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BASE Jumper Falls 500 Feet To His Death At Grand Canyon National Park

A man who tried to BASE jump from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park fell hundreds of feet to his death in the attempt.

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By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2024 4:12pm

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Acadia National Park Seeking Three Who Violated Wildlife Closure

Acadia National Park rangers are hoping to learn the identities of three individuals who violated a closure order in place to protect nesting peregrine falcons on the east face of Champlain Mountain.

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By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2024 12:08pm

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National Park Foundation Gives $2 Million To Help Build Housing For Acadia National Park Employees

The National Park Foundation is contributing $2 million to the effort to build housing for Acadia National Park employees.

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By NPT Staff - August 2nd, 2024 2:30am

Isle Royale National Park Opens Marine Debris Exhibit

Isle Royale National Park, with support and funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, has unveiled an exhibit in the Rock Harbor Auditorium about the impacts of marine debris on the park and Lake Superior.

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By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2024 2:30am

North Carolina Man Plunges 400 Feet To His Death At Grand Canyon National Park

A 20-year-old North Carolina man fell from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park about 400 feet to his death

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By Compiled From N... - August 1st, 2024 12:14pm

Rocky Mountain National Park Bans Open Fires

A park-wide ban on open fires was put in place Thursday in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, where a number of wildfires were burning.

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By Compiled From N... - August 1st, 2024 11:59am

Pioneer Fire Leads To Evacuation Order For Stehekin In North Cascades National Park

Firefighters in North Cascades National Park were working to protect facilities in and around Stehekin Landing from the Pioneer Fire, a nearly 34,000-acre blaze that was just 12 percent contained as of Thursday morning.

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By NPT Staff - August 1st, 2024 11:14am

Tracking Climate-Change Impacts In The National Park System

Across the National Park System, climate-change impacts are reaching into virtually all of the more than 420 units. But a 2022 study of how parks were reacting to those impacts found a lack of cohesiveness in evaluating vulnerabilities to those impacts.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 5:36am

Free Park Entrance On August 4 To Celebrate Great American Outdoors Act

The Great American Outdoors Act is making a huge difference by funding over $6 billion in maintenance and repair projects in national parks throughout the country. On August 4, all National Park Service entrance fees will be waived to celebrate the 4-year anniversary of the historic legislation.

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By Compiled From N... - August 1st, 2024 2:30am

Rebuilding Zion National Park's South Entrance Is A Long Way Off

While the National Park Service has given the go-ahead for the south entrance to Zion National Park to undergo a redesign, it's not going to happen any time soon.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 31st, 2024 2:30am

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