National Parks Need More Money, Say Tennessee Members of New Coalition

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: February 27, 2002 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- At a press conference today, the new coalition of Americans for National Parks, including several organizations from Tennessee, called for an additional $280 million in the National Park Service's fiscal year 2003 operating budget to protect national parks across the country.

"Preserving and protecting our national parks is of utmost value for historical and ecological purposes," said Representative Bob Clement (D-5-TN). "I commend this group of ...