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Wednesday July 6, 2022

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English - July 06, 2022 21:15 - 9 minutes - 8.51 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
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National Parks were big draws for tourists last year. Visitors lined up across the country to enter the National Park System more than 297 million times – up 25 percent from 2020. These visits meant a lot of spending in nearby communities like Moab. Today on the news, a report on a new study which crunches the numbers. Plus, the Southwest may be in for some drought relief this summer as monsoon season is off to a strong start. And, residents of a Colorado mobile home park are working on a statewide initiative to address water equity.

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// NPS: 2021 National Park Visitor Spending Effects
https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/673126