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Interior secretary visits Everglades
The Obama administration's new Interior Secretary skimmed across the Everglades in an airboat Wednesday, on one of her first trips to the field since taking over the department responsible for national parks, offshore drilling and endangered species....
Tags: Palm Beach County, Recreational Equipment Inc., Wildlife, Everglades
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Sally Jewell affirms Everglades `a high priority'
She came, she saw, she toured by airboat, and she reaffirmed that the Obama administration remains committed “to the people of Florida to make the Everglades restoration a high priority.” Sally Jewell, less than three weeks into her job...
Tags: Boynton Beach, Environmental Issues, Everglades National Park, Wildlife, Sally Jewell
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Graffiti-scarred canyon in Joshua Tree National Park still closed
A picturesque canyon in Joshua Tree National Park that was scarred by graffiti will remain closed due to an extensive clean-up operation, officials said Tuesday. Rattlesnake Canyon was defaced by vandals who used social media to boast about their...Tags: Vandalism
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'Star Wars' creator George Lucas seeks to back S.F. museum
George Lucas seems to be using the force: The billionaire filmmaker is one of three finalists vying to create a new cultural facility in San Francisco. The Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, as it would be called, would showcase Lucas’ extensive art...
Tags: Museums, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to tour Loxahatchee
Sally Jewell is not wasting time before visiting the Evergaldes. In another sign of the Obama administration’s on-going focus on the ‘Glades, the newly installed interior secretary plans to tour the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee...Tags: Boynton Beach, Environmental Issues, Gardens and Parks, Endangered Species, Everglades National Park
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Should Coltsville be a National Park?
For a dozen years, U.S. Rep. John Larson and other officials have tirelessly promoted the notion of turning Coltsville, the former industrial village in Hartford’s South Meadows, into a National Historic Park. Millions of dollars have been...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Trashing of Slate Belt historic home sends two men to state prison
Two men who trashed a historic farmhouse near the Appalachian Trail are headed to state prison to serve lengthy sentences, due to their long criminal pasts. At 22, Ronald C. Ulmer is already what is known as a repeat felony offender, a classification...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Punishment, Judges
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Best Travel Deals
$599 ALASKA Seven-night Alaska Northbound cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage, leaving Aug. 31, Diamond Princess for your cruise. Scenic cruising with stops at Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay National Park and College Fjord. Inside stateroom....
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel Deals, Glaciers, International Travel, Landforms
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Volunteers pour into Fort McHenry wetlands to clean up
More than 100 gloved volunteers, some in boots and others in waist-high waders, streamed along narrow paths and historic sea walls Saturday in a secluded nook of wetlands just south of Fort McHenry, their eyes scanning for trash or the perfect spot to...
Tags: Fort McHenry, Wetlands, War of 1812, National Aquarium Baltimore, Francis Scott Key
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It's Shopping Saturday! Check out our mono list of retail coupons
Sun SentinelFreebie Friday morphs into Shopping Saturday! Our freebie free-for-all goes coupon crazy with retail coupons and deals, free offers, savings on dining and fun things to do. Use it to save all weekend long! Don't forget, Mother's Day is May 12! "Like"...Tags: Pizzas, Toys, Office Equipment and Supplies, Amazon.com Inc., Coconut Creek
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Beauty of Blue Ridge Parkway can cause conflict between bikers, drivers
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterWDBJ7 will have exclusive live coverage of the Blue Ridge Marathon coming up next weekend. In the days leading up to race day, we're taking a look back at the history of the marathon and the Blue Ridge Parkway. We found out that the Parkway is such...Tags: Road Transportation, Sports, Gardens and Parks, Vehicles, Services and Shopping
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Fourth-graders cut ribbon on C&O Canal TRACK Trail
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comWilliamsport Elementary School fourth-graders helped National Park Service officials open two new educational trails Friday morning at the C&O Canal National Historical Park in Williamsport. Park Superintendent Kevin Brandt was among a handful of...Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Gardens and Parks, Travel, Georgetown, Tourism and Leisure
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