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Conservation groups slam eco-tourism plan
Sydney :: Australia | about 18 hours ago
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Premier Anna Bligh last week to tell her in no uncertain terms that they opposed the Government's decision to allow the development of holiday accommodation in national parks. And they reminded her they had told two of her ministers about their opposition...
Tags: national parks, Queensland Conservation Council, Ms Bligh, media statement, Australian Conservation Foundation, WWF-Australia, Australia, Sydney, Environment, Ecotourism, Adventure travel, Queensland, Hospitality Recreation, D'Aguilar National Park
Sarawak wants survey on endangered slow loris
Kuching :: Malaysia | 4 days ago
Credibility The state Forest Department is seeking the help of institutions of higher learning to conduct research on slow loris, an endangered species found in Sarawak. �We have not done any survey on the slow loris although there have been records of sighting by...
Tags: Sarawak, national parks, slow loris, Malaysia, Kuching, Environment, Bako National Park, Prosimians, Gray Slender Loris, Loris, Slender loris
Reviews | Neil Diamond Is Forever, The National Parks
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility The Illustrated Story of the Man and His Music...If Neil Diamond had had his druthers, Sweet Caroline would never have been born 40 years ago. Decades before the cast of TV's Glee discovered the wonders of Caroline , Diamond was at New York University...
Tags: Neil Diamond, national parks, Salt Lake City, Sweet Caroline, Diamond, Bream, Entertainment Culture, Ian Shive, Human Interest
Colo. parks managers urge giving gift of outdoors
Estes Park :: CO :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility Colorado parks managers are recommending holiday gifts that might be hard to wrap, but easy to give: scenic views, wildlife watching, rock climbing and hiking. Annual park passes top the list of gift recommendations from Colorado State Parks and Rocky...
Tags: Rocky Mountain National Park, national parks, Estes Park, Larimer County Colorado, National Park Service, Civilian Conservation Corps, Environment, Hospitality Recreation, Mountain pine beetle, Pika, allnews, Colorado Scenic Byways, Curculionidae, Fort Collins Colorado, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Grand County Colorado
Nat'l parks seek share of profitable science
Cheyenne :: WY :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility The National Park Service is rolling out a new policy for companies and others who stand to profit from conducting scientific research in national parks. The policy is expected to go into effect early next year following more than a decade of concerns...
Tags: national parks, Cheyenne, Park County Montana, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, U.S. Route 20, Park County Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, Environment, Yellowstone, National Park Service, Fremont County Idaho, Commercialization of traditional medicines, Cheyenne Wyoming, Thermus aquaticus
Feds supply cash to extend hours at some Marin state parks
Novato :: CA :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Spokesmen for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Point Reyes National Seashore announced Tuesday the federal government has granted the trio of state parks $389,000 from the Federal Lands Enhancement and Recreation Act. That means Mount...
Tags: Marin, national parks, Novato, National Park Service, Point Reyes, State park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Mount Tamalpais, Hospitality Recreation, Point Reyes National Seashore, Olompali State Historic Park, West Marin
Parks Canada thinking outside the traditional tent to attract more visitors
Edmonton :: Canada | 20 days ago
Credibility Parks Canada wants to lure more people into national parks by making camping and visits friendlier to families, city slickers and new Canadians who may never have pitched a tent in the woods. New statistics show an overall drop of nine per cent in attendance...
Tags: Parks Canada, national parks, Gloria Keyes-Brady, think outside, traditional tented, Canada, Edmonton, Adventure travel, Camping, Tourism, Campsite, Tent, Survival skills, Backpacking, National parks of Canada, Hospitality Recreation
Environmentalists say climate change threatens 25 national parks
Virginia :: MN :: USA | 22 days ago
Credibility The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization say 25 national parks are threatened by climate change. A report called "National Parks in Peril: The Threats of Climate Disruption" say the changes in landscapes and ecosystems...
Tags: national parks, Bandelier National Monument, Ellis Island National Monument, Coral Reef National Monument, Florida, climate change, Virginia, National seashore, Assateague Island National Seashore, National Park Service, Assateague Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, United States National Park Service, Worcester County Maryland, Accomack County Virginia, Environment
Recreation fees waived on Veterans Day
Vancouver :: WA :: USA | 29 days ago
Credibility The fee waiver applies to recreational lands managed by the U.S...Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. The waiver applies to day-use fees at recreation sites across Washington and Oregon, including picnic areas,...
Tags: land managed, national parks
Negev Bedouins indicted for Avdat Park vandalism
Jerusalem :: Israel | about 1 month ago
Credibility Negev Bedouins indicted for Avdat Park vandalism Two cousins from a Bedouin community in the Negev were indicted in the Beersheba Magistrate's Court for causing the Avdat National Park damages amounting NIS 10 million ($ 2.64 million) as a revenge for...
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