81. Geological Attractions Birmingham Environmental Center and Robert R. Meyer Planetarium, The park is located on alabama Highway 25 between Montevallo and Centreville. http://www.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/Education/edpage_geolattract.html

Geological Attractions Selected Geologic Attractions In Alabama and Neighboring States These data were last checked in 1998.Some information, especially hours of operation and admission data, may be out of date. Please send corrections or additions to Andrew K. Rindsberg NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS Alabama Museum of Natural History, Box 870340, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0340. Telephone (205) 348-2319. Located in yellow-brick Smith Hall near the center of campus, the museum features minerals, fossils including Cretaceous reptiles and a Quaternary mammoth skull, memorabilia of early Alabama geologists, and the Hodges meteorite, which hit Mrs. Hodges in her home in 1954. A special exhibit shows how fossil bones are prepared. The museum offers field excursions ranging from one-half day to two weeks in length for a fee. Admission charge. Alabama Science Center, Alabama Power Building, 1st floor, 244 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104. Telephone (205) 832-3902, or, outside Montgomery, 1-800-554-NEAT. Open Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed Saturday to Monday and major holidays. No admission charge. Anniston Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 1587, 800 Museum Drive, Anniston, AL 36202-1587. Thoroughly modern exhibit halls focus on rocks, minerals, and fossils; caves; North American and African mammals; and North American birds. Life-size dinosaur and pterodactyl models are particularly fine, together with a convincing walk-in model of a cave. Telephone (205) 237-6766. Tuesday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; closed most Mondays. Admission charge.

82. The WildLaw Letter - March 1999 The appeal is to the alabama Environmental Management Commission, On behalf of Wild alabama, WildLaw sued the National Park Service for their failure to http://www.wildlaw.org/newsletters/Mar99.htm

The WildLaw Letter For Members and Friends March 1999 Timber Sales in Alabama National Forests Shut Down! WildLaw and its Executive Director Ray Vaughan have worked on protecting the National Forests in Alabama since the mid-1980s; since the early 1990s, that work has been on behalf of Wild Alabama and the Alabama Wilderness Alliance. In that time we have caught (and proven successfully in court and in administrative appeals) the Forest Service doing the following: - Failing to consider numerous direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of their timber sales, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); - Failing to protect endangered, rare species and migratory birds; - Violating the National Historic Preservation Act by not protecting historic Native American sites on the Bankhead National Forest; - Using up to 19 times the legal limit of herbicides on the National Forests; and - Converting natural forests into pine plantations. Since 1995, legal work by WildLaw and Wild Alabama have halted timber sales on more than 60,000 acres of public lands in the National Forests in Alabama. Just two weeks prior to this shutdown, Regional Forester Elizabeth Estill ruled in our favor in two timber sales on the Talladega (see next article). Ray Vaughan and Lamar Marshall then met with Regional Forester Estill to discuss this situation. Since we do work in all the National Forests of the region through the organization Wild South, we told her that every National Forest in the South has these same kind of problems. We asked that she shut down timber sales on all National Forests in the South, from Texas to Virginia. She plans to conduct an increased number of surprise audits of districts around the region, and she said that if these problems appear to indeed be wide-spread, she would consider shutting down timber sales on a region-wide scale and conducting new NEPA training for all the districts. We offered to help with that training.

83. The WildLaw Letter - May 1999 On behalf of Wild alabama, WildLaw sued the National Park Service (NPS) over road Currently, alabama agencies do not have to consider the environmental http://www.wildlaw.org/newsletters/May99.htm

The WildLaw Letter For Members and Friends May 1999 WildLaw Hires Two for NC Office WildLaw announces that it has hired Kellam Warren and Danny Daniels to be staff attorneys at the new office WildLaw is opening in Asheville, North Carolina this summer. Kellam and Danny are both former summer law clerks for WildLaw and both were involved in winning cases against bad National Forest timber sales. They are graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law where they were president and vice-president of the Environmental Law Society and members of the Environmental Law Moot Court Team. The office will open in June 1999, and under the supervision of WildLaw Executive Director Ray Vaughan, Kellam and Danny will begin work first on timber sale challenges in the Pisgah, and Nantahala National Forests. After the bar exam results come out in the late Summer, Kellam and Danny will be able to work on all manner of environmental federal and state cases in North Carolina. This expansion of WildLaw is designed to assist our many clients and other organizations permanently in North Carolina, a beautiful and ecologically important state that has long needed more readily-available environmental lawyers. Offices will be located at 20 Battery Park Avenue, Suite 405 in Asheville, 28801. Phone numbers and e-mail will be announced once the office opens.

