Parks in the News

National Mall: Cherry Blossom Festival Not Far Off

Springtime must be right around the corner. Why else would the chief horticulturist for the National Park Service's National Capital Region be issuing his forecast for the peak color during the annual Cherry Blossom Festival?

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 25th, 2011 7:49pm

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Sen. Obama Non-committal on Carrying Loaded Weapons in National Parks

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama believes in Americans' rights to own guns, but isn't so sure there's a need for them to be carried in national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 10th, 2008 9:31am

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Battle Mounts Over Off-Road Vehicles at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

For years folks have used off-road vehicles to negotiate some of the farther reaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. And for years the National Park Service failed to develop a management plan for those ORVers. And now it's time to pay the piper.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2008 6:44pm

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Land Deal Preserves Entrance Corridor to Mount Rainier National Park

If you've ever entered Mount Rainier National Park's Nisqually Entrance via Ashford, Washington, you're well aware of the long corridor of trees you pass through. Now, thanks to the Nisqually Land Trust, you don't have to worry about those trees being reduced to stumps.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2008 2:30pm

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ready For Spring Opening

Add Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the growing list of parks that are getting ready for their spring opening. In fact, many of the park's facilities open today, March 7.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 7th, 2008 1:36pm

Violent Deaths in the National Parks

During 2006, 11 homicides were investigated across the national park system. Two involved women who had been pushed off cliffs, one was a suicide, and one was the victim of a DUI accident.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 4th, 2008 9:59am

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Winter Storm Uncovers 19th Century Shipwreck at Cape Cod National Seashore

A January storm has spit up onto a beach at Cape Cod National Seashore what a similar storm might have taken to the bottom a century ago -- the hull of a 19th century schooner that once plied the Atlantic.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 2nd, 2008 3:09pm

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Yellowstone National Park Announces Spring Plowing Schedule

That was a quick winter. I mean, it must be near its end, for Yellowstone National Park officials have announced their spring road plowing plans.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 29th, 2008 10:02am

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Grand Canyon National Park Officials Take Issue With High Flow Releases from Glen Canyon Dam

A plan by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to send a flood through the Grand Canyon has drawn numerous questions from Grand Canyon National Park officials, who fear the flooding as proposed would impair park resources.

GRCA-BuRec Flood.pdf

Grand Canyon Trust-Flood.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 27th, 2008 7:44pm

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High SO2 Levels Force Road Closure at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Unusually high, and potentially toxic, levels of sulfur dioxide have prompted the closure of a popular drive at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 27th, 2008 4:26pm

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