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Wildflower Season About To Kick Off At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Wildflower season is about to bloom in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the National Park Service wants to remind visitors that there are group size limits at Whiteoak Sink.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2025 2:30am

Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave To Reopen Following Repairs

Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave, which has been closed since 2021 due to damage related to a wildfire that year and then the hard winter of 2023, will reopen to the public this year.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2025 2:30am

What Do Volcanologists Learn From Ashfall Maps?

How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you have to dig into the ground to get the answer.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 25th, 2025 2:30am

Jamestown Is Drowning

Amid rising water levels, some of the country's oldest and most valuable historical artifacts are at risk of being lost forever.

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By Kim O'Connell - March 25th, 2025 2:07pm

Great Smoky Mountains Heading Into High Season Without All Campgrounds Open

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which ranked third in visitation in 2024, is heading into the high season with a half-dozen of its campgrounds closed for unspecified reasons, but believed to be due to staffing levels.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 24th, 2025 10:03am

Congaree National Park Announces Details For 2025 Firefly Viewing Event

Congaree National Park in South Carolina will be the place to be in May if you want to watch hundreds of fireflies flickering in unison.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 23rd, 2025 2:30am

Ozark National Scenic Riverways Has Updated Its Campground Reservation System

All developed campgrounds and large group sites at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri are now reservation-only.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 22nd, 2025 2:30am

Cunard Road Reopening At New River Gorge National Park And Preserve

The Federal Highway Administration is completing its first round of improvements to Cunard Road (Route 9) in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia and plans to reopen for access on Monday. The road closed last November for upgrades from just past the trailhead for the Brooklyn Mine Trail extending to the river access at Cunard.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 21st, 2025 2:30am

Jewel Cave National Monument Tours To Halt Temporarily

The need to install an emergency generator at Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota will require a temporary halt in cave tours.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 21st, 2025 2:30am

$2.3 Million Awarded To Protect 172 Acres At Civil, Revolutionary War Battlefields

The National Park Service has awarded $2,289,880.56 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 155.39 acres at Civil War battlefields in Mississippi and Virginia, as well as 16.2 acres at a Revolutionary War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 21st, 2025 2:30am

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