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Popular Store And Visitor Center At Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park To Close For Up To Two Years

Kīlauea Visitor Center at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will close on February 17, 2025 to undergo major renovations that could take up to two years to finish.

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By justin.housman - December 20th, 2024 2:30am

Grand Teton Roads Open For Winter Recreation December 20

Winter activities abound in Grand Teton National Park, starting December 20.

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By justin.housman - December 20th, 2024 2:10am

Rocky Mountain National Park Has A Ton Of Fun Things To Do This Winter

Ranger-led snowshoe walks and ski tours start in January at Rocky Mountain National Park.

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By justin.housman - December 20th, 2024 2:05am

UPDATE | Spending Impasse Threatens To Close National Park System

The National Park System could close this weekend if Congress can't move past its budget impasse and fund the federal government.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2024 10:58am

NPS Seeking Comments For New Fire Management Plan At Dinosaur National Monument

Public comments are open for a new fire management plan at Dinosaur National Monument.

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By justin.housman - December 19th, 2024 2:40am

Great Smoky Mountains' Laurel Falls Trail To See Major Renovations In January

Popular Great Smoky Mountains trail, the Laurel Falls trail, will be closed for a major renovations project in the new year.

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By justin.housman - December 19th, 2024 2:20am

Defenders Of Wildlife Warns Too Many Florida Panthers Are Being Killed By Drivers

Defenders of Wildlife issues a call to protect Florida panthers from increasing deaths from vehicle collisions.

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By justin.housman - December 19th, 2024 2:05am

Interior Designates 19 New National Historic Landmarks

The new NHLs are nationally significant properties for underrepresented groups and women’s history in addition to moments important in development of American technology, landscape design, and art.

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By justin.housman - December 18th, 2024 2:35am

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Wildlife In Yellowstone National Park’s Thermal Basins

Yellowstone National Park is famous for its wildlife and geothermal activity. When we explore the intersection of these two natural grandeurs, we find an ecosystem unlike anywhere else on Earth.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 18th, 2024 2:30am

The Frenzied Completion Of The Transcontinental Railroad

Despite the iconic image of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad that was sealed with a golden spike hammered into a laurel railroad tie, the closing weeks of the engineering feat were frenzied.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 18th, 2024 2:30am