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Dying in the Parks: Park Service Concerned About Suicides

Each year nearly 100 people attempt suicide somewhere in the national park system. That's a troubling statistic for the National Park Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 17th, 2007 9:30am

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Secret Service View Teddy Mather As Protestor, Not Presidential Material

In an effort to encourage the presidential candidates to pay attention to national park issues, the National Parks Conservation Association has launched its own candidate, Teddy Mather, a bear named for national parks champion President Teddy Roosevelt, and Stephen Mather, first director of the National Park Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:50pm

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Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park Closed Due to Storm Erosion

A week after a powerful storm pounded Olympic National Park erosion continues to eat away at the Hurricane Ridge Road. Park officials say the road will be closed this weekend while crews work on it.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 12th, 2007 3:51pm

Rocky Mountain National Park Officials Select "Lethal Reduction" To Help Reduce Elk Herd--Updated

Rocky Mountain National Park officials have decided to use a variety of adaptive management tools, including "lethal reduction" and birth control, to manage elk inside their park. The plan could take effect as soon as January.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2007 7:15pm

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How To Buy National Park-Related Gifts Without Leaving Home

This month's roll-out of holiday ornaments from around the national park system spurred one reader to ask where he could buy some of the ornaments.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 9th, 2007 8:28pm

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Cape Lookout National Seashore Visitors Seem to Prefer Things Rustic

For two years officials at Cape Lookout National Seashore have been working on updating their Commercial Services Plan. And from what they've been hearing from members of the public, seashore officials might be best off not to change a thing.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 9th, 2007 8:06pm

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NPCA Proposes Rebuilding Guidelines for the Flamingo Area of Everglades National Park

Gentler on the landscape. That's a key factor in the National Parks Conservation Association's vision for redeveloping the Flamingo area of Everglades National Park that was devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in a one-two punch back in 2005.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 5th, 2007 7:51pm

Pacific Storm Shuts Down Most of Olympic National Park

If this keeps up, we're going to have to redefine the "100-year storm." For the second time in 13 months Olympic National Park has been hit hard by a Pacific storm.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 4th, 2007 5:43pm

Congress Divided on Centennial Challenge Funding for National Parks

With time running out, Congress has yet to commit to funding the president's Centennial Challenge for the National Park Service. While the House has committed $50 million towards the campaign, the Senate has not provided any funding.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 4th, 2007 3:18pm

Why Is Interior Dragging Feet On Keeping Glacier National Park from Being Shelled?

It's been months since Glacier National Park officials concluded after lengthy environmental studies that snowsheds, not 105mm howitzer shells, should be used to protect freight trains from avalanches sliding off the park's southern flanks. And yet Interior Department officials have yet to sign off on that decision.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 2nd, 2007 11:55am

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