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Commercial Vehicles' Efforts To Drive Newfound Gap Road In Great Smoky Leads To Closure

Attempts by commercial vehicles to cross Great Smoky Mountains National Park via the Newfound Gap Road, and accidents involving some that tried, have prompted the National Park Service to close the road overnight.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2024 12:30pm

De Soto National Memorial, Reeling From Hurricane Helene, In The Path Of Hurricane Milton

De Soto National Memorial, still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene, is directly in the path of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to reach Florida on Wednesday as a major hurricane.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2024 11:46am

National Park Service Still Assessing Storm Damage Along Blue Ridge Parkway

Assessments of storm damage on the Blue Ridge Parkway have found significant, and in some cases castrophic, damage between mileposts 280 and 469, the National Park Service said Saturday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2024 2:45pm

Lava Beds National Monument Moving To Winter Hours

Lava Beds National Monument in California is transitioning to winter hours.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2024 2:30am

Very High Fire Danger Returns To Grand Teton National Park

Very high fire danger has returned to Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 4:39pm

UPDATE | Parks Slowly Recovering From Damage Inflicted By Helene

Damage assessments and recovery work is slow going in national park units from North Carolina to Georgia that were hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 6:59pm

Capital Reef National Park Campground Reservations Available Year-Round

You'll soon be able to reserve a campsite in Capital Reef National Park in Utah year-round.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 2:30am

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Planting Trees And Mending Ground At Thousand Islands National Park

Overhead, turkey vultures and hawks circle looking for prey. Underfoot, snakes, salamanders and turtle hatchlings do their best to stay hidden. All around, young trees — thousands of them — dot the landscape of what was once a rock quarry and is now part of a project to plant two billion trees across Canada.

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By Jennifer Bain - October 8th, 2024 12:20pm

Newfound Gap Road To Open In Great Smoky Mountains On Wednesday

While cleanup from Tropical Storm Helene continues in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Newfound Gap Road that crosses the park from Tennessee to North Carolina is scheduled to reopen Wednesday morning.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 1st, 2024 3:06pm

Recovery Continues At National Parks Impacted By Tropical Storm Helene

Flooding, power outages, and downed trees were among the issues national parks were facing in the aftermath of Helene, which evolved from tropical storm to hurricane and back to tropical storm as it rampaged from the Gulf of Mexico north into Appalachia.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 30th, 2024 2:58pm

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