Sentences with phrase «designated as a national park»

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven refugee shelter in Oswego would be designated as a national park site under a bill introduced Thursday by U.S. Rep. John Katko.

The Cameroonian government acknowledges the conservation benefits of Ebo but thus far has delayed plans to designate it as a national park.

In recognition of its ecological importance, the peaks were designated as a national park in 1996.

I would like to see more of the Maldives designated as national park and biosphere reserve.

With sections of the stunning island designated as a National Park, it is perhaps unsurprising that it has long been a celebrated holiday destination.

The tiny island of Laughing Bird Caye, off the coast of Placencia, is designated as a national park — so there are no hotels or places to stay overnight.

A quarter of the county's land has been designated as national park or protected area, and the country's constitution declares that there will always be at least 60 percent of its total area under forest cover.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Supporters of a plan to designate Fort Ontario in Oswego as a national park received a boost Monday when U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation backing the idea.

Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus) said he sent a letter to Mnuchin, noting that Congress recently designated her home in Auburn, New York, as a National Park.

As a Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center community practice, we're linked to our region's only National Cancer Institute - designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

We have also celebrated with one of our elementary principals, Diane Parks, as she was designated 2007 National Distinguished Principal of the Year and notes that the Flippen Group training led to a «flywheel» of positive outcomes for her teachers.»

The U.S. National Park Service has designated miles and miles of coastline as protected national seashores including Cape Cod, Gulf Islands and Cape HNational Park Service has designated miles and miles of coastline as protected national seashores including Cape Cod, Gulf Islands and Cape Hnational seashores including Cape Cod, Gulf Islands and Cape Hatteras.

Yosemite National Park was one of the first wilderness parks in the US with a full 93 % of the park designated as wilderness aPark was one of the first wilderness parks in the US with a full 93 % of the park designated as wilderness apark designated as wilderness area.

Contact your retirement plan administrator to designate the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy as a beneficiary.

July is designated as Picnic Month, so we asked Parks Conservancy staff to share some of their favorite places in the Golden Gate National Parks to enjoy a meal with friends and family outdoors.

Some 60 % of the island is designated as the Virgin Islands National Park, and this protection extends to encompass much of the surrounding waters, coral reef, and shoreline.

Now the site of the wreck and its surrounding waters have been designated as the Rhone National Marine Park — the only park of its kind in the British Virgin IslaPark — the only park of its kind in the British Virgin Islapark of its kind in the British Virgin Islands.

The government of Ecuador has designated 97 % of the land area of the Galápagos Islands as the country's first national park.

In 1980, Congress designated five of the eight Channel Islands, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara Islands, and 125,000 acres (51,000 ha) of submerged lands as Channel Islands National Park.

These parks (which includes Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, and Redwood National Park) have been collectively designated as a World Heritage Site and form part of the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve.

Recently voted as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, Iguassu National Park is a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.

In 1980, Congress designated Anacapa, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands and 125,000 acres of submerged lands as a national park because they possess unique natural and cultural resources.

Although Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands were designated a national monument in 1938, it was not until March 5, 1980 that Congress established San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, and the submerged lands and waters within one nautical mile of each island as Channel Islands Nationnational monument in 1938, it was not until March 5, 1980 that Congress established San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, and the submerged lands and waters within one nautical mile of each island as Channel Islands NationalNational Park.

Only a few miles from the Burmese border the breathtakingly beautiful Surin Islands were designated as a National Marine Park in 1981.

Keswick Island is designated national park with a total area of 530 hectares or 1300 acres, having a majority of this dedicated as natural habitat.

In recognition of its outstanding natural values, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park was designated as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and a World Heritage Site in 1987.

Finally, in 1996 the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System was inscribed on the World Heritage List with Laughing Bird Caye National Park designated as one of the premiere protected areas within the World Heritage Site.

As well as being the first National Park in the world (designated in 1872), it's a place of simply outstanding natural beautAs well as being the first National Park in the world (designated in 1872), it's a place of simply outstanding natural beautas being the first National Park in the world (designated in 1872), it's a place of simply outstanding natural beauty.

The island group was designated as Mu Koh Surin National Marine Park in 1981 and it is located just 7 km south of the Myanmar border and 68 km north of the Similan Islands.

Nomadic indigenous tribes used to hunt, camp, and gather plants in this area long before it was designated as Waterton Lakes National Park.

Four of Spain's fifteen National Parks are in the Canary Islands, and UNESCO has designated the entire islands of Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura as Biosphere Reserves.

Over half of Belize's territory is already designated as a protected environmental area or national park.

More than 50 % of its land area is designated as protected in national parks, nature reserves and biological corridors.

Namibia's Etosha National Park, designated as a game reserve in 1907, is one of Africa's major wildlife sanctuaries.2 It centers around a huge, parched depression of silver - white minerals — the Great White Place or Place of Dry Water for which the park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptilPark, designated as a game reserve in 1907, is one of Africa's major wildlife sanctuaries.2 It centers around a huge, parched depression of silver - white minerals — the Great White Place or Place of Dry Water for which the park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptilpark is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptilpark harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiles.4

In 1992, the area was designated Dry Tortugas National Park and encompasses all seven islands of the Dry Tortugas as well as the surrounding coral reefs and shoals.