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UPDATE | Republicans Question Distribution Of Funds For National Park Maintenance Backlog

While in the past fiscal year the National Park Service has spent Great American Outdoors Act funds on backlogged maintenance projects at parks as diverse as San Juan National Park Historic Site, Colonial National Historical Park, and Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, as well as Theodore Roosevelt, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Yosemite national parks, some Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are concerned about "dubious multi-million-dollar investments in urban liberal cities" while smaller parks "have struggled to compete for funding."

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 26th, 2023 9:59am

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Expected Flooding Will Close Much Of Yosemite Valley

Warm weather melting the High Sierra snowpack is expected to lead to flooding of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park later this week, prompting park officials to close much of the valley beginning Friday night and lasting until May 3, at least.

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By NPT Staff - April 25th, 2023 2:21pm

Yellowstone Lake's Submerged Hot Springs Vs. Seafloor Hydrothermal Vents

Discovery of hydrothermal systems on the ocean floor in the late 1970s is regarded as one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 20th century and has implications for the flux of chemicals and heat into the oceans, the formation of some mineral deposits, and the origin of life. Over the last 50 years, deep-ocean hydrothermal vents have been found along plate boundaries throughout the oceans of the world.

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By NPT Staff - April 25th, 2023 2:30am

Limited Docking Options For Private Vessels Heading To Dry Tortugas National Park

With grouper fishing season beginning in May at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida, the National Park Service is alerting vessels planning to head to the national park that there will be limited options for docking due to damaged piers.

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By Compiled From N... - April 25th, 2023 2:30am

Visit Robert E. Lee's Headquarters At Gettysburg This Summer

Combine your visit to Gettysburg National Military Park this summer with a stop at the headquarters General Robert E. Lee used during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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By NPT Staff - April 24th, 2023 2:30am

Captured British Cannon Given To Saratoga National Historical Park

A nearly 270-year-old British cannon that the Continental Army captured from the Battles and Siege of Saratoga has been given to Saratoga National Historical Park.

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By Compiled From N... - April 23rd, 2023 2:45am

Debt Ceiling Battle Could Be Crippling For National Park Service, National Parks

Efforts by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to exact spending cuts in return for agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling could have crippling impacts on the National Park Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 21st, 2023 2:30am

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California Condors In Arizona-Utah Flock Dying From Avian Flu

Avian flu, which has devastated chicken flocks across the country, has been blamed for the deaths of at least 10 of 20 California condors from the Utah-Arizona flock, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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By NPT Staff - April 20th, 2023 11:55am

How The National Park Service Is Working To Protect Ecological Corridors

National Park Service staff is working on a number of fronts to implement a White House directive to develop or restore and protect ecological corridors, including those relied upon by wildlife during their migrations.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 20th, 2023 2:30am

National Park Service Continues To Score Low In Best Places To Work Survey

Despite National Park Service Director Chuck Sams' pledge to focus on raising the morale of his vast workforce, the latest survey of government agencies shows park employees don't feel they're getting the recognition they deserve and continue to be concerned over the Park Service's ability to meet its mission.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 19th, 2023 3:00am

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