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There Was A Lot Of Shaking Going On In Yellowstone In 2021

It was business as usual in 2021 at Yellowstone—earthquakes, ground deformation, geyser eruptions, and lots of field work! As is tradition, this first Caldera Chronicles of the new year takes a look back at what happened in Yellowstone during the previous 12 months.

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By NPT Staff - January 10th, 2022 2:30am

Motorists Kill Two Nēnē At Haleakalā National Park

Motorists at Haleakalā National Park hit and killed two endangered nenē, or Hawaiian goose, in recent weeks, prompting park staff to urge visitors to slow down.

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By Compiled From N... - January 9th, 2022 12:00pm

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Ozark National Scenic Riverways Proposing Boost In Boat HP

The National Park Service is proposing to boost the horsepower allowed by powerboats on the Jacks Fork and Current rivers at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.

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By Compiled From N... - January 7th, 2022 2:30am

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Flush Toilets Coming To Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Flush toilets are coming to the Brandywine Falls area of Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio.

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By Compiled From N... - January 7th, 2022 2:30am

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Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area Seeking Trail Keepers

Do you enjoy hiking the trails? Do you have extra time to help keep them clear for all to enjoy? If so, then Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee needs you.

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By Compiled From N... - January 6th, 2022 2:30am

Army Commander Leaps To National Park Service Regional Directorship

An Army officer is joining the National Park Service as director of the agency's Pacific West Region, with oversight of park units in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, parts of Arizona and Montana, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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By Compiled From N... - January 6th, 2022 2:30am

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Obed Wild & Scenic River Announces Eleventh Annual Photo Contest

Whenever I see photos like the one above, of morning fog rising off a river, it reminds me of my days as a guide on the New River many years ago. If you have a photo along the Obed Wild and Scenic River that can trigger such memories, you might want to enter it in the park's 11th annual photo contest.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2022 2:30am

Big Bend Just The Latest Park To Be Vandalized

For perhaps thousands of years a rock art panel on the face of a boulder stood in a somewhat remote area of Big Bend National Park until two visitors, perhaps attracted to the area by social media posts, felt they had to scratch their names atop the curious petroglyph.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 5th, 2022 1:06pm

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When Will Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park's Volcanoes Dangerously Erupt?

Rumbling and light shaking in Hawai'i is pretty common, what with the volcanic plumbing that created the islands. Just the other day the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 that lightly shuddered the islands.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 5th, 2022 2:30am

Vandals Damage Rock Art At Big Bend National Park

An ancient rock art panel at Big Bend National Park sustained what park officials are calling irreparable damage when vandals scratched their names into it.

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By Compiled From N... - January 4th, 2022 4:41pm

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