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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

Saguaro National Park At Risk

Today, numerous species living in Saguaro National Park, including the signature cactus, face many challenges — urban development along with invasive species, drought, and wildfires that are amplified by climate change.

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By Jonathan Horwitz - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Winter Returns To Denali National Park In A Record-Setting Way

Forgive drought-stressed parks for looking enviously at Denali National Park, which saw a record-setting 74.5 inches of snow fall during December, including nearly 55 inches from December 23 to December 29.

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By Compiled From N... - January 4th, 2022 1:45am

Musings From The Parks: Sustainable Parks, Fee-Free Days, Bureaucracy

Just before 2021 closed for business, the National Park Service announced the entrance-fee-free days for 2022. Oddly missing was August 25, also known as Founders Day for the National Park Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 3rd, 2022 2:00am

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Florida Official Calls On Interior Secretary To Stop Big Cypress Oil Play

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has been asked by Florida's Agriculture commissioner to halt Burnett Oil Co.'s oil exploration and possible production in Big Cypress National Preserve.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 2nd, 2022 9:54am

National Park Service Offering Five Entrance-Fee-Free Days In 2022

There will be five days in 2022 when you can enter for free a national park that normally charges an entrance fee.

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By Compiled From N... - December 29th, 2021 1:45am

Arson Suspected In Loss Of Visitor Contact Station At Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Arson is suspected in the loss of the Round Spring Visitor Contact Station at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri. The building was reported on fire Sunday night.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 28th, 2021 7:47am

Golden Spike National Historical Park Celebrating Steam Engines

The power of steam locomotives will be on display Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at Golden Spike National Historical Park in Utah.

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By Compiled From N... - December 27th, 2021 2:15am

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