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Glacier Bay National Park Issues New Cruise Ship Contracts

Officials at Glacier Bay National Park have signed off on a small set of 10-year contracts for cruise ship operations. Is that a good thing?

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 16th, 2009 5:48pm

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Sen. Salazar Sails Through Confirmation Hearing

The Obama administration's nominee for Interior secretary, U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, today sailed through his confirmation hearing. Along the way he spoke of supporting an economic stimulus package for the national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 15th, 2009 1:13pm

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Friends of Big Bend Land Grant to Help Fund New Orientation Film

Every little bit helps, particularly in these challenging times. Just ask the folks at Friends of Big Bend, who just received an $8,000 grant to help pay for a new orientation film for Big Bend National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 14th, 2009 5:32pm

Why On Earth Would Anybody Want to Do That?

At War in The Pacific National Historical Park, vandals and thieves have desecrated memorials erected in honor of the more than 16,000 Chamorros and American servicemen who suffered and died on Guam during World War II.

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By Bob Janiskee - January 13th, 2009 8:42am

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Those Dogs Could Hunt! But Not in Glacier National Park

In the case at hand, the dogs could hunt. They just didn't know they weren't supposed to go into Glacier National Park in their pursuit of mountain lions.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 14th, 2009 5:03pm

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Yellowstone National Park: Poster Child For Goofy Gun Laws

For all, including Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who thought the rules change concerning carrying concealed weapons in national parks would simplify life, Yellowstone National Park is proving the case of some of what's wrong with that rule change.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 3rd, 2009 8:43pm

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Echoes of the Cold War in the Tropical Warmth of Everglades National Park

For most people, the name Everglades National Park conjures up a variety of mental images: alligators, birds and other wildlife; tropical swamps and a "River of Grass." The Everglades may not immediately bring to mind a historical site from the Cold War, but that's the latest visitor attraction at the Florida park.

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By Jim Burnett - June 12th, 2012 10:52am

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Second Round of National Park Service "Centennial Projects" Produces $27 Million Worth of Improvements

Rehabilitation projects, invasive species eradication and biodiversity research were among the $27 million worth of Centennial Initiative projects for the National Park System announced Tuesday by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and NPS Director Mary Bomar.

Centennial at a Glance 2008.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2009 4:36pm

Commentary: What Would An Economic Stimulus Package for the National Parks Buy Us?

Ever since the phrase "economic stimulus" was launched last year, there seems to have been more and more clamoring for these kinds of bailouts, or incentives, or infusions of capital, or whatever you want to call them. Conservation groups haven't been silent in this arena, either.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2009 8:58pm

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Yellowstone National Park's Wolf Population Down More than 25 Percent

Disease and infighting are being blamed for a drop of more than 25 percent in the wolf population of Yellowstone National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2009 6:40pm

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