84. Water Course: An Alabama Center For Water And Environmental Education, A Project Official site of the alabama Department of Tourism and Travel. The Water Course An alabama Center for Water and Environmental Education, http://www.touralabama.org/alabama-attractions/details.cfm?ID=209

85. Turtle Point Environmental Science Center - Alabama Bureau Of Tourism & Travel Wind Creek State Park (Alexander City) Water Course An alabama Center for Water and Environmental Education, A Project of the alabama Power Foundation, http://www.touralabama.org/alabama-attractions/details.cfm?ID=3940

86. Environmental Protection Agency's Region Announces Winners Of 2000 Environmental alabama Mayors Corp. for Economic, Cultural and Education Development, Birmingham, Piedmont Park Conservancy Atlanta, GA to adapt existing environmental http://www.epa.gov/region4/oeapages/00press/000912.htm

Region 4 Environmental News Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Contact Us Print Version Search EPA Home ... Education ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S REGION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS September 12, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia - Region 4 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it has awarded 12 grants totaling $100,000 as a result of the 2000 competition for environmental education grants. John H. Hankinson, Jr., Regional Administrator of EPA Region 4, said, "The grants made under the National Environmental Education Act help further the public's appreciation of the environment and an understanding of the steps needed to protect it." The grants, authorized by the National Environmental Education Act (NEEA) of 1990, are awarded to carry out environmental education projects. The winners were chosen from 120 proposals submitted by institutions and agencies in the eight southeastern states within Region 4. Proposals received by the Region sought a total of more than $1.6 million in grants of $25,000 or less. The Grants program is designed to stimulate the development of environmental education projects at the community level by local schools and environmental organizations, and to facilitate environmental education partnerships between governmental agencies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. Projects are intended to motivate the public to be more environmentally conscious and make responsible and balanced decisions to protect the environment.

87. Resume Of C Graduate courses in international natural resource/environmental policy, social/economic Program areas include parks and outdoor recreation tourism, http://www.as.ua.edu/geography/HB_vitae.htm

Resume of C. Hobson Bryan Home Address: Office Address: 39 Cherokee Hills The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35404 Department of Geography Telephone. (205) 553-0100 Box 870322 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0322 Telephone: FAX: E-mail: hbryan@tenhoor.as.ua.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. May, 1968 (Sociology, Psychology) Louisiana State University M.A. August, 1966 (Sociology, Psychology) Louisiana State University B.A. May, 1964 (Sociology, Psychology, English) Vanderbilt University OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY Professor of Sociology (1994-present) Department of Geography Regional and Urban Planning Program, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

88. Joint Institute For Energy And Environment--Summer Intern Program Homepage of the Joint Institute for Energy and environment, a research Park; Tennessee Clean Water Network; Tennessee Department of environment and http://www.jiee.org/Interns/intern.html

JIEE's web pages are hosted by JIEE/SAMAB Summer Intern Program Note: Due to restructuring of the JIEE, the Summer Internships in Environmental Decision Making will not be offered in Summer 2005. Please bookmark this page for reference in your internship search for Summer 2006. About the Program 2005 Application Information About the Program The purpose of the JIEE/SAMAB summer intern program is to provide real-world experience for students interested in environmental decision making. The ten-week program, which began in 1997, brings undergraduate and graduate students to the Knoxville-Chattanooga, Tennessee area, where they work with and at various agencies and organizations involved in environmental decision making. The ten-week internship begins June 6 and ends August 12, 2005. Between eight and ten interns will be selected Selected students will be placed with environmental decision makers around the Southern Appalachian region. Host organizations/mentors will include federal, state, and municipal governments; small and large businesses; and non-governmental organizations. Interns will develop individualized projects with their host organization around one or more environmental-decision issues, observing and studying the decision-making process and its context. The interns will gather seven or eight times for seminars on environmental research and decision making, rotating so that each mentor/host organization leads one presentation reflecting their perspective on decision making. The seminars are designed to expose students to different organizational types, issues, and decision contexts/processes.

