Post by Brian Roebuck on Aug 30, 2009 8:38:32 GMT -5
Pot growers get bold, encroach on national park
Story Updated: Aug 28, 2009 at 5:15 PM PDT
By GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Writer
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A section of this Sierra Nevada national park was closed to visitors Thursday while rangers helicoptered in to destroy a sizable marijuana growing operation just a half-mile away from a crystal-filled cave popular with tourists.
www.katu.com/outdoors/featured/55927537.html
Story Updated: Aug 28, 2009 at 5:15 PM PDT
By GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Writer
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A section of this Sierra Nevada national park was closed to visitors Thursday while rangers helicoptered in to destroy a sizable marijuana growing operation just a half-mile away from a crystal-filled cave popular with tourists.
www.katu.com/outdoors/featured/55927537.html