http://www.newsvine.com/national-parksNewsvine - national-parksen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:45:57 +0000Fri, 24 May 2013 21:42:15 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779232-lawmaker-disputes-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779232-lawmaker-disputes-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-parksusnationalcutspoliticsparksnational-park-servicenational-parksspending-cutsTue, 16 Apr 2013 14:40:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17090119-salazar-thousands-of-interior-workers-imperiledhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17090119-salazar-thousands-of-interior-workers-imperiledusbudgetpoliticsparksbattleinterior-departmentnational-park-servicenational-parksken-salazarMon, 25 Feb 2013 20:32:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058980-a-look-at-potential-cutbacks-at-national-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058980-a-look-at-potential-cutbacks-at-national-parksusglanceassociated-pressnational-park-servicenational-parksus-newssequestrationFri, 22 Feb 2013 20:05:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058040-apnewsbreak-national-park-cuts-detailed-in-memohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17058040-apnewsbreak-national-park-cuts-detailed-in-memousparksnational-parksus-newsyosemite-national-parksequestrationgreat-beachFri, 22 Feb 2013 17:36:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Matt Chalup, left, hands park information to one of the first visitors to the park at the Nisqually entrance near Ashford, Wash. The politics have been fierce and the fingerpointing incessant. Come March 1, the across-the-board federal spending cuts called sequestration go into effect, launching a new season of economic uncertainty for a nation still trying to shake off a recession. A look at the cuts, how much they amount to and who they will affect -- in question and answer form. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)</p><p>FILE - In this 2005 file photo, visitors view Half Dome from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. Visitors to America's national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trashcans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board cuts are enacted by sequestration. A National Park Service internal memo obtained by The Associated Press compiles a list of cuts in services in parks from Cape Cod to Yosemite. It's the result of an order by Park Service Director John Jarvis in January that asked superintendents to show how they will absorb the funding cuts. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 20, 2011 file photo, Hikers walk on the Mist Trail to Vernal Fall in Yosemite, Calif. Visitors to America's national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trash cans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board cuts are enacted by sequestration. A National Park Service internal memo obtained by The Associated Press compiles a list of cuts in services in parks from Cape Cod to Yosemite. It's the result of an order by Park Service Director John Jarvis in January that asked superintendents to show how they will absorb the funding cuts. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13867075-conviction-of-utah-environmental-activist-upheldhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13867075-conviction-of-utah-environmental-activist-upheldusdrillingnational-parksus-newsFri, 14 Sep 2012 20:19:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/05/13685521-appeals-court-affirms-freeze-on-utah-gas-leaseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/05/13685521-appeals-court-affirms-freeze-on-utah-gas-leasesusdrillingnational-parksus-newsken-salazarWed, 5 Sep 2012 19:28:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Feb. 28, 2011 file photo shows Tim DeChristopher outside Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. A federal appeals court has upheld U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to suspend 77 oil and gas parcels sold in Utah in the final year of the Bush administration. The Denver-based U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said bidders missed a 90-day deadline to file a lawsuit against the federal government. It was the same auction where a Utah environmental activist jumped into the bidding to protest the sales and safeguard parcels around national parks.Tim DeChristopher is now serving two years in federal prison for disrupting the December 2008 auction in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)</p><p>FILE - This Feb. 28, 2011 file photo environmental activist Tim DeChristopher leaves the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. A federal appeals court has upheld U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to suspend 77 oil and gas parcels sold in Utah in the final year of the Bush administration. The Denver-based U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said bidders missed a 90-day deadline to file a lawsuit against the federal government. It was the same auction where a Utah environmental activist jumped into the bidding to protest the sales and safeguard parcels around national parks.Tim DeChristopher is now serving two years in federal prison for disrupting the December 2008 auction in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007702-a-death-valley-drive-with-the-click-of-a-mousehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13007702-a-death-valley-drive-with-the-click-of-a-mousegoogletechnologyusparksnational-parksdeath-valley-nationalSat, 28 Jul 2012 15:01:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this undated Street View image provided by Google is Inspiration Point at Yosemite National Park in California. The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth as we might not be able to afford to see it, as well criticism that some scenes along its 5 million miles of the globe’s roadways invade privacy, this month has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California. (AP