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For Safety's Sake, Yosemite National Park Proposes Decrease In Half Dome Permits

With an eye on improving the safety of hikers heading to the top of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park officials are proposing to reduce the number of daily permits from 400 to 300, according to a proposed management plan.

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By NPT Staff - January 25th, 2012 3:00am

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Find Yourself At Canaveral National Seashore

With nearly 400 units of the National Park System, one probably is close enough for you to visit in a day. But how should you organize those visits? Laura Henning, the chief of interpretation at Canaveral National Seashore in Florida, put together the following primer for exploring her park.

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By NPT Staff - January 25th, 2012 5:21am

PEER Calls For Transparency From National Park Foundation In Its Corporate Partnerships

More transparency is needed from the National Park Foundation in the agreements it reaches with corporate partners, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said Tuesday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 24th, 2012 12:36pm

Access to Yosemite National Park Made A Bit Harder By Rockfall Along Big Oak Flat Road

A rockfall in Yosemite National Park, which has been battered by stormy weather in recent days, has closed the Big Oak Flat Road indefinitely, according to park officials.

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By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 8:14am

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Search For Missing Parties At Mount Rainier National Park To Begin To Scale Back

After a week of searching made dangerous and complicated by high winds, snowfall, and dangerous avalanche conditions, crews at Mount Rainier National Park are expected to begin scaling back their efforts to locate two overdue parties on the mountain.

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By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 10:59am

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Millions Of Dollars Heading To National Parks For Road, Multiple-Use Trail Improvements

Millions of dollars are flowing to the National Park System for work on aging roads and multiple-use trails in need of some TLC, and transportation systems thanks to the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks program overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 2:43pm

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"Monumental" Fiddling Championships Coming To Homestead National Monument of America

The fiddle, a key instrument for entertainment on the American frontier of the mid-1800s, will be featured in May when the 2012 Monumental Fiddling Championships are held at Homestead National Monument of America in southeastern Nebraska.

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By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 3:00am

Storm Downs Tree That Kills Concessions Worker At Yosemite National Park

A former seasonal ranger at Yosemite National Park who had been working for the park concessionaire has been killed by a falling tree that crushed his tent cabin in Curry Village during a storm.

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By NPT Staff - January 23rd, 2012 8:43am

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Two Parties Now A Week Overdue in Mount Rainier National Park

It has been a week since two parties on Mount Rainier failed to return from their backcountry trips as planned, and high winds, deep snow, and towering drifts continue to hamper efforts to find them.

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By NPT Staff - January 23rd, 2012 8:20am

Biscayne National Park Visitors Concerned About Climate Change And How It Could Impact the Park

A slight majority of Biscayne National Park visitors are worried about climate change, and about one-third believe the park already is being harmed by a warming climate, according to a survey conducted by Colorado State University researchers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 23rd, 2012 3:00am

Glacier National Park: Past and Present

For lovers of Glacier National Park specifically, and for those intrigued by national park history in general, there's a great new book out that looks at the past and present of Glacier through postcards and photographs.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:42am

NPCA Report Looks At Creating A National Recreation Area Along the Texas Coast Near Houston

Texas, which already features a national seashore, would benefit greatly in terms of economics and storm protection if a national recreation area were created along the Gulf of Mexico near Houston, according to a National Parks Conservation Association report.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 22nd, 2012 3:00am

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Arizona To Host National Trails Symposium In April 2013

Arizona will be the backdrop for the National Trails Symposium in April 2013.

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By NPT Staff - January 21st, 2012 3:00am

Update: Still No Luck In Search For Overdue Parties At Mount Rainier National Park

Winds reaching 40 mph Friday created white-out conditions that hampered a search for two overdue parties at Mount Rainier National Park, and the forecast doesn't call for much improvement during the weekend.

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By NPT Staff - January 20th, 2012 8:32pm

Rocky Mountain National Park's 2011 Visitation Up 6.6 Percent to 3.3 Million

Perhaps it was good weather, perhaps simply the lure of the mountains, but visitation to Rocky Mountain National Park last year reached 3.3 million, an increase of 6.6 percent over 2010 levels, according to park officials.

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By NPT Staff - January 20th, 2012 3:00am

Glacier National Park Fund Underwrites 14 Projects In Glacier National Park

Trail work, citizen science, wildlife research, and studying the stars above are some of the 14 projects that the Glacier National Park Fund is underwriting in the park in the coming year.

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By NPT Staff - January 20th, 2012 3:00am

Elite Mountaineers Called In To Help With Search For Overdue Parties at Mount Rainier National Park

A team of elite mountaineers familiar with routes on Mount Rainier and avoiding avalanches headed on Thursday to look for two overdue parties in Mount Rainier National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2012 6:45pm

Philanthropist Donates Millions for Washington Monument Repairs

Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein has donated $7.5 million in matching funds to repair earthquake damage to one of America's most iconic structures, the Washington Monument.

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By Bob Janiskee - January 20th, 2012 3:57am

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North Cascades Institute Marks 25 Years Of Great Educational Programming At North Cascades National Park

For 25 years the North Cascades Institute has been providing insights into the ecosystems of North Cascades National Park through educational programming. Sit back and take a look back over the years.

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By NPT Staff - January 19th, 2012 3:00am

Dozens Of Dolphins Strand Themselves On Cape Cod

One of the largest cases of dolphin strandings recently occurred on Cape Cod, with nearly 60 common dolphins coming ashore on the backside of Cape Cod National Seashore and prompting an ambitious rescue effort by teh International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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By NPT Staff - January 19th, 2012 3:00am

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