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Parks Completes Refurbishment Of Six Lodges
THE National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has completed refurbishing six lodges in the Zambezi National Park at a cost of $50 million.... More

Federal Environment Minister Views Storm Damage In Vancouver's ... - Canada.com
Canoe.caFederal environment minister views storm damage in Vancouver's ...Canada.com, Canada - 4 hours agoMinister of the Environment John Baird is followed by media as he surveys damage done to Stanley Park.(CP PHOTO/Chuck Stoody) ...Wacky weather wake-up call on climate change: federal environment ... CJADFederal environment minister views storm damage in Vancouver's ... Canada EastNew environment minister here to survey Stanley Park damage News1130all 34 news articles... More

Fact Sheet: The National Parks Centennial Initiative
Today, President And Mrs. Bush Visited Shenandoah National Park To Highlight The National Parks Centennial Initiative. Shenandoah National Park is a strong model for illustrating how the President's FY 2008 budget and the Centennial Initiative will benefit the National Park System. Overall, the President's FY 2008 Parks budget, totaling nearly $2.4 billion, is the largest ever for park operations, and includes the highest increase ever in parks operations funding. For the Shenandoah National Park, this means an increase of nearly $2 million (17 percent) over 2006 levels for park operations, including the hiring of additional seasonal employees, plus more than $2 million in construction to rehabilitate scenic overlooks in the Shenandoah National Park.... More

Bush Touts bold Parks Program
WASHINGTON - President Bush traveled to Shenandoah National Park Wednesday to tout his proposal to increase funding for national parks by $258 million next year, the first step in a plan to spend as much as $3 billion in public and private money on the parks over the coming decade. "It's a bold program that calls upon the government to do its part, as well as our citizens to become invested in a campaign to really enhance the parks," Bush said. Parks advocates called it a much-needed boost for a park system straining to provide services for 270 million visitors a year. WAS... More

Environment Dean To Become Director Of Institute Of Ecosystem Studies
William Schlesinger has been dean of Dukes Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences since 2001... More

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