Photo/Google)</p><p>In this undated Street View image provided by Google is Joshua Tree National Park in California. The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth as we might not be able to afford to see it, as well criticism that some scenes along its 5 million miles of the globe’s roadways invade privacy, this month has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California. (AP Photo/Google)</p><p>In this undated Street View image provided by Google is Death Valley National Park in California. The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth as we might not be able to afford to see it, as well criticism that some scenes along its 5 million miles of the globe’s roadways invade privacy, this month has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California. (AP Photo/Google)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/15/11712864-military-families-to-get-free-national-parks-passhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/15/11712864-military-families-to-get-free-national-parks-passusmilitaryinterior-departmentnational-parksus-newspassesTue, 15 May 2012 10:09:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/09/11620918-utah-environmental-activist-appealing-convictionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/09/11620918-utah-environmental-activist-appealing-convictionusdrillingnational-parksus-newstim-dechristopherWed, 9 May 2012 18:35:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2011 file photo, environmental activist Tim DeChristopher waves to supporters at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. Lawyers for DeChristopher, who is serving two years in prison for disrupting a federal oil-and-gas auction of public lands near Utah's national parks, are seeking to overturn his convictionl. Oral arguments are set for Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)</p><p>FILE - This Feb. 28, 2011 file photo shows Tim DeChristopher outside Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. Lawyers seek to overturn the conviction, Thursday May 10, 2012, of environmental activist DeChristopher, who is serving two years in prison for disrupting a federal oil-and-gas auction of public lands near Utah's national parks. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)</p><p>Jeff DeChristopher, left, Patricia DeChristopher, and Christine DeChristopher the parents and sister of Tim DeChristopher leave the federal courthouse in Denver after oral arguments before the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in the appeal of the conviction of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Tim DeChristopher was convicted of disrupting the sale of oil and gas leases on public lands near Utah's national parks and is serving two years in a federal prison in California. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p><p>U.S. assistant district attorney Dave Backman leaves the federal courthouse in Denver after presenting oral arguments for the prosecution before the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in the appeal of the conviction of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, Thursday, May 10, 2012. DeChristopher was convicted of disrupting the sale of oil and gas leases on public lands near Utah's national parks and is serving two years in a federal prison in California. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p><p>Defense attorney Ron Yengich waves as he arrives at the federal courthouse in Denver for oral arguments before the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in the appeal of the conviction of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, Thursday, May 10, 2012. DeChristopher was convicted of disrupting the sale of oil and gas leases on public lands near Utah's national parks and is serving two years in a federal prison in California. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p><p>Defense attorneys Ron Yengich, left, and Pat Shea leave the federal courthouse in Denver, after oral arguments before the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in the appeal of the conviction of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Tim DeChristopher was convicted of disrupting the sale of oil and gas leases on public lands near Utah's national parks and is serving two years in a federal prison in California. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p><p>Defense attorneys Ron Yengich, left, and Pat Shea leave the federal courthouse in Denver after oral arguments before the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in the appeal of the conviction of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, Thursday, May 10, 2012. DeChristopher was convicted of disrupting the sale of oil and gas leases on public lands near Utah's national parks and is serving two years in a federal prison in California. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10906744-utah-environmental-activist-released-from-solitaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10906744-utah-environmental-activist-released-from-solitaryusdrillingnational-parksus-newsWed, 28 Mar 2012 19:06:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Feb. 28, 2011 file photo shows Tim DeChristopher outside Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. Environmental activist DeChristopher, who is serving a two-year federal prison sentence for interfering with a government oil and gas lease auction, has been placed in solitary confinement. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10190050-colo-court-weighs-energy-leases-near-utah-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10190050-colo-court-weighs-energy-leases-near-utah-parksusparksdrillingnational-parksus-newsThu, 19 Jan 2012 15:23:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Monday Feb. 28, 2011 file photo environmental activist Tim DeChristopher leaves the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. A federal appeals court in Denver hears arguments Thursday, . Jan. 19,2012 on the Obama administration's decision to cancel Bush-era oil and gas leases near national parks in Utah, the auction for which prompted DeChristopher to drive up prices with his bidding in an act of civil disobedience. DeChristopher, who acknowledged he didn't have $1.7 million to pay for his leases, was convicted of interfering with and making false representations at a government auction. He was sentenced in July to two years in prison.  (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart,File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7173930-eco-activist-gains-fame-for-civil-disobediencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7173930-eco-activist-gains-fame-for-civil-disobedienceusparksdrillingnational-parksus-newsTue, 26 Jul 2011 22:47:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Environmental activist from left, Krista Bowers, Joan Gregory and Miles Biddulph sing across the street from the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart) </p><p>Protestors ready a giant puppet across the street from the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart) </p><p>Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher walks to the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart) </p><p>Environmental activist from left, Krista Bowers, Joan Gregory and Miles Biddulph sing across the street from the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart) </p><p>Protestors ready a giant puppet across the street from the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart) </p><p>Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher walks to the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Tim DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart) </p><p>Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher is surrounded by media as he arrives to the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. DeChristopher is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/28/6152338-federal-jury-in-utah-convicts-environmentalisthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/28/6152338-federal-jury-in-utah-convicts-environmentalistbusinessusnationalparksdrillingnational-parksus-newssalt-lake-cityrobert-redfordthis-istim-dechristopherMon, 28 Feb 2011 16:58:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Tim DeChristopher waves to supporters at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. DeChristopher faces trial this week on charges that he thwarted a 2008 oil-and-gas lease auction to bring attention to climate change. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Tim DeChristopher walks to the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse with an unidentified woman, right, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. DeChristopher faces trial this week on charges that he thwarted a 2008 oil-and-gas lease auction to bring attention to climate change. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Environmental activists march past the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Environmental activists march past the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Environmental activist Hillary Hase marches in downtown Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Actress Daryl Hannah speaks to a crowd of environmental activists across from the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Environmental activists march through downtown Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Environmental activist Giles Larsen marches in downtown Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, left, and defense attorneys Ron Yengich, center and Pat Shea leave the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 on the opening day of his federal trial. DeChristopher is charged with bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for, costing angry oil men hundreds of thousands of dollars in higher bids for other parcels. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, left, and defense attorney Ron Yengich leave the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 on the opening day of his federal trial. DeChristopher is charged with bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for, costing angry oil men hundreds of thousands of dollars in higher bids for other parcels. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>Musician Peter Yarrow performs for a crowd of environmental activists across from the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)</p><p>File-In this Monday Feb. 28, 2011 file photo environmental activist Tim DeChristopher leaves the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. DeChristopher is accused of hijacking bids at a federal auction in order to protect two national parks from oil-and-gas drillers and was expected to testify Wed. March 2, 2011 in his own defense. DeChristopher is accused of placing fake bids on more than a dozen leases near Utah's Arches and Canyonlands national parks to try to run up prices. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart,File)</p><p>Tim DeChristopher raises his fist along with those who have gathered to support him as he leaves court in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, March 3, 2011. DeChristopher, 29, was convicted of making $1.8 million in false oil and gas drilling bids at a federal auction in a case that became a cause celebre among supporters and Hollywood stars. It took a federal jury about five hours to convict him on two felony counts of interfering with and making false representations at a government auction. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $750,000 at his June 23 sentencing. At left is attorney Patrick A. Shea. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Ravell Call)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday Feb. 28, 2011 file photo environmental activist Tim DeChristopher leaves the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. DeChristopher was convicted Thursday March 3, 2011 of making $1.8 million in false oil and gas drilling bids at a federal auction in a case that became a cause celebre among activists and Hollywood stars. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart,File)</p><p>Tim DeChristopher hugs supporters as he leaves court in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, March 3, 2011. DeChristopher, 29, was convicted of making $1.8 million in false oil and gas drilling bids at a federal auction in a case that became a cause celebre among supporters and Hollywood stars. It took a federal jury about five hours to convict him on two felony counts of interfering with and making false representations at a government auction. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $750,000 at his June 23 sentencing. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Ravell Call)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/01/5026279-judge-says-drilling-lease-lawsuit-too-latehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/01/5026279-judge-says-drilling-lease-lawsuit-too-latebusinessusparksdrillingnational-parksWed, 1 Sep 2010 21:02:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/23/4736864-biden-touts-stimulus-projects-in-national-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/23/4736864-biden-touts-stimulus-projects-in-national-parksuspoliticsparksnational-parksus-newsbidenjoe-bidenFri, 23 Jul 2010 15:17:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Vice President Biden greets Ruth MacDonald after speaking at Yellowstone National Park in Grand Junction, Wyo. on Monday, July 26, 2010. Hundreds of stimulus-funded projects under way in national parks across the U.S. are long-overdue upgrades to the country's neglected "national jewels," Vice President Joe Biden said Monday. Biden began a two-day tour highlighting Recovery Act projects in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks by speaking to about 100 park workers, contractors and their families in the scenic Madison Valley, where the famous Madison River is formed in the shadow of 7,500-foot National Park Mountain. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)</p><p>Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Yellowstone National Park in Grand Junction, Wyo. on Monday, July 26, 2010. Hundreds of stimulus-funded projects under way in national parks across the U.S. are long-overdue upgrades to the country's neglected "national jewels," Biden said Monday. Biden began a two-day tour highlighting Recovery Act projects in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks by speaking to about 100 park workers, contractors and their families in the scenic Madison Valley, where the famous Madison River is formed in the shadow of 7,500-foot National Park Mountain. From left, Suzanne Lewis Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, John Jarvis, Project Manager, and Ed Bennett, VP of Anderson Construction listen. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)</p><p>Vice President Biden greats supporters after a speech at Yellowstone National Park in Grand Junction, Wyo. on Monday, July 26, 2010. Hundreds of stimulus-funded projects under way in national parks across the U.S. are long-overdue upgrades to the country's neglected "national jewels," Vice President Joe Biden said Monday. Biden began a two-day tour highlighting Recovery Act projects in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks by speaking to about 100 park workers, contractors and their families in the scenic Madison Valley, where the famous Madison River is formed in the shadow of 7,500-foot National Park Mountain. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)</p><p>Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Yellowstone National Park in Grand Junction, Wyo. as Suzanne Lewis, left, Deputy Superintendent of Yellowstone Park, listens on Monday, July 26, 2010. Hundreds of stimulus-funded projects under way in national parks across the U.S. are long-overdue upgrades to the country's neglected "national jewels," Vice President Joe Biden said Monday. Biden began a two-day tour highlighting Recovery Act projects in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks by speaking to about 100 park workers, contractors and their families in the scenic Madison Valley, where the famous Madison River is formed in the shadow of 7,500-foot National Park Mountain. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/21/4725011-judge-grills-feds-on-pulling-utah-drilling-leaseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/21/4725011-judge-grills-feds-on-pulling-utah-drilling-leasesbusinessusparksdrillingnational-parksken-salazarWed, 21 Jul 2010 23:50:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/13/4669223-salazar-defends-pulling-oil-lease-parcels-in-utahhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/13/4669223-salazar-defends-pulling-oil-lease-parcels-in-utahbusinessusparksdrillingnational-parksus-newsken-salazarTue, 13 Jul 2010 19:03:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/02/4602973-climber-missing-near-mount-rainier-summithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/02/4602973-climber-missing-near-mount-rainier-summitussearchnational-park-servicenational-parksus-newsmount-rainierFri, 2 Jul 2010 18:29:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/24/4064357-us-mint-unveils-new-quarters-with-national-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/24/4064357-us-mint-unveils-new-quarters-with-national-parksbusinessuspoliticsnational-parksquartersWed, 24 Mar 2010 20:37:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>These undated handout artist renderings provided by the U.S. Mint, show the first five commemorative quarters in the America the Beautiful series, honoring 56 national sites through the U.S. Top row, from left are, Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas; Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming; Yosemite National Park in California. Bottom row, from left are, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona; and Mount National Forest in Oregon. 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