Monday, May 28th, 2012

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National parks are big business in Colorado, new report says

By Scot Kersgaard | 02.28.12 | 3:04 pm

According to a report released Tuesday by the National Park Service, Colorado’s national parks received more than 5.6 million visits in 2010 generating just under $293 million in spending and accounting for 6366 jobs in the state.

Mesa Verde among national parks threatened by EPA air-pollution rule change

By David O. Williams | 11.22.08 | 7:40 am

Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the mountain range it protects were named for the natural fog that often enshrouds its peaks on the North Carolina-Tennessee border. But in recent years the nation’s most visited national park is called “Great Smoky” for another reason.