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Ticketed Entry Returns To Dinosaur National Monument's Exhibit Hall On May 1

Come May 1 you'll be able to visit the Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, but you'll need a ticket as the park staff continues to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

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By NPT Staff - April 15th, 2021 1:45am

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Gros Morne Considers Unusual Spruce Budworm Spraying Request

To spray or not to spray? It’s not usually a question that Parks Canada has to grapple with, but the Newfoundland and Labrador government has asked Gros Morne National Park to allow aerial spraying to quash an emerging outbreak of the dreaded spruce budworm.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Your National Park Vacation Has Gotten More Expensive

You’re not mistaken. A national park vacation has gotten more expensive than it was 20 years ago. Considerably more expensive in some costs.

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By Lori Sonken - April 23rd, 2021 10:59am

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Historic Yukon Sternwheeler To Honour Indigenous Connections

For years, the romantic story of the S.S. Klondike revolved around the historic sternwheeler that travelled the Yukon River from 1929 to 1955 carrying silver-lead ore, freight, passengers and tourists. But the tale of how a steam-powered boat retired and found new life as the S.S. Klondike National Historic Site glossed over negative parts of its legacy.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Quebec Site Gets Funding Injection To Showcase Canada's First Steel Industry

The Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site in Quebec is getting $613,000 to rehabilitate its access road, redesign its Grande Maison reception area and install new interpretive panels along its interpretation circuit.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Major Road Work At Yellowstone National Park This Summer

Travelers heading to Yellowstone National Park will have to be strategic in touring the park, as three major road projects will disrupt travel.

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By NPT Staff - April 10th, 2021 1:45am

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Reservations Return To Yosemite In May

Yosemite National Park will return to a reservation system for park visitors towards the end of May as the staff continues to work to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

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By NPT Staff - April 9th, 2021 1:45am

Netting Garbage At Padre Island National Seashore

Seaweed and sea turtles aren't the only objects that wash ashore at Padre Island National Seashore, which is why it's good to have more than a few people lending their time to collect that which doesn't belong.

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By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - April 18th, 2021 9:10am

Kouchibouguac National Park Seeks Public Input On Management Plan

Whether you’ve realized it or not, when you visit one of Canada’s national parks or national historic sites, there’s likely a management plan guiding all the Parks Canada decisions on how to protect, present and operate the site. Every decade or so, management plans come up for review and the public can weigh in.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

Sheltering-in Chantey At San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

As Covid-19 spread across the world, something else was going viral online — sea chanteys. And one national park became a global leader in sea music before it was trendy.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 15th, 2021 12:21pm

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