Read more parks stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20580/parks.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71998/parks-boss-had-3400-porn-pics-feds-avert-gaze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal investigative report has cleared a parks official even though he pored over thousands of porn pics on his computer while he was supposed to be working. The superintendent of the popular Gettysburg National Military Park was cleared of misconduct accusations linked to financial dealings with the Gettysburg Foundation,...http://www.newser.com/story/71998/parks-boss-had-3400-porn-pics-feds-avert-gaze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 3:50:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69401/nyc-seeks-smoking-ban-for-parks-beaches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSmokers banished outdoors by New York City's 2003 smoking ban may soon find much of the outdoors off-limits for lighting up as well, the New York Times reports. The city's health commissioner said yesterday that he plans to push for a full smoking ban in all the city's parks and...http://www.newser.com/story/69401/nyc-seeks-smoking-ban-for-parks-beaches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 5:37:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61679/boys-stomp-newborn-fawn-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish police are on the hunt for three boys who stomped a newborn fawn to death, reports the BBC. A dogwalker, too frightened to confront the violent gang, witnessed the attack in a park in Dorset. "In 23 years I have never seen anything quite as barbaric and horrendous as...http://www.newser.com/story/61679/boys-stomp-newborn-fawn-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 3:55:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31707/san-diego-vows-to-dress-down-socal-nudists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOfficials in San Diego County are drawing battle lines over those who give up tan lines. For years, naturists have flocked to San Onofre State Beach to skinny dip in seclusion—but after Labor Day, park rangers will issue citations to nudists at the iconic getaway, which even Richard Nixon...http://www.newser.com/story/31707/san-diego-vows-to-dress-down-socal-nudists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Jul 2008 17:00:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29782/unicorn-deer-spotted-in-italy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA deer with a single horn in the center of its head has been spotted in an Italian nature preserve, triggering speculation that such anomalies may have helped give rise to unicorn myths, the AP reports. Experts say the year-old deer, born in captivity and nicknamed “Unicorn,” likely has a...http://www.newser.com/story/29782/unicorn-deer-spotted-in-italy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 18:02:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28792/san-francisco-seattle-top-us-fittest-cities-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSan Francisco has narrowly edged out Seattle for the distinction of being America's fittest big city, says a new study released by the American College of Sports Medicine. Judging 16 large metropolitan areas on factors ranging from exercise frequency and fruit intake to the availability of parks and public transportation,...http://www.newser.com/story/28792/san-francisco-seattle-top-us-fittest-cities-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 May 2008 12:50:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16150/arnold-dont-surf-apologies-to-robert-duvall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia's budget mess has Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposing to shutter 48 state parks, the Los Angeles Times reports, to the outrage of devoted citizens. Schwarzenegger's list includes Gold Rush-era Sutter's Fort in Sacramento and San Simeon State Park near Hearst Castle. The Governator's no-new-taxes budget is aimed to close a...http://www.newser.com/story/16150/arnold-dont-surf-apologies-to-robert-duvall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Jan 2008 14:35:00 CST