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Keeping Mi'kmaq History Alive In Kouchibouguac National Park

With a theatrical flourish, Parks Canada interpretation officer Katrina Sock wraps something long, thin, brown and white around her arm to demonstrate how the Mi’kmaq people once dealt with broken bones.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

Seeing Alberta’s National Parks Through An Indigenous Lens

Eagerly, albeit awkwardly, I gathered sacred smoke wafting from an abalone shell full of burning sage into my hands, rubbed my hands together as if washing them, and then gently pulled small clouds of smoke over my head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, heart, stomach and legs.

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By Jennifer Bain - September 4th, 2024 6:36am

Section Of Stevens Canyon Road In Mount Rainier National Park Closed To All Travel

Structural problems with a bridge along the Stevens Canyon Road in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington have forced closure of a section of the road to all travel.

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By Compiled From N... - September 28th, 2022 5:35pm

Timed Entry Program At Arches National Park To End

The need to make a reservation to enter Arches National Park in Utah goes away next week, although you should expect to encounter crowded conditions if you plan to visit.

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By Compiled From N... - September 27th, 2022 2:30am

Moose Hunting Season Begins In Gros Morne National Park

The moose population management program in Gros Morne National Park is now open and runs to Jan. 29.

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By NPT Staff - September 26th, 2022 2:45am

An Indigenous-Led Tour Of The Athabasca Glacier

In the euphoria of crossing glacial till to the largest mass of glacial ice in the Canadian Rockies, you could be forgiven for walking blithely past the small sign with the sombre message: “The glacier was here in 1992.”

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

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Revealing The 20-Million-Year-Old Secrets Of Agate Springs

James Cook envisioned a bride in 1886 when he asked Kate Graham to marry him, but he also came into a ranch that carried a window more than 20 million years into the past that stunned the scientific world.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 28th, 2023 10:49am

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New Floods Close Death Valley Roads

Yet another round of rainstorms has shut down most roads in Death Valley National Park, with the only access to the park on Wednesday from the east.

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By Compiled From N... - September 14th, 2022 5:18pm

Exploring Katmai National Park's Mysterious Valley Of 10,000 Smokes

Dark, heavy skies threaten to unleash a torrent. Undaunted, the single-engine’s propellor rumbles defiantly and roars to life, promising adventure as my float plane taxis upriver from tiny King Salmon, Alaska, headed for the mysterious Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at Katmai National Park and Preserve.

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By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Legislation Would Allow Expansion Of Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument

Kathadin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine could grow by nearly 43,000 acres under legislation the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will consider next week.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2022 5:05am

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