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Saturday Jun 27 | The Daily News-Record

Interior Chief Visits SNP

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar knelt down in the Big Meadows Swamp at Shenandoah National Park on Monday and examined the bed of plants and weeds covering the ground beneath him.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Virginia

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Rappahannock News

Shenandoah National Park to get $30 million facelift

For years, Shenandoah National Park, a part of which is in Rappahannock County and a scant two-hour drive from the national capital, has languished in a lack of attention from previous administrations and visitors alike.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, US Governors, Tim Kaine

Wed Jun 24, 2009

NBC29

'United We Serve' Kicks off at Big Meadows

Volunteers from Central Virginia on Monday kicked off President Barack Obama's " United We Serve " campaign in the Shenandoah National Park.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US National Parks

Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Daily News-Record

Interior Chief At Big Meadows Today

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join state and local leaders at Shenandoah National Park today to help kick off President Obama's "United We Serve" initiative.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Fri Jun 19, 2009

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Shenandoah National Park Offers Free Admission on Father's Day Weekend

If you are looking for something to do with your dad this weekend, you might want to consider paying the Shenandoah National Park a visit.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Detroit Free Press

First lady to lead Cabinet officers in volunteer efforts

WASHINGTON - Led by Michelle Obama, top members of the Obama administration will fan out across the country next week to participate in community service projects as part of a high-profile effort to spark volunteer work through the summer.

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Related Topix: Michelle Obama, FEMA, US News, US Military, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Army, US National Parks, Los Angeles, CA, US Politics, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Democrat

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Greene-News.com - The Greene County R...

in & Around Greene 6-18

June 18-20 During the week of June 16-20 there will be motocross racing, demolition derby & rock crawling demos, sand drag racing, truck and tracker pull and bull riding, all part of The Mid Atlantic Power Festival.

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Related Topix: Stanardsville, VA, Virginia, US National Parks, Greene County, VA, Madison, VA, Ruckersville, VA

Sun Jun 07, 2009

GantDaily.com

Students Visit Historical Sites on Spring Trip

R Rebecca Edwards, Robert Reigel, Andrea Graham, and Heather Humber on the garden walk behind Monticello.

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Related Topix: Penn State Dubois, Charlottesville, VA, University of Virginia, US National Parks

Fri Jun 05, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Great Dismal coin tossed; Shenandoah is the pick

The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge won't be representing Virginia on a quarter.

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Related Topix: Virginia, US National Parks

Thu Jun 04, 2009

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

New License Plate Features National Park

The Shenandoah National Park Trust is proud to announce the newest license plate available to Virginians.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Virginia, Virginia Government

Wed Jun 03, 2009

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Free Weekends at SNP

If you're heading to Shenandoah National Park certain weekends this summer, you can leave the wallet at home.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Stimulus money to help spruce up Blue Ridge Parkway

More than $14 million in federal stimulus money will go toward helping the Blue Ridge Parkway make a dent in its $250 million maintenance backlog, while also infusing money into the local economy.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sat May 23, 2009

The Corner

Re: Unarmed in Yosemite

No argument from me on those points, Heather. Reader P.J.M. makes a more serious point than I did: Yosemite is less the issue than, say, the GW Parkway here in Virginia.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Thu May 21, 2009

LancasterOnline

Rare falcon journeys here from Richmond

She doesn't screech with a Southern drawl. But a female peregrine falcon believed to be on a nest under the Columbia-Wrightsville bridge was hatched on a Richmond, Va., skyscraper three years ago.

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Related Topix: Richmond, VA, US National Parks

Sat May 16, 2009

Ask MetaFilter

Sensational scenic Shenandoah short-sabbatical suggestions

Travel Filter: Planning trip from NC to Appomattox and Shenandoah Valley VA for Memorial Day weekend.

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Related Topix: Shenandoah, VA, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, US National Parks

WHSV

Stimulus Money to Affect Valley Projects

The U.S. Department of Interior says the Commonwealth will get $43.1 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to jump start the economy.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Blue Ridge Parkway

Thu May 14, 2009

Gauge at Metro Weekly (Newspaper Maga...

The Gay Outdoors: Adventuring marks 30 years of being out in nature, along with straight allies

For those unfamiliar with Adventuring , last weekend's Virginia hike from Bootens Gap in Shenandoah National Park to Hoover Camp, President Hoover's rural retreat, might have seemed pretty ordinary.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Wed May 06, 2009

NBC29

Route 33 Reopens in Greene after Truck Crash

Route 33 in Greene County has reopened to traffic after a temporary closure to remove a tractor-trailer. The truck carrying beer overturned Wednesday afternoon on the section of Route 33 within the Shenandoah National Park.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Mon May 04, 2009

The Daily News-Record

Stimulus Money Targeted At Skyline Drive Restoration

Shenandoah National Park will receive more than $17 million in federal economic stimulus money, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Jim Webb, Democrat, Virginia, Colonial National Historical Park

Sat May 02, 2009

Modesto Bee

'America's Best Idea'

Ken Burns has gained fame as one of America's best documentary filmmakers with works such as "The Civil War" and "Baseball," the two most-watched series ever on public television.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Yosemite National Park, Grand Teton National Park

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