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Plan For Needing A Reservation To Enter Glacier National Park in 2022

If Glacier National Park in Montana is on your 2022 vacation plans, you can expect to need a reservation to reach the heart of the park along the Going-to-the-Sun Road during the high summer season.

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By Compiled From N... - December 14th, 2021 1:45am

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Capitol Reef National Park Is Turning 50

Capitol Reef National Park, an oft-overlooked wonder in Utah, will celebrate its 50th year as a national park on December 18, with the celebration continuing throughout 2022.

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By NPT Staff - December 13th, 2021 1:45am

Trust and Science: What Parks Can Learn from Fire Island National Seashore

At Fire Island National Seashore in New York, Hurricane Sandy tore a gaping hole through the seashore’s eastern side, a breach that in hindsight carried much-needed ecological benefits and some important lessons on how park units can recover from major damage.

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By Michael Sparks - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Winter's Snows Have Limited Access To Cedar Breaks National Monument

Winter's snows have limited access to Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah.

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By Compiled From N... - December 12th, 2021 1:45am

$3.3 million Will Preserve 536 Acres Of American Revolutionary And Civil War Battlefields

Lands involved in the American Revolution and the Civil War are being protected thanks to more than $3.3 million in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants given to the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

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By Compiled From N... - December 11th, 2021 1:45am

Reservation System To Be Tested At Arches National Park Next Year

In an effort to reduce congestion and provide visitors with certainty that they'll be able to enter the park, Arches National Park will use a reservation system in 2022 to see if it solves those problems.

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By Compiled From N... - December 10th, 2021 11:11am

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National Park Service Working To Improve Boating Access At Lake Powell

After a summer that saw steadily declining levels at Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the National Park Service is trying to figure out how best to ensure boating access to the lake in 2022.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 10th, 2021 1:45am

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Major Contract Awarded To Rehabilitate Section Of George Washington Memorial Parkway

A substantial rehabilitation of the northern section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway is moving ahead thanks to a $161 million slice of funds from the Great American Outdoors Act.

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By Compiled From N... - December 9th, 2021 1:45am

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Backcountry Voyeurism Being Investigated At Grand Canyon National Park

Federal agents are investigating an alleged 2020 case of voyeurism at Grand Canyon National Park in which women using restrooms at Phantom Ranch thought they were being video recorded to determine how widespread the incident might have been.

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By Compiled From N... - December 8th, 2021 4:54pm

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Ranger Exchanges Shots With Suspects At Rocky Mountain National Park

A ballistic vest protected a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger from serious injury Wednesday morning during an exchange of shots with two suspects who were involved in a vehicular pursuit outside the park.

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By Compiled From N... - December 8th, 2021 2:59pm

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