Washington DC -May 25-The Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA), a trade group representing world renowned Bourbon brands, has sent a letter to the Congressional Bourbon Caucus and every member of Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation, urging strong opposition to wholesaler-crafted legislation that would significantly damage Kentucky’s signature Bourbon industry.

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Washington DC -May 25- While much attention has been given to national security threats on public lands along the southern border, similar problems also exist along the U.S. northern border. As the longest contiguous border in North America, over 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Canada border are on federal land.

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Washington DC -May 11- Researchers have found that a 150 million year old “dinobird” fossil, long thought to contain nothing but fossilized bone and rock, has been hiding remnants of the animal’s original chemistry.

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Washington DC - April 7 - Visitors will have a greater number of options for getting around in America’s national parks and on other public lands, thanks to $24.8 million in federal funding announced by the Federal Transit Administration.

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Washington DC - April 2 - The number of grizzly bears killed in British Columbia is regularly exceeding the provincial government’s own limits on bear kills – largely because of trophy hunting, according to new research released on the first day of the hunting season in B.C.

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Washington DC - March 29 - Obama Administration Officials announced a White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors to be held on Friday, April 16, 2010. The conference will address the challenges, opportunities and innovations surrounding modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting Americans to the outdoors.

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Washington DC - March 26 - The National Cherry Blossom Festival, March 27-April 11, is an annual two-week event that celebrates springtime in Washington, DC as well as the 1912 gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan.

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Washington DC - March 24 - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that all 392 national parks will have free admission during National Park Week, April 17 to 25. Parks will also offer additional family friendly activities and special offers on tours, lodging, food, and souvenirs.

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Washington DC March 22 - Real spending on travel and tourism decreased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 following an increase of 6.6 percent in the third quarter, while real gross domestic product (GDP) posted a fourth quarter increase of 5.9 percent.

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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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