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Lots To Experience During National Park Week

Venture into the National Park System during National Park Week, which kicks off Saturday, and you won't have to look far for something to do.

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By Compiled From N... - April 15th, 2022 2:30am

Acadia National Park's Trail System Added To National Register Of Historic Places

Take a hike in Acadia National Park and you'll be walking through various chapters of history, a fact recognized officially with addition of the park's trail system to the National Register of Historic Places.

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By Compiled From N... - April 15th, 2022 2:30am

Low-Flying Helicopter Prompts Concerns At Yellowstone National Park

Leslie Stoltz was guiding a group to the overlook of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park early one summer evening in 2020 when a black helicopter began circling the hot spring, sending a young boy into tears.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 15th, 2022 8:10am

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Death Valley's Population Of Rare Devils Hole Pupfish Is At A 22-Year High

A population boom has lifted the tally of rare Devils Hole pupfish at Death Valley National Park to a 22-year high of 175, according to the annual spring count.

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By Compiled From N... - April 14th, 2022 2:30am

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Voyageurs National Park Establishes Vessel Decontamination Station At Kettle Falls Portage

After discovery of invasive zebra mussel veligers (larvae) in Black Bay of Voyageurs National Park's Rainy Lake late last year, park staff is starting a containment and prevention program that involves educational activities as well as new management operations related to Kettle Falls and Gold Portage areas.

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By Compiled From N... - April 15th, 2022 11:19am

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Growing The Seeds Of Community Resilience In The North Cascades

More sunshine, warmer temperatures, longer days, and birdsong at dawn build our excitement for spring. And no one is more joyous than a gardener. Or in this case, the gardeners at the Darrington School Greenhouse in northwestern Washington state.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2022 9:22am

Climbing Schedules For Cape Hatteras National Seashore Lighthouses

You'll have one, and possibly two, lighthouses to climb at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina this summer.

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By Compiled From N... - April 10th, 2022 2:30am

Around The Parks: Road Openings, Closures, And Delays

Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. A number of units within the National Park System are opening their roads, or in some cases, delaying openings.

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By Compiled From N... - April 8th, 2022 5:00am

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Recently Detected In Dinosaur National Monument

The National Park Service is asking visitors to take caution and not to approach wildlife, especially wild rabbits. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) was recently detected in wild cottontail rabbits inside Dinosaur National Monument in Uintah County, Utah.

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By Compiled From N... - April 8th, 2022 4:45am

Mount Rainier To Feature More Lahar Detectors

The National Park Service has approved a proposal from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory to improve the lahar detection system at Mount Rainier National Park. Mount Rainier is an active volcano with a history of large lahars (volcanic mudflows) that have previously impacted areas now populated both within and outside of the national park.

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By Compiled From N... - April 7th, 2022 2:45am

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