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Exhibit At Great Smoky Mountains National Park Addresses White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

The role of bats in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and a deadly disease that threatens their existence, is the subject of an exhibit at the park's Sugarlands Visitor Center.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 21st, 2011 2:15am

Federal Grant Will Help Build Trails At Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

A 27-mile stretch of multi-use trail, separate from cars and trucks whizzing nearby, will be built at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore thanks to a Federal Transit Administration grant.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 21st, 2011 1:15am

Wild Horse Shot and Killed During Two-Day Deer Hunt At Assateague Island National Seashore

One of the wild horses that roam Assateague Island National Seashore was shot and killed during last weekend's two-day deer hunt, according to seashore officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 20th, 2011 8:51am

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National Park Mystery Photo 31 Revealed: Lewis Mountain Negro Area Sign Exhibit at Shenandoah

An exhibit at Shenandoah National Park tells the story of an area of the park that once operated as a racially segregated facility called the Lewis Mountain Negro Area.

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By Bob Janiskee - November 1st, 2011 6:04am

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Late Sen. Ted Stevens Honored With Mountain In Denali National Park and Preserve

A previously unnamed peak rising nearly 14,000 feet above Denali National Park and Preserve has been named in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, who died last year in a plane crash while heading on a fishing trip.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 20th, 2011 3:15am

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National Park Service Looking For Kids Interested in Becoming Junior Civil War Historians

Kids who visit a handful of Civil War-era units of the National Park System will be able to earn a special Junior Ranger patch, one that recognizes them as Junior Civil War Historians.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 23rd, 2011 1:42pm

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Coming to A Classroom Near You: Gulf Islands National Seashore

Coming soon to a classroom near you: Gulf Islands National Seashore.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 20th, 2011 2:15am

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Coalition Plans To Sue Federal Agencies Over Air Pollution Affecting National Parks, Wilderness Areas, and Wildlife Refuges

A coalition announced plans today to sue federal agencies, including the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency, for failing to protect airsheds over national parks, wilderness areas, and wildlife refuges.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2011 11:55am

National Park Mystery Photo 31: A Reminder That Things Were Once Very Different

Where will you find this reminder of pre-Civil Rights era racial segregation in the national parks?

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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 11:57am

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Reader Participation Day: How Important Are National Park Visitation Data to You?

How important is it to you to know that Glacier National Park saw record visitation in 2010, that visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park dipped, or that overall visitation to the National Park System declined by 1 or 2 percent or rose by 1 or 2 percent in any one year?

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2011 3:15am

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