89. Commercial Real Estate - Industrial Real Estate - West Alabama - Fayette County All major utilities are available as well as a Phase I Environmental Report. Several industries are located in this park and the surrounding area. http://www.westalabamaeda.org/properties.htm

The West Alabama Economic Development Authority Available Properties within the Tri-County area Fayette Lamar Pickens There are numerous industrial sites and buildings available throughout the tri-county area. The fully developed sites range in size from three to 50 acres. Local governments are currently in the planning stage of developing a new park in each of the three counties. Information on these sites will be posted as the parks develop. Buildings that are available range in size from 16,000 square feet up to 278,000 square feet. Following is information on available sites and buildings by county. For additional information, please contact our office via the contact page. Fayette County Fayette County Industrial Park The park is located on Highway 96 just west of downtown Fayette. Sites range in size from three to 40 acres. Topography is flat to rolling with per acre price at $5,000. All major utilities are available as well as a Phase I Environmental Report. Several industries are located in this park and the surrounding area. The park is located 25 miles from Corridor X (Memphis to Birmingham interstate) and 45 miles from Interstate 59/20. Arvin Building Located in Fayette, this building offers 270,000 square feet of heavy manufacturing area with 8,000 square feet of office area located on 24 acres. The building was a former manufacturing facility for Arvin Muffler. Eave heights are 22 feet and construction is tilt-up concrete and block. There are two 20-ton cranes; 500 parking spaces; and the building has sprinkler fire protection. The quoted sales price of the building is $3.2 million and may be negotiable. The building is located 25 miles from Corridor X (Memphis to Birmingham interstate) and 45 miles from Interstate 59/20.

90. Wehle Nature Center Facilities It features conservation and environmental educational exhibits aimed at both Historic Blakeley State Park is located north of Daphne, alabama on http://www.outdooralabama.com/public-lands/stateLands/WNC/

Search State Lands Public Notices State-Owned Trust Lands Alabama’s Forever Wild Program ... Gatra Wehle Nature Center Schedule Wehle Nature Centers The Robert G. Wehle Nature Center This Nature Center is located approximately 5 miles Southeast of Midway, Alabama in Bullock County on County Road 47. Take U.S. Hwy. 82 from either Montgomery or Eufaula to Midway and follow the "Nature Center" signs. The Gatra Wehle Nature Center Historic Blakeley State Park is located north of Daphne, Alabama on highway 225. The Wehle Nature Centers are open to the general public every Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. See the WNC's schedule for weekend events. Special weekend use is also available during some periods. They are also available for groups larger than 15 during the weekdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm by appointment. Appointments for tours and programs at the Wehle Nature Centers can be made by phoning the State Lands Division 1-800-LAND-ALA . Please indicate whether you are interested in a tour, educational program, or simply desire to use the facility for a meeting. Please be prepared to answer the following questions: Arrival and departure time Name of school or group Address and phone number of contact person Relative age group and number in party Any special needs or program request (e.g., programs on wildflowers, birds or aquatic animals)

91. Environmental Law Program - The Sierra Club Foundation When the Park Service failed to act, the Club and other environmental The alabama Beach Mouse. The Endangered Species Act prohibits developers from http://www.sierraclub.org/foundation/programs/envirolaw.asp

