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Rocky Mountain National Park Bans Open Fires

A park-wide ban on open fires was put in place Thursday in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, where a number of wildfires were burning.

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By Compiled From N... - August 1st, 2024 11:59am

Pioneer Fire Leads To Evacuation Order For Stehekin In North Cascades National Park

Firefighters in North Cascades National Park were working to protect facilities in and around Stehekin Landing from the Pioneer Fire, a nearly 34,000-acre blaze that was just 12 percent contained as of Thursday morning.

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By NPT Staff - August 1st, 2024 11:14am

The Machines Tell Stories At This Former B.C. Salmon Cannery

On tours of a restored salmon cannery that’s 130 years old, the interpreters dance around a racial slur that the Chinese-Canadian community wants acknowledged but nobody wants to say aloud.

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

Lassen Volcanic National Park Closes As Park Fire Grows

Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California closed on Saturday as the Park Fire, a 350,000-acre behemoth, moved closer to the park's western boundary.

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By NPT Staff - July 27th, 2024 7:37pm

The Trouble With Squirrels

In this British landscape of stunning coastline, clear-running rivers, clean air, and ink-black night skies, the once ubiquitous red squirrel has become something of a unicorn.

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By Elaine Wilson - August 2nd, 2024 12:43pm

North Cascades National Park Wildfire Threatens Stehekin

A wildfire approaching 31,000 acres in size on Thursday threatened Stehekin in North Cascades National Park in Washington state, with officials warning residents and travelers there to be ready to evacuate.

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By Compiled From N... - July 25th, 2024 1:09pm

UPDATE | Yellowstone's Biscuit Basin, Site Of Hydrothermal Explosion, Could Be Closed Rest Of Year

The hydrothermal explosion that rocked Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin tossed rock blocks weighing hundreds of pounds short distances, sent steam and debris hundreds of feet into the air, and changed the personality of two hot springs, according to Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 24th, 2024 5:11pm

Yellowstone's Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program Lottery

Hankering to explore Yellowstone National Park in the snow? Beginning August 1 you can apply to the 2024-2025 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone without a commercial guide.

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By Compiled From N... - July 24th, 2024 4:50am

UPDATE | Hydrothermal Explosion Rocks Corner Of Yellowstone National Park

A hydrothermal explosion rocked Tuesday morning rocked Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park, sending a towering eruption of hot water, rocks, and other debris into the sky and sending visitors running.

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By Compiled From N... - July 24th, 2024 10:56am

Earthquakes Rattling Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Increased seismic activity below Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has prompted closure of the Chain of Craters Road and some other areas of the park.

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By Compiled From N... - July 23rd, 2024 12:13pm

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