Delaware's national park efforts advance

Delaware Online by Mike Chalmers
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Will Delaware have a national park in time for next year's 375th anniversary of the arrival of Swedish settlers on the Kalmar Nyckel?
It could happen, said Sen. Tom Carper, who has been pushing Congress for almost a decade to create a national park in Delaware, the only state without one.
"I'd love to be able to do that," Carper said. "I think it will happen this year. It's not out of the realm of possibility."
Carper's bill is on the Senate's legislative calendar, which means the next step is for the chamber to vote on it, said Alan Spears, legislative representative for the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association, which supports the legislation.  MORE..........................