| California closing state parks while U.S. opens national park in Afghanistan... |
Subject: California closing state parks while U.S. opens national park in Afghanistan... by CentralCoaster on 2009/6/18 18:09:52 "US ambassador dedicates first Afghan nat'l park... USAID, the U.S. government aid arm, spent almost $1 million to help the lakes gain national park status. The Wildlife Conservation Society helped identify the park's boundaries and worked with villagers living near the park, who have been persuaded to shift a bazaar that was located at the lakeside to prevent pollution of the water." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/a ... s/as_afghan_national_park Meanwhile California is closing 75% of its state parks due to lack of funding from the state budget. Georgia and some others states are also doing the same. |
