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For two years a working group in western Colorado has studied the possibility of redesignating Colorado National Monument as Colorado National Park. Now an executive committee has been designated to help U.S. Sen. Mark Udall and Rep. Scott Tipton come up with proposed legislation to achieve the name change.

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By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2013 3:45am

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Glacier National Park Has A 17-Year-Old Harlequin Duck!

There are young Harlequin ducks, middle-aged Harlequin ducks, old Harlequin ducks, and then the real old Harlequin duck that calls Glacier National Park home.

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By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2013 3:03am

Take A Virtual Tour Of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park With This Video

"Hawaii Volcanoes", a time-lapse video newly released on Vimeo, takes you on a sea-to-summit journey to the volcanoes of Hawaii, where you'll witness some of the the most dynamic landscapes on Earth.

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By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2013 2:41am

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Essential Friends + Gateways: West Yellowstone, A Gateway Town Worth Hanging Around

For more than a century, West Yellowstone, Montana, has been a key jumping off point for a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the world’s first national park.

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By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2013 2:13am

National Park Service Signs Agreement With Adventure Cycling Association To Promote Road Cycling Opportunities

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the National Park Service and the Adventure Cycling Association to promote the opportunties for road cycling to and within in the National Park System.

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By NPT Staff - June 8th, 2013 2:41am

Updated: Groups Working To Prevent Hog Farm From Polluting Buffalo National River

An industrial hog farm that could produce more than 2 million gallons of manure and wastewater over porous karst geology roughly 5 miles up a tributary of the Buffalo National River was permitted based on erroneous information, according to a coalition opposing the project.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 7th, 2013 3:43am

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Peaks Of Otter Lodge On Blue Ridge Parkway Set To Open In Mid-July

The Blue Ridge Parkway’s Peaks of Otter Lodge is scheduled to open July 15 under new concessionaire, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts. Reservations are currently being taken for the upcoming season that will run through December 16.

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By David and Kay Scott - June 7th, 2013 3:40am

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Civil War Cannons, Restored, Return To Fort Moultrie National Monument

Sixty-thousand pounds of Civil War cannons are returning to Fort Moultrie National Monument in South Carolina for public display at the park's Cannon Row.

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By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2013 2:40am

Congress Creates Some Of The National Park Service's Funding Headaches

To understand where some of the National Park Service's budget headaches come from, you need go no further than Congress.

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By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2013 2:38am

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