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See D.C.'s Other Famous Blossoms — Water Lilies And Lotus Flowers

It’s a rare double heron day at the only national park dedicated to preserving aquatic plants. A Yellow-crowned Night Heron is stalking crustaceans in a water lily pond straight out of a Claude Monet painting. A Green Heron clutching a lotus stalk stands surrounded by pink and white flowers, huge, cup-shaped leaves and bright green pods that look like shower heads.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:54am

Drakesbad Guest Lodge And Warner Valley Campground At Lassen Volcanic National Park Remain Closed

The continuing aftermath of the Dixie Fire that roared through Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2021 is keeping the Drakesbad Guest Lodge and Warner Valley Campground in the park closed this summer.

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By Compiled From N... - July 19th, 2024 11:52am

Valles Caldera National Preserve Proposing To Collect Entrance Fees

Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico is proposing to resume the collection of entrance fees and is seeking public input on it.

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By Compiled From N... - July 18th, 2024 3:01pm

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"As Far As One Can See" At Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument

A new visitors’ center — one with unique architecture that harmonizes with the landscape and showcases its rich history — will strengthen the connection visitors have with Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

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By Marcus Wolf - August 2nd, 2024 12:54pm

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Flightseeing Tour Makes Forced Landing In Denali National Park

Mechanical problems forced a flightseeing plane with nine aboard to make a forced landing inside Denali National Park and Preserve, with the aircraft coming down near the Tokositna Glacier. No injuries were reported in the incident

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By Compiled From N... - July 13th, 2024 3:02pm

Voices Of Yellowstone: First Peoples Celebration

A week-long celebration of the Indigenous history of the land within Yellowstone National Park will kick off August 4 in Gardiner, Montana, just outside the park's northern entrance.

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By Compiled From N... - July 14th, 2024 7:26am

Campfire Ban Coming To Olympic National Park

A campfire ban will take effect Saturday for Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest in Washington state due to rising temperatures and increasingly dry conditions.

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By Compiled From N... - July 12th, 2024 3:40pm

Special Glacier National Park Program Will Focus On Bats

Heading to Glacier National Park next week and wondering what you can do after driving the Going-to-the-Sun Road? There's a special ranger program scheduled for July 18 that might be good to add to your to-do list.

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

NPS Discovers Nearly 250-Year-Old Musket Balls from ‘Shot Heard Round the World’

National Park Service archaeologists working at Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts recently discovered five musket balls that were fired during the world-changing event known as “The Shot Heard Round the World” on April 19, 1775.

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

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Reservation System Possible As Zion National Park Works To Manage Crowds

Zion National Park staff, after eight years of work, is developing a suite of strategies — including reservation systems — for use in protecting park resources and the visitor experience from accelerating tourism.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 9th, 2024 3:11pm

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