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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area To Look For Drunk Drivers This Weekend

Hot, sunny days, cool river water, and cold beverages seem to go well together in the summer. But if your drinks contain alcohol, best not drive, least of all in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area where rangers will be looking for impaired drivers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2010 2:28am

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Special Naturalist Programs Coming to Rocky Mountain National Park

If you're planning a summer visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, there are two special programs on the calendar that you might want to work into your schedule.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2010 1:00am

Search Enters Sixth Day for Man Missing In Joshua Tree National Park

After five days of searching in 100-degree-plus weather in Joshua Tree National Park, searchers have no clues as to what happened to a 65-year-old Georgia man.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2010 4:07pm

Uprooted Tree Sends Two Men into Snake River, Grand Teton National Park Rangers to the Rescue

Swift currents and an uprooted tree proved a tricky combination for two Wyoming men, who found themselves needing a rescue from Grand Teton National Park rangers after their boat capsized in the Snake River.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2010 2:11pm

National Park Mystery Plant 9 Revealed: English Universities and the Ivy League Take You to English Ivy

Mystery plant 9 was hidden in plain sight. To see it, all you had to do was know where some very old universities are and what company they keep.

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By Bob Janiskee - July 1st, 2010 9:15am

Sunrise Area of Mount Rainier National Park Open This Weekend, With Some Caveats

While the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park will be open this weekend, not all services will be available due to the cool, snowy spring, say park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2010 2:59am

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Piping Plover Production Up At Cape Hatteras National Seashore

One of the best years in recent memory for piping plover production seems to be under way at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to park managers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2010 2:36am

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Historians Don't Want Casino Next To Gettysburg National Military Park

Nearly 300 historians, including some Pulitzer Prize winners, are urging Pennsylvania officials to prevent a casino from being built within a half-mile of Gettysburg National Military Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2010 2:26am

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Groups Notify BP, U.S. Coast Guard, They'll Be Sued Over Burning of Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles

Claims that endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles are being burned alive under efforts to clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster have prompted two groups to sue BP and the U.S. Coast Guard.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2010 2:13am

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National Park Road Trip 2010: The Difficult Hills of Western Nebraska

Greetings from the visitor center at Scotts Bluff National Monument in western Nebraska. It is Wednesday afternoon and outside it is hot and windy. The monument is a few miles outside the town of Scottsbluff, where we spent last night in the municipal campground.

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By David and Kay Scott - July 1st, 2010 2:05am