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Woodlands tract to become part of Jefferson National Forest

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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2018, file photo, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is shown at a gathering in Vancouver, Wash. A popular program that supports conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the country expired after Congress could not agree on language to extend it. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to consider a bill offered by Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state, the panel’s top Democrat. Cantwell calls the conservation fund “the key tool” that Congress uses to help communities “preserve recreation opportunities and make the most cost-effective use of the land.” (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Lawmakers work on fix after conservation fund lapses

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

In this April 24, 2014 photo, Matthew Zedwick stands at Tapiola Park in Astoria, Ore. Tapiola Park received a nearly $4,000 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in 1972 for park improvements. Zedwick and five other veterans with the Vet Voice Foundation took a trip to Washington D.C. in April to meet with Oregon senators to discuss reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (Joshua Bessex/Daily Astorian via AP)

Oregon veteran on a mission to save outdoor spaces

By Kyle Spurr - Associated Press

A Union re-enactor carrying a flag yells as he charges at retreating Confederates during the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Cedar Creek event in Middletown, Va. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. The re-enactment is held on the same field as the battle on Oct. 19, 1864. (AP Photo, The Winchester Star, Jeff Taylor)

Four Civil War battlefields get $2.2 million for their upkeep

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times