National Park Service
THURMONT, MD - MAY 18: A National Park Service officer stands guard as a buddhist monk demonstrates for world peace outside one of the entrances to Camp David May 18, 2012 near Thurmont, Maryland. The small town of Thurmont will help host world leaders this weekend as U.S. President Barack Obama holds the G8 summit at the presidential retreat that sits above the town.
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There are more important buildings in town that are in bad shape. But how are we going to get them fixed if we don't take this seriously? ... We have to care, and we need to look like we care, especially in the eyes of the National Park Service.
I can't think of a more appropriate owner than the National Park Service ... The story of the Army at Fort Vancouver will live on.
It's tragic that the National Park Service is known for clean air, and then you see a sign saying it's unhealthy to breatheMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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National Park Service launches Civil War website
National Park Service has launched a website ( nps.gov/civilwar ) that provides an overview of the Civil War and a guide to more than 1,700 sites around the nation related to the war that divided the nation.Among those 1,700 sites are more than 100 national Read more »
Around the web
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3 Minn. trails get national designation
- Federal officials have designated three Minnesota trails national recreation trails. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis announced Thursday that 54 trails spanning 23 states have been designated national recreation 5/31/12 from Minneapolis Star Tribune Read more »
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Zim Smith trail recognized
of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis designated Saratoga County’s Zim Smith Trail a national recreation trail on Thursday. The 9-mile trail that’s being extended to Mechanicville was the only trail in New York State 5/31/12 from Albany Times-Union Read more »
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Tillamook County Water Trail System named national recreation trail
announcement of nearly 1,400 miles of trails was made by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. The Tillamook property is the only one from Oregon to be added to the list. Some states, however, had multiple trails 5/31/12 from Oregon Live Read more »
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Photos: Views of a solar eclipse
Observer View a National Park Service photo sequence of the May 20 eclipse from Yaki Point (top) created by Kristen M. Caldon. Citizen journalist Gilbert Honanie shares this view of the May 20 solar eclipse at Wupatki National Monument. Lowell Observatory from Navajo-Hopi Read more »
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Skin Cancer Common for Those Who Work or Play Outdoors, but Preventable
Protection Agency (EPA) has joined the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Park Service (NPS) to emphasize the dangers of skin cancer and has provided simple steps Americans can take to protect themselves. from Kansas City Infozine Read more »
