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In a tiny Costa Rican village, his crew slept in A-frame cabins and helped villagers build housing in hopes of drawing national-park tourists and generating additional income.

How to Change the World Kelly Greene 2010

One possible solution to the vagaries of national-park funding would be for Congress to create an endowment that would provide regular funds for the parks to rely upon, so that they wouldn't be subject to the whims of particular administrations.

Not a Walk in the Park 2009

Listed as a threatened species in 1990, the reptiles were being crushed by cattle and joy-riding ORVers, environmentalists charged; saving the tortoise required getting these despoilers out of the desert, which in turn required national-park designation.

BIRTH OF A PARK 2008

In a 2006 paper, Pergams and Zaradic performed an elaborate statistical analysis correlating numerous social variables with national-park visits, and found that almost the entire decline could be attributed to increases since 1987 in videogames, Internet usage, movie viewing (and the price of gasoline).

Out of the Wilderness 2008

How can the same people who claim to seek oneness with the earth violate a primary national-park rule: take only pictures, leave only footprints.

Wheels Of Misfortune 2008

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, reputedly speaking of an "escaped" tiger that the politician helped shoot and tranquilize during a national-park tour.

Periscope 2008

Several of the Muir Woods Nine, as they became known, refused to pay the $100 fines, saying the national-park rangers had no authority because the runners weren't on federal land at the time.

Running Wild in California Molly Williams 2008

They say she will pose as an conservationist, going on about the joys of hiking and camping and pushing to fix up the crumbling national-park system for the enjoyment of tourists.

Familiar Waters 2007

The best part though was getting the first full view of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam at the national-park headquarters.

Trekking Nepal 2007

The Canyon of the Colorado should be made a national park; and the national-park system should include the Yosemite and as many as possible of the groves of giant trees in California.

State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.