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Saratoga National Historical Park Completes Upgrades To Battlefield Road

Visitor access and understanding of one of the most historic landscapes in the country will increase with the recent completion of the $6 million Battlefield Tour Road Improvement Project at Saratoga National Historical Park in upstate New York.

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By Compiled From N... - May 14th, 2024 2:30am

Rocky Mountain National Park Rangers Searching For Overdue Longs Peak Climber

A 23-year-old Colorado man who reportedly summited Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park failed to return as planned, sparking a search effort Monday by park rangers.

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By Compiled From N... - May 13th, 2024 7:08pm

Body Recovered From Colorado River In Grand Canyon National Park

A body recovered from the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park likely is that of a man who headed down the river on a makeshift wooden raft with his dog late last month.

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By Compiled From N... - May 13th, 2024 2:26pm

Salt Tram Tower Toppled In Death Valley National Park

A historic tram tower built more than a century ago to haul salt out of Death Valley was recently toppled in Death Valley National Park, possibly by a motorist who attached a winch to the tower to pull a vehicle out of the muck, according to park staff.

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By Compiled From N... - May 13th, 2024 11:01am

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The Blast Of The Century At Kīlauea

Kīlauea began erupting explosively at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park 100 years ago this week, for the first time in nearly a century. The eruption lasted for about 17 days, killing one person and injuring others.

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By NPT Staff - May 13th, 2024 2:30am

Historic Structures At Hampton National Historic Site To Be Repaired

A major preservation project expected to begin in July will focus on more than a dozen historic structures at Hampton National Historic Site, which preserves and interprets the core of a historic plantation that dates to the 1700s and once encompassed 25,000 acres in western Maryland.

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By Compiled From N... - May 13th, 2024 2:30am

Glacier National Park Announces 2024 Spring Operations

Glacier National Park staff in Montana are gearing up for the summer vacation season, and while full park operations are still a month off, visitors will see an increase in recreational opportunities throughout May.

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By Compiled From N... - May 12th, 2024 2:30am

National Park Service Working To Return Caneel Bay To Virgin Islands National Park Management

Virgin Islands National Park is actively working to transition Caneel Bay Resort to National Park Service (NPS) management, following an April 22 U.S. District Court ruling affirming the United States’ ownership of the land and ordering EHI Acquisitions, LLC to convey and transfer title of the improvements immediately.

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By Compiled From N... - May 10th, 2024 2:30am

Badlands National Park Landscape Reveals New Genus Of Small, Hornless Deer

Today's stark and demanding landscape of Badlands National Park has revealed a new genus of hornless deer the size of a house cat that 32 million years ago lived in a semi-tropical environment of open woodlands.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 10th, 2024 2:30am

South Entrance To Yellowstone National Park Expected To Open Friday

Barring a snowstorm, the South Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will open Friday at 8 a.m. local time.

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By Compiled From N... - May 9th, 2024 2:30am

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