#Alabama man dead after falling in Smoky Mountains National Park

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“#Alabama man dead after falling in Smoky Mountains National Park” An Alabama man plummeted to his death as he tried to take a photo in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Wesley Brandon Stedham, 48, of Warrior, fell 50 feet from the park’s Chimney Tops Overlook, WBRC reported….

#City workers closing park too early, locking visitors inside

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“#City workers closing park too early, locking visitors inside” Enter this city park at your own risk. Parks Department workers are slamming shut the cast-iron gates of one Manhattan green space ahead of closing time, even with visitors inside. “Park’s closed! Locking the gate,” a worker bellowed at 8:56 p.m. Thursday, an hour ahead of…

#Senate approves $2.8B plan to boost conservation, parks

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“#Senate approves $2.8B plan to boost conservation, parks” In this May 18, 2020 photo, visitors watch as Old Faithful erupts on the day the park partially reopened after a two-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, at Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Lawmakers have reached bipartisan agreement on an election-year deal to double spending on a…