National Parks And Monuments Guide

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

Chilean President Visits Place Where She Was Imprisoned, Tortured
President Bachelet visited the notorious Villa Grimaldi detention center Saturday to tour a memorial park and monument... More

In Douglass Tribute, Slave Folklore And Fact Collide
Historians have questioned the accuracy of a monument planned for Frederick Douglass Circle near Central Park.... More

Camping Costs To Increase At Joshua Tree National Park - Nbc4.tv
Camping Costs To Increase At Joshua Tree National ParkNBC4.TV, CA - 32 minutes agoThe cost of camping out at Joshua Tree National Park will go up an average of $5 per night beginning next month, a park service official said Monday. ...Tips on beating the system for campsite reservations San Francisco ChronicleInitiative could boost parks service The Desert Sunall 3 news articles... More

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Pierson Guides: Colorado Recreational Road Atlas Includes state map section; gazetteer section with National Parks and Monuments, Rocky Mountain National Park, outdoor adventures; index section lists state parks and recreation, fishing and wildlife, mountain peaks, National Forests, Ski areas; 45 detailed city maps, too. 81 pages....

National Parks The Tour of U.S.A. National Parks is filled with thousands of pictures, audio clips, video clips, narrations, and media descriptions of the vast resources of the National Park System of the United States. It includes over 30 minutes of videos and over 400 photos covering 352 National Parks, Historic Sites, and Monuments!...

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