Select an Issue) Stop Sprawl Arctic/Wildlands Protect National Forests Clean Water Global Warming Population Stabilization Responsible Trade More Issues (Select a Project) Global Warming Environmental Justice Grizzly Bears Wild Salmon Inner City Outings Youth In Wilderness Shasta Alpine Lodge Sierra Club's Environmental Law Program Sometimes it takes a crowd of chanting activists waving signs at a rally to bring attention to an environmental problem. Other times it means organizing a massive postcard campaign, or endorsing a political candidate or using doorhangers to alert neighbors to a polluter in their vicinity. And sometimes it takes a lawsuit. In 1971, a pioneering Sierra Club lawsuit the Mineral King case that challenged a proposed ski area in California gave citizens the right to sue for enforcement of environmental laws. Since then, the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program has used the courts to fight for national, regional and local conservation objectives, giving citizen activists the means and legal expertise to enforce our hard-won environmental protections. For example, through the Law Program the Sierra Club has protected the threatened desert tortoise and 6.4 million acres of its habitat in four Western states. It has forced 15 oil companies to stop unlawful dumping of toxic wastewater into the Gulf of Mexico, fought air pollution and huge highway projects in every region of the country and halted logging in Illinois’ only national forest. Because the Club is consistently successful, it’s a force to be reckoned with by governmental agencies and industry alike.

92. City Of Auburn, Alabama - Growth Boundary Information We need a good neighborhood park, walkways, good alternate (walking, Environmental sustainability most definitely. Need Riparian Ordinance! http://www.auburnalabama.org/Growth/Land/007Notes.htm

Appendix A: Notes from Table Maps AUBURN LAND USE PLAN 2003: WORKSHOP Notes from Table Maps February 15, 2003 At the conclusion of the workshop those present were asked to write any comments or suggestions on the blank maps that were placed on each table. The following is a record of these comments. Village Centers Concept Village centers have potential to fragment community at large. Therefore, keep large recreation and other facilities areas (e.g. soccer fields baseball complex) more centralized Fragmentation of larger community was a concern mentioned in 2020. City should consider purchasing property so they may control some of the development according to the Village Plan. Should be gateway! [N. College at 280]. I don’t even know where Pace is should it be a separate area? Why is it a neighborhood center? All multi-family housing development in a village has potential to become student housing. Adverse effect? Concerned about new upscale developments in the village center concept and leaving inner city poorer developments. Schools cannot mirror village centers and still maintain quality of all schools which we pride ourselves on.

93. STEVE MORRIS - RECREATION & TRAVEL WEB - PARKS & RECREATION - UNITED STATES RHODE ISLAND. State of Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Managment Division of parks Recreation. SOUTH CAROLINA. South Carolina parks Smiling Faces. http://www.fiu.edu/~morriss/travrec/travparks.html

PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION United States of America Archaeological Parks in the U.S Area Parks Backpacker.com Blue Ridge Parkway Virtual Visitor Center ... BACK TO INDEX For Individual States, go to: REGIONAL INDEX ALABAMA Alabama State Parks page. Alabama Live's Park Page CONNECTICUT Connecticut State Parks and Forests DELAWARE Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation Beach Net .com BACK TO INDEX DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Dept. of Parks and Recreation FLORIDA Florida State Parks....the Real Florida Florida Trail Guide Metro-Dade Parks This is the home page for the Miami-Dade Parks Dept. National Forests in Florida GEORGIA Georgia On My Mind Online North Georgia's Great Outdoors North Georgia Internet Magazine BACK TO INDEX ... Kentucky State Parks - KY State Parks Homepage MAINE Maine Dept. of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands Maine Camping Guide MARYLAND Maryland Parks This state site has links to national, state, county, and municipal parks in Maryland. Maryland's Public Lands Beach Net .com BACK TO INDEX MASSACHUSETTS MassParks.org Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Management MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Parks NEW HAMPSHIRE Welcome to New Hampshire State Parks New Hampshire Campgrounds BACK TO INDEX NEW JERSEY New Jersey State Parks, Forests, Recreation Areas and Marinas

94. GORP - Russell Cave National Monument - Alabama The park is located 7 miles north of Bridgeport, alabama. system has been temporarily suspended while environmental impact studies are being conducted. http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_nm/al_russe.htm

