National Parks Most At Risk From BP Oil Blowout

From Padre Island National Seashore in Texas to the Everglades National Park in Florida, national parks, wildlife refuges and state parks in Gulf States most threatened by the ongoing BP oil blowout are identified in a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization. The 15 national and state parks and wildlife areas most at risk include:



1. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

2. Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

3. Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana

4. Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana

5. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida

6. Everglades National Park, Florida

7. Lower Suwanee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

8. Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi and Alabama

9. Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi and Florida

10. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Florida

11. Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

12. Padre Island National Seashore, Texas

13. Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area, Louisiana

14. Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana

15. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida



See the full report at www.rockymountainclimate.org.