Image by lcthulou via Flickr Free Admission, Special Events, Photo Contest and More! WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Park Service’s third entrance fee free weekend of the summer is August 15-16. All 391 national parks across the nation will offer free admission to all visitors. “America’s national parks have always been popular vacation spots,” said [...]
Image via Wikipedia WASHINGTON – A walk in the park is free this weekend! Everyone is invited to national parks across the country for the second of three free admission summer weekends. All 391 national parks will offer free admission this Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, and again on August 15-16. Many park [...]
Image via Wikipedia The preliminary estimate of total ducks from the 2009 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey was 42 million, which is 13 percent greater than last year’s estimate and 25 percent greater than the 1955-2008 average, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today. The Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey samples more [...]
From My Friend Holly, a collection of shots from the Skate Park at Brady’s Run: [flickr]http://www.flickr.com/photos/hzfoose/3658343293/[/flickr] [flickr]http://www.flickr.com/photos/hzfoose/3659135044/[/flickr] [flickr]http://www.flickr.com/photos/hzfoose/3659133554/[/flickr] [flickr]http://www.flickr.com/photos/hzfoose/3659125528/[/flickr] Brady’s Run is in Beaver County, Between Columbiana and Beaver Falls on Rte 51( Ohio 14). This 2000 Acr park features a 28 acre lake stocked by the Pennsylvania Fishing Division, walking and jogging paths, A [...]
Image via Wikipedia WASHINGTON – “Mom, Dad, I’m bored!” So goes the dreaded refrain of a kid with a case of the summer squirmies. No worries – national parks can shake the squirmies. A new web feature, www.nps.gov/getaways, launching today, will highlight one, of the almost 400 national parks, every week this summer to help [...]
