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Fake USGS Site Urges Evacuation of Yellowstone National Park

It's big, it's bad, but it's not gonna blow. That's what the USGS is saying to counter a fake website that's calling for evacuation of Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas due to an impending eruption.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 7th, 2009 6:37pm

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National Park System Would Gain Official Wilderness Under Omnibus Lands Bill

A massive lands bill introduced today by Senator Jeff Bingaman would, if passed by Congress and signed by the president, designate hundreds of thousands of acres of official wilderness across the National Park System.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 19th, 2023 11:45am

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NPCA, Park Retirees File Lawsuit to Halt Change in National Park Gun Rules

Another lawsuit has been filed in a bid to prevent a change in national park gun rules. Late Tuesday the National Parks Conservation Association and the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees filed their lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington. Back on December 30 the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence filed a similar lawsuit.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 7th, 2009 9:41am

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Avalanche Awareness Clinic Set for Olympic National Park

With all the recent talk about the Hurricane Ridge ski area, is it merely a coincidence that the folks at Olympic National Park are helping sponsor an avalanche awareness clinic this Friday?

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2009 5:33pm

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The 110th Congress is Now History – What Were the Results for the NPS?

A report released by the NPS Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs offers a summary of park-related actions by the 110th Congress, which ended its work last month.

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By Jim Burnett - January 5th, 2009 4:05pm

How Many National Park Rangers Does It Take to Cut Down a Tree?

How many national park rangers does it take to cut down a tree? Well, before you can answer that question, you need to prepare a 100+ page document that not only identifies which trees need to be cut down, but explains how to go about cutting them down.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2009 7:42am

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Earthquakes Continuing to Rattle Yellowstone National Park

Call it an earth scientist's dream: Swarms of earthquakes are continuing to rattle Yellowstone National Park. What they're indicating is the question we're all waiting to hear an answer to.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 3rd, 2009 12:44pm

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Yosemite National Park Officials Looking For Suggestions on Preserving Badger Pass Ski Lodge

Would it be blasphemy to suggest that Yosemite National Park get out of the ski business?

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 30th, 2008 2:10pm

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Some Things We'd Like 2009 To Bring to the National Park System

Well, here it is, January 1. Out with 2008, in with 2009. And that means it's time to look ahead to the new year and dream about what we'd like to see happen across the National Park System in the coming 12 months.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 31st, 2008 10:48am

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Update From Sequoia National Park: Lodgepole Is Back In Business

It took a coupla days, but the power is back on at Lodgepole in Sequoia National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 30th, 2008 4:30pm

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