Nat'l Parks Nat'l Forests Nat'l Monuments Wilderness Areas ... Contests Search: City Escapes Regional Guides Top 10 Fall Forests Mountain-Bike Meccas ... Shoulder-Season South America from Away.com PARKS Russell Cave National Monument 3729 County Road 98 Bridgeport, Alabama 35740 A small cave in the northeastern most corner of Alabama, Russell Cave served as a home for Pre-historic Indians for over 8,000 years. Russell Cave National Monument was established on May 11,1961 when 310 acres donated by the National Geographic Society to the American people were set aside to protect the site and its surroundings. Museum exhibits tell a story of the people that lived in this limestone cave with the artifacts they left behind. A short walking trail to the cave shelter offers an opportunity to see the living conditions of these Native Americans. A 1.2 mile loop trail takes you through the Oak-Hickory forest which served as the food supply for these early people. The park is located 7 miles north of Bridgeport, Alabama. Take County Road 75 north from Bridgeport for approx. 4 miles, turn right on County Road 98, entrance is approx. 3 miles on your left. Visitation is highest in summer months: lowest during winter months. The park is open daily, 8a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed December 25. Summers generally hot and humid. Winters are generally mild. Recommend warmer clothing in winter; light clothing in summer. SPONSORED LINKS Facilities at the park include an information Center, Archaic man exhibit, Woodland man exhibit, and Mississipian man exhibit. Trails include a steep nature trail: .6 miles, Steep Hiking trail: 1.2 miles, and cave trail .1 mile. Demonstrations of Prehistoric Tools and Weapons are given for larger groups when staffing allows. Educational programs for school age groups available with reservations.

95. Research Park Notes, Issue 17 Look for tidbits of information on National Environmental Research Park Beth Miller (Ohio), and Jan Miller (alabama) worked under the leadership of http://www.esd.ornl.gov/facilities/nerp/parknotes_issue17.html

Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park Research Park Notes Issue 17, July 24, 2001 Welcome to Research Park Notes! Look for tidbits of information on National Environmental Research Park activities, observations, and users every couple of weeks. To provide newsletter input, request additional information, make comments, or add/delete mailing list names, contact the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Area Manager, Pat Parr PARK RESEARCH AND USERS Undergraduate students Rebekah Hutton [Department of Energy, Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowships (ERULF) intern] and Keiran O'Hara and Carrie Pendley [Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE) at ORNL interns] are working with Carla Gunderson and Timothy Tschaplinski (Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory) to characterize responses to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO ) in the forest understory. The Oak Ridge Free-Air CO Enrichment (FACE) facility , sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, provides atmospheric CO concentrations of future decades to an intact forest ecosystem. Rebekah, Keiran, and Carrie are comparing the relative impacts of elevated CO

96. Environmental History: Our National Parks And The Search For Sustainability Full text of the article, Our National parks and the Search for Otherwise, environmental activists will undoubtedly approve O Brien s eight steps for http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3854/is_200007/ai_n8914204

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles Environmental History Jul 2000 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for ASA News ASEE Prism Academe African American Review ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Our National Parks and the Search for Sustainability Environmental History Jul 2000 by Runte, Alfred Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Our National Parks and the Search for Sustainability_ By Bob R. O'Brien. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1999. xvi + 246 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, selected bibliography, index. Cloth $40.00, paper $19.95. A professor of geography at San Diego State University, Bob R. O'Brien has been in love with the national parks since 1947, when, in his words, he experienced the "sheer joy" of "a long-awaited tour" (p. xi). Now, he revisits the objects of his affection in Our National Parks and the Search for Sustainability. Six case studies examine Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Denali, Canyonlands, Yosemite, and Grand Teton National Parks. Special topics include external threats, wilderness, wildlife management, visitation, and administration. These are legitimate categories for any scholar, and others-historians, geographers, and political scientists-have been compelled to review them, too. And therein is the problem for many specialistsmuch in this book has been said already. One suspects the publisher knew that, too, since its review copy was the paperback version, released simultaneously.

