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Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns visited Yosemite National Park today to preview his latest film National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Burns visited Yosemite landmarks, such as Yosemite Falls and Cooks Meadow, interacted with Yosemite Institute participants, and showed a one hour preview to Yosemite National Park employees and park partners. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/kenburns.htm
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Yosemite National Park is one of 39 national parks selected to receive a 2014 America’s Best Idea grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks. Inspired by Ken Burns’ critically acclaimed documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” this program builds partnerships between national parks …
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Kansas City native Gary White has been chasing clean water and rudimentary toilets for more than 30 years. You see, much of the world’s poorest populations live without them even … Click to Continue »
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There’s always been a heated rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners, especially on the football field. But another topic that has long stirred up an anti-Texas fervor is … Click to Continue »
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Imagine what’s known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and what comes to mind are floating bottles, flip flops and coolers blown about by wind and currents. In reality, the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gift idea from Farm House in Turlock
Name of store: Farm House Item: Unique bottle openers Price: $ 10.95 to $ 18.95 Description: Quirky and fun designs make these bottle openers a great gift for anyone who’s hard to … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘I have no idea what that is’: Scientists find strange ‘purple blob’ on the Pacific seafloor
A camera pans the craggy Pacific Ocean floor. A crab lies motionless, its spindly legs sprawled into the dirt. From under a rock overhang, there’s a glimmer of purple. “Do … Click to Continue »
Read More »Do you have an idea that deserves to be product of the year?
The Fresno Food Expo is coming up in July, but submissions are being accepted now in order to be this year’s "product of the year."
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