August 25th 2013 - BURNING AND LEARNING NEWS
BURNING AND LEARNING NEWS:WHILE FIRES RAGE WE RENEW OUR APPRECIATION FOR WILDERNESS, AND THE VITAL ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN HOW WE SEE AND TREAT OUR EARTH, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 97TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS SERVICEOn certain "fee-free" days throughout 2013 enjoy free entrance to all national parks including Muir Woods and Yosemite Park.AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHY WE HAVE FREE ENTRANCE ON THESE DAYS—WHY MLK, JR., WHY APRIL 22-26, WHY AUGUST 25, AND CELEBRATE THE EXTRAORDINARY CITIZENRY SHAPING OUR LAWS, LAND, AND MORAL LANDSCAPE--AN HOUR OF REFLECTION ON THE CLASSICS, FROM GILGAMESH AND HOMER AND MILTON TO HENRY DAVID THOREAU, AND MODERN HEROES INSPIRED BY EPIC LANGUAGENOTE TODAY!~Yosemite park waves their usual $20 per car fee, and Muir Woods is allowing free entry and free parking.Free National Parks DayParticipating California National Parks: THESE ARE FREE SUNDAY AUGUST 25 2013Cabrillo (Normally $5 vehicle fee and $3 entrance fee)Death Valley $20, $10Joshua Tree $15, $5Lassen Volcanic $10, $5Lava Beds $10, $5Muir Woods $7Pinnacles $5, $3San Francisco Maritime – Always FreeSequoia-Kings Canyon $20, $10Whiskeytown $10, $5Yosemite $20, $10>> Find a National Park near you.Free Entrance Days in the National Parks | 2013January 21, 2013 for Martin Luther King, Jr. DayApril 22-26, 2013 for National Park WeekAugust 25, 2013 for National Park Service BirthdaySeptember 28, 2013 for Public Lands DayNovember 9-11, 2013 for Veterans Day weekend© Barbara Mossberg 2013