Washington DC - March 8 - The National Park Service announced that favorable pricing on its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act large construction projects has resulted in savings of over 20 percent totaling approximately $129 million. The Service will use these dollars to fund an additional 30 high priority projects across the country.

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Washington DC - March 3 - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will distribute more than $862 million to support hunting, sport-fishing, and fish and wildlife conservation and education programs across the country.

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Washington DC - February 24 - Ten million more tourists visited the nation’s national parks last year than in 2008, a 3.9 percent increase that marked the fifth busiest year ever for the National Park System.

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Washington DC - February 22 - A change in federal law effective Monday, February 22, allows firearms in many national parks. People who can legally possess firearms under federal and state law can now possess those firearms in the national parks in that state.

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Washington DC - January 11 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making almost $10 million in grants available to 37 eligible coastal and Great Lakes states, territories and tribes to monitor beach water quality and notify the public of conditions that may be unsafe for swimming.

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Washington DC - December 30 - The National Saltwater Angler Registry will provide a comprehensive list of the nation’s saltwater anglers that will be used to improve surveys of fishermen to assess the health of fish stocks and to estimate the economic contributions of anglers.

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Washington DC - December 14 - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the National Park Service is awarding $46.5 million in historic preservation grants to 59 states and U.S. territories.

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Washington DC - December 11 - The Department of the Interior will undertake an important experimental initiative to improve the management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River as it flows through Grand Canyon National Park, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced during the Colorado River Water Users Association conference.

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Washington DC - December 9 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that U.S. Forest Service will commit an additional $40 million to address public safety concerns and forest health needs arising from the millions of acres of dead and dying trees from bark beetle infestations in the West.

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Washington DC -October 21- Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicated either stabilization or modest improvements in many sectors since the last report, albeit often from depressed levels.

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Washington DC - October 19 - U. S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced 42 new designations to the America’s Byways collection, including five All-American Roads and 37 National Scenic Byways in 26 states. This increases the number of America’s Byways to 151.

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Washington DC - September 30 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted his vision for a new direction in forest management and the new emphasis on collaboration, restoration, and conservation in the U.S. Forest Service’s efforts to improve forest health.

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Washington DC - September 25 - To mark the 16th Annual National Public Lands Day federal agencies, the National Environmental Education Foundation, and tens of thousands of volunteers will be participating in the nation’s largest one-day public lands volunteer event in history.

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Washington DC - September 25 - The National Parks Second Century Commission released their report on the future of the National Park System, which includes a wide range of recommendations for enhancing all aspects of our national parks.

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Washington DC - September 14 - The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service will convey 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from the Federal Outer Continental Shelf to replenish shoreline that suffered significant erosion as a result of Tropical Storm Fay in 2008.

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