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    News and Articles on Amistad National Recreation Area



    Immortality in a glacier, an asteroid, even a snail  Jan 28, 2008
    " Naming conventions vary vastly from field to field, and everlasting nomenclature can be conferred for a variety of reasons: Sometimes as recognition of relevant research, sometimes as homage to unrelated achievement, and sometimes as just a twist of fate. Take Corona's Texas snail tale: In 1984, Corona was a seasonal park ranger at Amistad National Recreation Area, checking fishing licenses and picking up after dirty campers. She volunteered to assist Texas State University professor Glenn... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    What's in a name?  Jan 21, 2008
    In 1984, Corona was a seasonal park ranger at Amistad National Recreation Area, checking fishing licenses and picking up after dirty campers. She volunteered to assist Texas State University professor Glenn Longley, an expert on the region's aquifer system, and research associate Robert Hershler, who wanted samples of aquatic life from cave springs. (Boston Globe)

    WT national parks are topic at meeting  Sep 28, 2007
    Nick Rahall, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee; Chuck Hunt, superintendent of Fort Davis National Historic Site; Alan Cox, superintendent of Amistad National Recreation Area; John Lujan, superintendent of Guadalupe Mountains National Park; Bill Wellman, superintendent of Big Bend National Park; and U.S. Rep ... Two members of the U.S. House and the four superintendents of West Texas' national park treasures had an informal sit-down Saturday at the Gage Hotel in Marathon, a... (Alpine Avalanche, TX)




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