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Cleanup Of Hazardous Wastes At Caneel Bay Estimated To Cost $6 Million

Cleanup of hazardous wastes on the grounds of the Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park is estimated to cost $6 million, though additional studies are planned for the coming winter to ensure there are no other wastes that need to be removed from the grounds.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 22nd, 2021 2:00am

Culling Of Mountain Goats To Resume At Grand Teton National Park

Volunteers were to head into the high country of Grand Teton National Park on Wednesday to resume a culling operation to reduce the numbers of non-native mountain goats in the park.

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By Compiled From N... - September 22nd, 2021 1:45am

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Kings Canyon National Park Closure Issued Due To KNP Wildfire Complex

Kings Canyon National Park in California was closed to the public Tuesday due to the approaching KNP wildfire complex that previously led to the closure of Sequoia National Park next door.

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By Compiled From N... - September 21st, 2021 6:03pm

One Dead, One Missing At Shoshone Lake In Yellowstone National Park

One man is dead and another missing at Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, where an active search was underway Tuesday morning.

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By Compiled From N... - September 21st, 2021 1:10pm

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Southwest's Long-Running Drought Imperils Wildlife

Pronghorn antelope are renowned as the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere, but they're not expected to be fast enough to outrun climate change and drought in the Southwest. By the end of the century, half of the pronghorn populations in the region are expected to be gone, according to federal researchers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Much Of Kings Canyon National Park Closed By Wildfire

Much of Kings Canyon National Park in California has been closed due to the close proximity of the KNP Complex of fires burning north through Sequoia National Park.

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By Compiled From N... - September 20th, 2021 1:24pm

Firefighters Appear To Be Winning The Battle To Protect Sequoia's Giant Forest

Decades of fire prevention work by the National Park Service, and endless gallons of water, have given firefighters at Sequoia National Park an edge in protecting the Giant Forest and its iconic trees from the flames of the KNP Complex.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 19th, 2021 6:54pm

Turning A 25-Foot Sitka Spruce Log Into A Canoe

Two Tlingit artisans will be working in the coming weeks to turn a 25-foot-long Sitka spruce log into a traditional dugout 'work' canoe at Sitka National Historical Park.

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By Compiled From N... - September 21st, 2021 10:58am

Lake Superior Claims Two Kayakers At Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Gale force winds up to 35 knots and waves occasionally reaching 7 feet proved too much for two kayakers at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore who swamped in the rough water and died.

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By Compiled From N... - September 18th, 2021 4:35pm

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Giant Sequoias Are No Stranger To Fire

Giant sequoias are no stranger to fire, but if they are to withstand large conflagrations such as those burning in California this year, fire has to be a regular visitor to the groves of these big trees.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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