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$3.3 million Will Preserve 536 Acres Of American Revolutionary And Civil War Battlefields

Lands involved in the American Revolution and the Civil War are being protected thanks to more than $3.3 million in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants given to the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Traveler's View: Interior Needs To Stand Up For Big Cypress National Preserve

For too long Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida has been treated akin to a sacrificial lamb by the National Park Service and Interior Department, as decisions on issues such as wilderness designation and oil exploration have gone against the Park Service's prime directive, which is to preserve nature for future generation's enjoyment.