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News from the Parks
Indian Head Rock getting a face-lift
May 8, 2008 - 6:45pm
It's considered really poor form if your face falls off. So officials from a couple of federal agencies have come together to perform a little preventive maintenance on a well-known geological feature in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to make sure it lasts for future generations and does not become a safety hazard. Indian Head Rock, an outcropping that rises 50 feet over Little River Road about three miles from the Townsend Wye, got its name from the fact that, from either side, it looks like the profile of an American Indian. It has loomed over the road ever since there was a road, but National Park Service officials are at a loss to say when or from whom it got its name. But the rock has become unstable because of erosive natural forces to the extent that the Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration are working together to strengthen and stabilize it.
May 8, 2008 - 6:45pm
It's considered really poor form if your face falls off. So officials from a couple of federal agencies have come together to perform a little preventive maintenance on a well-known geological feature in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to make sure it lasts for future generations and does not become a safety hazard. Indian Head Rock, an outcropping that rises 50 feet over Little River Road about three miles from the Townsend Wye, got its name from the fact that, from either side, it looks like the profile of an American Indian. It has loomed over the road ever since there was a road, but National Park Service officials are at a loss to say when or from whom it got its name. But the rock has become unstable because of erosive natural forces to the extent that the Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration are working together to strengthen and stabilize it.
“Eco-resort” Proponents to Make Their Case at Winter Harbor Meeting
May 8, 2008 - 6:44pm
Who are these guys?That’s among the questions swirling around a proposed “conservation community” that calls for development of 3,200 acres in Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro that abut Schoodic Point. That and other questions may be answered at a public meeting to be held in Winter Harbor at the Peninsula School gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14. For nearly two months, a team of consultants representing the property’s owners has been meeting privately with officials from both towns, nonprofit organizations and the representatives of the National Park Service, which oversees the 2,400-acre Schoodic Section of Acadia National Park.
May 8, 2008 - 6:44pm
Who are these guys?That’s among the questions swirling around a proposed “conservation community” that calls for development of 3,200 acres in Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro that abut Schoodic Point. That and other questions may be answered at a public meeting to be held in Winter Harbor at the Peninsula School gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14. For nearly two months, a team of consultants representing the property’s owners has been meeting privately with officials from both towns, nonprofit organizations and the representatives of the National Park Service, which oversees the 2,400-acre Schoodic Section of Acadia National Park.
Feds: Funding Needed To Protect Seashore
May 8, 2008 - 6:43pm
A seemingly calm day inland on Long Island can be in violent juxtaposition to the Smith Point County Park shoreline in Brookhaven Town, as the beachfront takes a pounding from waves of whitecaps. As the Island braces for another hurricane season, residents and elected officials alike can only guess how Mother Nature will further chip away at the shoreline. To that end, US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), in an effort to maintain the integrity of the 83 miles of shoreline along the Fire Island National Seashore, recently announced that he is aggressively seeking federal funding from the Senate Appropriations Committee to allocate $965,000 for the purchase of two private parcels along the coast. The money also is tagged for administrative transfer costs for 11 acres of county-owned land. These properties are comprised of 64 parcels that have been condemned due to non-payment of taxes and which the county has donated to the National Park Service's Fire Island National Seashore, explained Gerry Petrella, spokesperson for Schumer.
May 8, 2008 - 6:43pm
A seemingly calm day inland on Long Island can be in violent juxtaposition to the Smith Point County Park shoreline in Brookhaven Town, as the beachfront takes a pounding from waves of whitecaps. As the Island braces for another hurricane season, residents and elected officials alike can only guess how Mother Nature will further chip away at the shoreline. To that end, US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), in an effort to maintain the integrity of the 83 miles of shoreline along the Fire Island National Seashore, recently announced that he is aggressively seeking federal funding from the Senate Appropriations Committee to allocate $965,000 for the purchase of two private parcels along the coast. The money also is tagged for administrative transfer costs for 11 acres of county-owned land. These properties are comprised of 64 parcels that have been condemned due to non-payment of taxes and which the county has donated to the National Park Service's Fire Island National Seashore, explained Gerry Petrella, spokesperson for Schumer.
Public Meeting Provides Information about Lake Powell Pipeline Project
May 8, 2008 - 6:41pm
The Utah Division of Natural Resources conducted a public meeting at the Crystal Inn in Cedar City, April 23, to provide information about the Lake Powell Pipeline Eric Millis, deputy director of the Division of Water Resources, said the Lake Powell Pipeline project is in the beginning stages of its development. “We are underway, and we’d just like to fill you in on the status of things right now and how we see things proceeding in the future,” Millis said. He introduced members of the project team who were present, including Project Manager Larry Anderson, Harold Sersland who is the environmental coordinator, Marc Brown, who represented Montgomery, Watson and Harza Engineering, and Brian Liming who is leading the environmental work.
May 8, 2008 - 6:41pm
The Utah Division of Natural Resources conducted a public meeting at the Crystal Inn in Cedar City, April 23, to provide information about the Lake Powell Pipeline Eric Millis, deputy director of the Division of Water Resources, said the Lake Powell Pipeline project is in the beginning stages of its development. “We are underway, and we’d just like to fill you in on the status of things right now and how we see things proceeding in the future,” Millis said. He introduced members of the project team who were present, including Project Manager Larry Anderson, Harold Sersland who is the environmental coordinator, Marc Brown, who represented Montgomery, Watson and Harza Engineering, and Brian Liming who is leading the environmental work.
Golden Gate Bridge toll could skyrocket
May 8, 2008 - 6:40pm
Golden Gate Bridge drivers could find themselves paying a $7 or higher toll if they cross the span during peak periods, under a plan released by the bridge district Thursday. Bridge district officials presented two options: one would increase the cash toll by $1 and the FasTrak toll by 50 cents, the other would see each go up $1. The extra toll would be charged between 7 and 9 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m. on weekdays and between 3 and 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays under the plan unveiled Thursday at the district's Finance-Auditing Committee meeting. The full board will take up the matter Friday.
May 8, 2008 - 6:40pm
Golden Gate Bridge drivers could find themselves paying a $7 or higher toll if they cross the span during peak periods, under a plan released by the bridge district Thursday. Bridge district officials presented two options: one would increase the cash toll by $1 and the FasTrak toll by 50 cents, the other would see each go up $1. The extra toll would be charged between 7 and 9 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m. on weekdays and between 3 and 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays under the plan unveiled Thursday at the district's Finance-Auditing Committee meeting. The full board will take up the matter Friday.
