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Demolition Update: It’s One Down and One to Go at Gettysburg

At Gettysburg, the old visitor center and the Cyclorama Building were constructed atop a key part of the historic battlefield. The NPS has long planned to remove both buildings and return the site to its 1863 appearance. The old visitor center is now being knocked down and toted away, but preservationists have blocked demolition of the Cyclorama Building.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 3rd, 2009 6:01am

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UPDATE: Mt. Redoubt Volcano Adds Unwelcome Fireworks to Alaska Statehood Anniversary

Alaska marks 50 years of statehood this year, and Mt. Redoubt, located in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, has crashed the party with a series of impressive eruptions.

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By Jim Burnett - March 31st, 2009 10:14pm

Trust For Public Land Leverages Land Purchase for Virgin Islands National Park

For roughly 47 cents on the dollar, Virgin Islands National Park is growing by more than 400 acres thanks to the efforts of the Trust for Public Land.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 1st, 2009 6:40am

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Climate Change and Coral Bleaching: Changing the Seascape of Virgin Islands National Park

Forget what you might have heard about polar bears being the first species to gain Endangered Species Act protection due to climate change. Two species of coral lay claim to that unfortunate distinction.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 25th, 2010 2:51pm

National Parks Traveler Back On-Line, Back in Business!

After an "interesting" two days, the Traveler is back on-line and back in business.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 31st, 2009 7:36pm

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By the Numbers: President Bush’s National Park Legacy

George W. Bush’s national park legacy includes seven new NPS units, five redesignations, one deauthorization, and one oddity.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 22nd, 2011 10:59am

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Tracing The Postage Stamp-Sized History of the National Park System

You could call it a postage stamp-sized history of the National Park System, but the history of park scenes on U.S. postage is really quite colorful and carries a few stories with it.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2009 8:02am

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How Not to Launch a Boat at Catoctin Mountain Park

Catoctin Mountain Park offers a lot of great activities, but boating is not one of them. A motorist towing a boat past the park recently confirmed that's the case with an unplanned, and very unorthodox, "boat launching."

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By Jim Burnett - March 31st, 2009 7:44pm

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Showdown at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

When Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins, was last mentioned in the Traveler, it had to do with some tree-cutting he had performed on a scenic easement to improve the view from his estate to the Potomac River. Well, it's time to revisit that story, this time with a happy ending.

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By haunted hiker - October 29th, 2011 11:02am

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What Should a Park Do With "Surplus" Wood? Yellowstone National Park Has One Answer

Any NPS area that has very many trees will occasionally face a dilemma: what to do with the wood that results from activities such as hazardous tree removal, wildland fire fuel reduction and similar work? Yellowstone National Park has one solution—firewood permits.

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By Jim Burnett - March 25th, 2009 9:26am

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