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Delicate Arch Road at Arches National Park Reopens After Flood-Inspired Improvements

Winter can be a great time to visit Arches National Park, but the off-season is also a good time for maintenance and repairs. The road to Delicate Arch, one of the park's signature attractions, had been closed this month for major work inspired by flooding in 2006, but it's now open again for public use.

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By Jim Burnett - February 16th, 2009 10:53am

Grand Teton National Park's Wildlife Brigade – Applications Are Now Being Accepted

If you've spent much time in Grand Teton National Park during the summer, you've likely been caught in a wildlife jam—or seen visitors doing something really dumb in terms of wildlife safety. Grand Teton is taking a proactive approach to these problems with its Wildlife Brigade, and applications are being accepted for two internships and two volunteer positions for the upcoming summer.

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By Jim Burnett - February 15th, 2009 10:30pm

How Will Stimulus Help the Parks? At Great Sand Dunes National Park It Could Mean Reclamation and Restoration

Although the National Park Service didn't receive as many stimulus dollars as it could put to work, that doesn't mean that the $750 million or so won't go to good use across the park system.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2011 10:59am

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Friends of the Smokies to Get First Year Proceeds of Dolly Parton’s New CD

Dolly Parton, official ambassador of Great Smoky’s 75th anniversary celebration, is donating the first-year proceeds from the sale of her new "Sha-Kon-Hey!" CD to Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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By Bob Janiskee - February 13th, 2009 11:06am

Major Bike Race Will Affect Yosemite Traffic on February 18, 2009

If your plans for Wednesday, February 18, 2009 include travel to or from Yosemite National Park, factor in some extra time. The largest cycling event in America, the 2009 Amgen Tour of California, will be passing through the Yosemite National Park vicinity.

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By Jim Burnett - February 14th, 2009 7:31pm

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Two Rangers Have a Narrow Escape with an Avalanche in Alaska

Your last trip home from a business meeting may have been a bit wearing, but it was probably lacked the drama of a recent drive by two rangers returning home to Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska.

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By Jim Burnett - February 13th, 2009 7:26pm

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NPCA Applauds National Park System's Cut of Stimulus Package, But Says Much Remains to Do

In a short, to the point, and politically understandable statement, the National Parks Conservation Association applauded the National Park System's share of the stimulus package funding. But it added that much more work needs to be done across the park system.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 13th, 2009 7:46pm

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Heavy Metals Detected in Wildlife of Cape Krusenstern National Monument

Heavy metals are turning up in wildlife of a unit of the National Park System that's so far removed from most Americans that it might as well be on the other side of the world. But that shouldn't be cause for ignoring the report.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 10th, 2009 7:11pm

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Bush Administration's Haste Could Doom New Gun Rules In National Parks

In its apparent haste to rewrite the rules so national park visitors could arm themselves, the Bush administration might have shot itself in the foot.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 3rd, 2009 8:41pm

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Ginseng Poachers At Great Smoky Mountains National Park Receive Jail Time

Poaching "sang" in Great Smoky Mountains National Park rewarded two North Carolina men with time in jail and fines.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 13th, 2009 7:17am

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