Glenn Oder, Bob McDonnell, Executive Branch, Gardens and Parks
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Historic Sand Lake Refuge pillars get restoration
As motorists zip by Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge on County Road 16, they might see two stone pillars at the main entrance, but few recognize them as ties to the refuge's Depression era beginnings. But because the pillars are historically...
Tags: Conservation, Road Transportation, Wildlife, Transportation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Denali National Park Search Continues for Orphaned Moose Calves
Channel 2 NewsTwo moose calves orphaned near the Denali National Park and Preserve’s visitor center Thursday, when a visitor shot a charging cow moose, have not yet been found according to park staff. Park spokesperson Kris Fister says several park personnel,...Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues
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Everglades help at risk over state, federal cost dispute
A standoff between the state and federal government over a new Everglades restoration plan means time could run out on getting Congress to help pay for it. Environmentalists warn that without an agreement in July to move ahead with the Central...
Tags: Water, U.S. Congress, Everglades National Park, Everglades, South Florida Water Management District
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Hampton officials: What's down the road for Fort Monroe?
HAMPTON — Could an airplane land on Walker Airfield, or a shuttered artillery battery one day be used as a bath house? Why isn't the second pier along the sea wall open to the public? The short response: The city of Hampton, Fort Monroe...Tags: Fort Monroe, G. Glenn Oder, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, YMCA
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Dawn Shirreffs: Everglades restoration cannot wait
Everglades restoration efforts, the future of Floridians' drinking water, and the fate of endangered species like the Florida Panther lie in the hands of the South Florida Water Management District this month. SFWMD must act now and affirm its...Tags: Broward County, Conservation, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Everglades
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Letters: Yosemite isn't Disneyland
Re "Two visitors killed in Yosemite," June 4 It is regrettable that another person has been swept over a waterfall in Yosemite National Park. But is raises the question: What was he thinking? Nature can be a beautiful place, but it can also be a...Tags: Disneyland Park, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Amusement and Theme Parks, Yosemite National Park
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Eagle River Man Cleared of Shooting Moose at Denali National Park
Channel 2 NewsThe National Park Service will not seek charges against an Eagle River man who shot and injured a cow moose near the Denali Visitors Center after the moose reportedly charged at him Thursday evening. Robert Sirvid, 26 of Eagle River, told park rangers...Tags: Gun Control, Science and Technology, Gardens and Parks, Wildlife, Personal Weapon Control
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Column: Backpack gets heavy, but rewards are great
Backpacking is a strange thing to do. Like most Americans, I live my life inside of boxes. I sleep and eat in a box called a house. I drive a box called a car to work and work in a box called a classroom. All these boxes are designed to meet the...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Don't blame Fort McHenry for the sequester
Fort McHenry National Monument commemorates the Battle of Baltimore and Francis Scott Key's creation of The Star-Spangled Banner. There were more than 640,000 visitors to the fort in 2011, and they spent $44 million in the Baltimore area. Fort McHenry,...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Conservation, Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, Budget Control Act of 2011
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