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Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Rededication of the Zion National Park Nature Center
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks, Sunday, April 29, 2007, during the rededication ceremony of the Zion National Park Nature Center in Springdale, Utah. Zion was Utah’s first National Park, originally established as Mukuntuweap National Monument and change to Zion National Monument in 1919. High plateaus, a maze of narrow, deep sandstone canyons and striking rock towers and mesas characterize the park. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks, Sunday, April 29, 2007, during the rededication ceremony of the Zion National Park Nature Center in Springdale, Utah. Zion was Utah’s first National Park, originally established as Mukuntuweap National Monument and change to Zion National Monument in 1919. High plateaus, a maze of narrow, deep sandstone canyons and striking rock towers and mesas characterize the park. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Full Story
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks, Sunday, April 29, 2007, during the rededication ceremony of the Zion National Park Nature Center in Springdale, Utah. "In Zion's peak season, the park welcomes 11,000 visitors a day," said Mrs. Bush. "They come for the sport of canyoneering. They come to learn about this park's abundant plant life -- from the Utah Beavertail Cactus to the Bigtooth Maple to the Pigsweed Shrub." White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks Sunday, April 29, 2007, during the rededication ceremony of the Zion National Park Nature Center in Springdale, Utah. "Giving all Americans a sense of responsibility for our shared national heritage is vital to the health of our national parks," said Mrs. Bush. "In 2009, Zion will celebrate a "Century of Sanctuary," to commemorate when these lands were first set aside by President Taft in 1909." White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks, Sunday, April 29, 2007, during the rededication ceremony of the Zion National Park Nature Center in Springdale, Utah. Zion was Utah’s first National Park, originally established as Mukuntuweap National Monument and change to Zion National Monument in 1919. High plateaus, a maze of narrow, deep sandstone canyons and striking rock towers and mesas characterize the park. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks to a crowd of about 160 people Sunday, April 29, 2007, during the rededication ceremony of the Zion National Park Nature Center in Springdale, Utah. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne is pictured at the far right. Designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood in 1934, the center was renovated with new insulation, updated exterior side paneling and restrooms. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

 
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