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California Bans Single-Use Propane Canisters Starting In 2028

In a bid to save waste management costs and to keep them from landfills, California will ban the use of disposable one-pound propane canisters starting in 2028.

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By justin.housman - January 10th, 2025 6:33pm

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Capitol Reef Preparing To Reopen Crucial Road And Trail This Week

The Chimney Rock trail and Scenic Drive, two well-traveled parts of Capitol Reef National Park will soon reopen.

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By justin.housman - December 19th, 2024 6:26pm

Wolf Pack Spotted In Lassen Volcanic National Park For First Time

California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have confirmed wolves have been recorded in Lassen Volcanic National Park for the first time ever.

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By justin.housman - February 10th, 2025 10:24am

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National Monument Proposed For North Dakota Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park

With time running out on the Biden administration, a push is underway to have President Joe Biden designate a national monument on nearly 140,000 acres in North Dakota next to Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2024 6:26pm

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Parks Legislation Looking For A Home Before Congress Adjourns

As the calendar runs down on the current session of Congress, there are a number of pieces of legislation that would involve or possibly impact the National Park System if they find their way into an omnibus lands bill that gains passage before the session adjourns.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2024 6:26pm

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Chesapeake Bay One Step Closer To Joining National Park System

The U.S. Senate will now vote on whether to make Chesapeake Bay part of the national park system.

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By justin.housman - January 10th, 2025 6:33pm

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Mojave National Preserve To Increase Camping Fees

Be prepared for slight fee increases for camping at Mojave National Preserve.

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By justin.housman - January 10th, 2025 6:33pm

Natchez Trace Parkway Officials Want Public Comment On Plan To Replace John Coffee Memorial Bridge

The NPS wants public comment about an environmental report concerning the removal and replacement of the John Coffee Memorial Bridge at Natchez Trace Parkway.

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By justin.housman - December 19th, 2024 6:26pm

Bipartisan Measure Introduced In U.S. Senate To Extend Great Outdoors Act Benefits

A bipartisan quartet of senators has introduced legislation that would extend the Great American Outdoors Act's benefits with more than $11 billion spread out over eight years to tackle maintenance backlogs on federal lands across the country.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2024 6:26pm

The Plan To Save Effigy Mounds National Monument From Erosion

Sacred mounds built thousands of years ago are under threat of erosion next to a changing Mississippi River in Effigy Mounds National Monument.

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By justin.housman - December 19th, 2024 6:26pm

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