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While the Dixie Fire continues to actively burn within Lassen Volcanic National Park, it's not destroying everything in its path. While some structures are confirmed to be damaged or destroyed, firefighters have successfully leveraged the park’s previous and current fire and fuels management projects to preserve park resources and structures.

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By Compiled From N... - September 2nd, 2021 10:17am

Flight 93 Memorial Set For September 11

Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania will observe the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and honor the 40 passengers and crew members who were aboard Flight 93 that day.

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By Compiled From N... - September 2nd, 2021 2:00am

Freshwater Fish Are The Canaries At Everglades National Park

What signals might there be that efforts to restore flows of the River of Grass are succeeding in improving the health of the Everglades and Everglades National Park? Recovering freshwater fish populations.

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By Erika Zambello - September 2nd, 2021 2:00am

A Yosemite Conservancy Conversation

The effects of climate change aren’t absent from the National Park System, either. To look at some of those impacts at Yosemite National Park this Sunday's podcast on National Parks Traveler will involve a discussion with Frank Dean, president and CEO of the Yosemite Conservancy, and Cory Goehring, the conservancy’s lead naturalist.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 2nd, 2021 1:45am

A 1.3-Million-Acre Approach To Preserving Nature

A soaring, 1.3-million-acre swath of the High Sierra would make a wonderful addition to the National Park System, one that could help slow the sixth mass extinction, forward the Biden administration's 30 by 30 initiative, and possibly even help the fight with climate change.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 1st, 2021 2:15am

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Another Wolverine Family Spotted At Mount Rainier National Park

A second litter of wolverine kits has been detected in Mount Rainier National Park.

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By Compiled From N... - September 1st, 2021 2:00am

Op-Ed | Park Service Pick: Diversity And Competence

President Biden’s choice of Charles (Chuck) Sams to lead the National Park Service continued his track record of diversity in appointments. Thankfully, this choice looked past the small pool of National Park Service careerists who offered far more conventional candidates.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 1st, 2021 1:45am

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Review | A Wild Idea

Businessman, entrepreneur, rock climber, kayaker, pilot, conservationist, exceptionally accomplished and successful in all these endeavors, Doug Tompkins lived several lives in his 72 years, most notably one in the business world, the other in the realm of conservation. And despite the title, he had more than one wild idea – his is a story of one wild idea after another.