News on Parks and Historic Sites

Former Interior Secretary Udall dies at age 90

2010-03-21T01:45:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, environmental crusader, dies at age at 90</div><div><p>Stewart Udall, an elder in a famed political family who led the Interior Department as it promoted an expansion of public lands and helped win passage of major environmental laws, has died at the age of 90.<...

NY Budget Historic Sites

2010-03-19T13:17:21Z

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, John Brown Farm State Historic Site is seen in Lake Placid, N.Y. New York state plans to close 13 of its 35 historic sites and cut the hours at a 14th as part of Gov. David Paterson's budget proposal. Paterson's plan also calls for closing 41 state parks, including two battlefields. (AP Phot...

NY, Pa. historic sites fall victim to budget cuts

2010-03-19T13:15:35Z

<div id="subtitle">History under fire: NY and Pa. historic sites face closing, cutbacks as state budgets tighten</div><div><p>State budget cuts in tough economic times are falling on historic sites, from George Washington's Continental Army encampments to a World War II Holocaust refugee center.</p><p>Several states in the...

Attempt stalls to ban smoking at Calif state parks

2010-03-18T13:15:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Bill that would ban smoking at Calif. state parks stalls; lawmakers vow to try again</div><div><p>An attempt by the California Legislature to impose what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks stalled Thursday over objections it would inappropriately punish smokers.</p><...

Ecuador Galapagos Grounded Yacht

2010-03-18T13:00:43Z

This photo released by Galapagos National Park shows the grounded Alta yacht in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Sixteen Canadian tourists and eight Ecuadorian crew members were rescued from the yacht that ran aground on Wednesday. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Galapagos National Park)

Explore the City of Corpus Christi For Classic Hotels & Attractions

2010-03-15T09:26:48Z

Corpus Christi is one of the most striking and the most popular holiday destinations in the state of Texas. It is one of the most vibrant and happening cities of United States. It serves as the county seat of Nueces County with estimated population of about 416,376 which makes i...

Take In The Various Moods Of The Mediterranean With A Yacht Charter

2010-03-14T18:13:19Z

?The Mediterranean? is oft-repeated located in the books of a traveller. Whether it is the Mediterranean food, the climate or the region, something about this phrase conjures up images of blue waters, sandy beaches and century-old coastal towns and ports; essentially, something of a tourists? paradise. A tour of the Mediterranean coastline is a rich experience spanning the history and geography of many different civilizations and the best way to do it is a Mediterranean yacht charter.<br&g...

Basra memorial to Iraq war dead re-dedicated

2010-03-12T01:15:59Z

<div><p>A monument to the 179 Britons who died in the Iraq war and its aftermath was re-dedicated Thursday at the National Memorial Arboretum, having been brought back from Basra.</p><p>The Basra Memorial Wall remembers the 178 troops and one defence ministry civilian who died during Britain's six-year operation in Iraq following th...

Everglades Governor

2010-03-10T16:17:16Z

FILE- In this March 31, 2008 file photo, a dump truck works at the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir while sugarcane burns in the background near Belle Glade, Fla., Monday, March 31, 2008. The reservoir, which was part of a purchase plan by the state of Florida to restore the area to its natural state is at the cusp of collapse. A plan that overseas Everglades restoration is set to decide Th...

FLA EVERGLADES

2010-03-10T13:18:36Z

Map shows area of Fla., Everglades owned by U.S. Sugar Corp.

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Fla. gov fights for Everglades amid US Senate race

2010-03-10T13:16:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Florida governor fights to keep Everglades restoration on track amid tight US Senate race</div><div><p>A key part of Gov. Charlie Crist's political legacy is his grand plan to revive the dying Florida Everglades.</p><p>But the Republican's vision to restore the Eve...

Travel Trip Mount Sinai

2010-03-10T08:18:19Z

FILE - This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows Saint Catherine's Monastery, founded by the Emperor St. Justinian the Great in 527, at the foot of Mount Sinai in Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt. The monastery is Greek Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (AP Photo/Hussein Talal, File)

California Condor Egg

2010-03-09T13:48:43Z

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a nesting California condor on Friday, March 5, 2010, in a cranny near the High Peaks Trail in Pinnacles National Monument, Calif. Biologists at Pinnacles are celebrating the first condor egg laid by a mating pair in more than a cent...

Zion NP plan aims at protecting natural sounds

2010-03-09T07:46:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Zion National Park wants plan to make sure natural sounds are protected</div><div><p>Planners at Zion National Park are starting to look at ways to preserve natural sounds.</p><p>It's part of an effort started several years by the National Park Service recognizing that sounds are integral to a park's c...

Police hunt for Teddy Roosevelt walrus tusk thief

2010-03-09T04:00:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Thief sneaks softly, carries a big walrus tusk out of Teddy Roosevelt's New York home</div><div><p>Authorities are hunting for the person who stole a 15-inch walrus tusk from Theodore Roosevelt's home on Long Island.</p><p>The superintendent of the Edgar Wayburn, ex-Sierra Club president who won Medal of Freedom, dies at 103</div><div><p>Dr. Edgar Wayburn, a five-term Sierra Club president who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for working to preserve vast tracts of U.S. wilderness, has died. He was 103.<...

Congo group accuses soldiers of killing animals

2010-03-08T07:19:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Congo environmental group accuses soldiers of slaying rare wild animals in national park</div><div><p>An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.</p><p>Bantu Lukambo of Innovation for Development and Environmental Protection said Monday soldiers killed the animals in Virunga National P...

Zion National Park

2010-03-04T16:17:16Z

Utah's first National Park thrills visitors with brilliant hues and dramatic landscapes.

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Cherry Blossom Festival

2010-03-04T10:21:01Z

National Park Service Chief Horticulturalist Rob DeFeo announces the peak bloom dates for the 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, on Thursday, March 4, 2010. DeFeo announced that the cherry blossoms will be in bloom from March 31 through April 11, wit...