Congaree National Park News:
Congaree National Park a treat for kids and parents on a budget (Note, nice video...though it parallels the text)
If you’re looking to get back in touch with nature, there’s nothing quite like Congaree National Park.
http://www.scnow.com/scp/lifestyles/tank...a_budget/49495/
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Everglades National Park News:
Weston Eagle Scout dies on hike in Big Cypress Preserve
He was a beloved son devoted to his twin sister, an Advanced Placement scholar who was planning to enter the University of Florida and a determined Boy Scout striving to attain the rank of Eagle Scout.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1043161.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Park publishes plan to preserve logging town
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park plans to preserve part of the historic Elkmont community in Tennessee.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090511/NEWS01/90511019/1311

Great Smoky Mountains celebrates 75 years as the 'people's park'
Does Congress know what's going on over here?
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/affordableamerica/2009-05-07-great-smoky-mountains_N.htm
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Maine National Parks in the News (Misc. Non Specific)
Maine from A to Z
Maine presents summer visitors with so much to do it's almost hard to keep track of it all. From the sea to the mountains, the restaurants to the museums, the historic homes to the parks and preserves, the Pine Tree State has a little bit of everything. What follows are twenty-six (at least) things to do and places to see, the best of Maine from A to Z.
http://www.downeast.com/node/4975
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Hiking news: Rocky Mountain National Park beetle mitigation work continues
Bark beetles continue to be active within Rocky Mountain National Park, impacting large numbers of conifer trees.
http://www.examiner.com/x-2520-Denver-Hi...-work-continues