97. Environmental & Outdoor Education Jobs In Environmental Career Opportunities alabama 4H CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR (SEASONAL) PARK NATURALIST The State of alabama, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, http://www.ecojobs.com/2oct/educationw.htm

in the West/Central U.S. OUTDOOR EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR You'll need a college degree, a healthy amount of experience both with kids and the outdoors (or a strong and eager desire to learn), and the willingness to work and live in a small, close knit community of twenty. If you don't have a degree yet but are looking for an internship, we would be more than happy to speak with you. Salary and Benefits: Base rate of $45 a day to start, but your wage can reach up to $90/day, depending on what you do during the day; assist at the climbing wall, help in the kitchen, or work what we call "time and a half" and "double duty". We provide health insurance and wages right away that get better as you collect "days". Application Closing Date: December 31, 2004. Start Date: Fall, Sept. 20, 2004. Spring, January 10, 2005. To Apply: First, check out our website at www.camphightrails.com , to make sure you know a little about what you are applying for. (You will find printable reference forms here as well. Before a position is offered, you will need to turn in three completed reference forms. We recommend getting a head start on these.) Fax, email or attach your resume and cover letter to: 46942 Skyview Dr., Big Bear City, CA 92314, ph: 909-936-3240, fax: 909 752- 5414, work@camphightrails.com

98. Environmental Justice And Public Participation Through Technology The Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to environmental justice and public Hyde and Aragon Park Community Improvement Committee Augusta, Georgia http://www.lm.doe.gov/env_justice/technology.htm

Environmental Justice and Public Participation Building Community Capacity Table of Contents Introduction Environmental Justice and Public Participation Making Public Participation More Meaningful Electronic Access and Public Participation ... Additional Information Melinda Downing Office of Stakeholder Relations Office of Legacy Management U.S. Department of Energy Introduction The Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to environmental justice and public participation. DOE is working to involve citizens early and often in its decision-making process. Meaningful public involvement can lead to better and more just environmental decision-making. Involving the public, however, is not always easy. This publication discusses one way to increase meaningful public participation: through electronic access. Environmental Justice and Public Participation Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all citizens in environmental decision-making. It demands that no population suffer a disproportionate share of environmental burdens. Environmental justice is based on the idea that, in a democracy, when everyone participates meaningfully in a process whose procedures and substance they understand, no group should be affected unequally by a decision. Making Public Participation More Meaningful Identifying public concerns and issues;

99. Sierra Club Reveal Bush Administration Allowed Drilling Under National Park Service Areas Rules Made in Secret Would Affect More Than a Dozen Park Service Areas http://www.commondreams.org/news2004/1117-10.htm

Home Contacting Us About Us Donate ... NewsWire Printer Friendly Version E-Mail This Article FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 17, 2004 2:54 PM CONTACT: Sierra Club Annie E. Strickler 202-675-2384 New Documents Reveal Bush Administration Allowed Drilling Under National Park Service Areas Rules Made in Secret Would Affect More Than a Dozen Park Service Areas WASHINGTON November 17 The Sierra Club today released documents showing that the Bush administration gave special treatment to Texas-based Davis Brothers Oil Producers, Inc., when it reversed a longstanding policy in order to allow oil and gas drilling underneath certain national parks, preserves and refuges regardless of potential environmental impacts. More than a dozen National Park Service areas could be impacted by the rule, including Big Thicket National Preserve and Padre Island National Seashore in Texas, New River Gorge in West Virginia, and Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. Documents obtained by Sierra Club through the Freedom of Information Act show that the Bush administration changed the rule specifically at the request of Ross Davis, who runs Davis Brothers Oil Producers. Moreover, the administration made its decision in secret and bypassed the regular rulemaking process, which allows for public input and a high degree of transparency. “These documents show that the Bush administration bent over backwards to help its friends in the oil and gas industry even when the facts showed that its policy would harm national parks," said Brandt Mannchen of the Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter, who has been tracking drilling problems around Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas. "This administration seems to think there are two sets of rules, one for oil and gas companies and one for everyone else."

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