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Georgia Supreme Court Ruling Could End Bid For Spaceport Near Cumberland Island

A Georgia Supreme Court ruling upholding the right of Camden County voters to oppose a land purchase for a commercial spaceport that would send rockets over Cumberland Island National Seashore might have signaled the death knell for the proposal.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 13th, 2023 11:19am

BLM Examining Wind Turbine Farm Proposed Near Minidoka National Historic Site

A proposal now open to public comment that could allow for up to 400 wind turbines to be erected between Minidoka National Historic Site and Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho raises a question of whether they would intrude on the somber setting at Minidoka, where more than 10,000 Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during World War II.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 13th, 2023 11:19am

Study: States And NPS Need To Reach Cooperative Goals On Wolves

With its home territory squeezed hard up against the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park, the Phantom Lake wolf pack ran into a slaughterhouse when it roamed into southern Montana.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

More Access Opened At Death Valley National Park

Six months after torrential rains spawned historic flash floods across parts of Death Valley National Park, the North Highway that leads to the Mesquite Springs Campground and the Ubehebe Crater in the park has reopened after some concerted reconstruction work.

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By NPT Staff - February 12th, 2023 2:30am

NPS Considering Beach Management Plan At Padre Island National Seashore

Whether the National Park Service needs to develop a formal beach management plan at Padre Island National Seashore in Texas that would govern sand management, beach driving, and wildlife management for some species is under consideration.

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By NPT Staff - February 13th, 2023 4:56pm

Giant Forest At Sequoia National Park To Reopen Saturday

Public access to the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park is scheduled to reopen Saturday morning.

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By Compiled From N... - February 10th, 2023 2:16pm

More Than 100 Yellowstone Bison Transferred To Fort Peck Indian Reservation

More than 100 bison from Yellowstone National Park were transferred to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana in January, marking the greatest transfer of bison to the tribes so far and bringing to nearly 300 the number of bison that have gone to the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes at the reservation.

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By NPT Staff - February 10th, 2023 3:00am

A Celebration Of Volcanoes

Have you ever stopped to think about the number of National Park System units created around volcanoes and volcanic features?

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By Rebecca Latson - February 10th, 2023 3:00am

Death Valley Park Rangers Rescue Hikers At Mosaic Canyon And Wildrose Peak On Same Day

National Park Service (NPS) staff were busy assisting hikers in two separate incidents on Sunday, February 5 at Death Valley National Park. Park rangers carried a woman with a broken leg out of Mosaic Canyon and located a man who had separated from his group on Wildrose Peak Trail.

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By Compiled From N... - February 9th, 2023 10:30am

Death Valley National Park Flower Forecast: No Super Bloom

Though it has been a wet and wild winter along the Sierra, and though last summer's monsoonal season dumped quite a bit of water on Death Valley National Park, park officials are not expecting a "super bloom" of wildflowers this spring.

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By NPT Staff - February 9th, 2023 10:40am

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