National Parks Traveler

If you've always dreamed of visiting a national park, and wanted to take your family along, here's your opportunity. Three grand-prize winners of the Traveler's first Take Your Family to the National Parks essay contest will win lodging for four members of their family in one of the country's national parks, and some gear to help to help them enjoy the trip.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2011 2:15am

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Renewed Bid To Protect Glacier National Park From Energy Development

With the 112th session of Congress less than a month old, Montana's two U.S. senators have wasted no time to renew their efforts to provide a buffer from energy development along the western border of Glacier National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2011 1:15am

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Several Hundred Bison Hazed Into Capture Facility At Yellowstone National Park

Perhaps sensing a drastic change in the weather, roughly 300 bison left Yellowstone National Park during the weekend and headed to lower ground in Montana, where they were met Monday by hazers who forced them back into the park and into a "capture facility."

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 31st, 2011 7:07pm

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How Are Your Entrance Fees Spent Across the National Park System?

Each year, the National Park Service collects well over $100 million in entrance fees. But how does the agency spend that money? Let's take a look.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 31st, 2011 8:23am

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Keeping Track So They're Never Forgotten: National Park Service Workers Who Died on The Job

The list is long, more than 200 names stretching over a century and then some. It's a somber one, as well, tracking the deaths of National Park Service employees from a wide range of fates, from heart attacks to rockfalls to cold-blooded murder.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2011 12:47pm

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Design A Logo For the Everglades Foundation And Pocket $15,000

Who couldn't use an extra $15,000? You could pocket that much, or come away with a new laptop, if you design a winning logo for the Everglades Foundation.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 31st, 2011 2:15am

Updated: Budgeting At Grand Canyon National Park Is Not Always As Simple As You Might Think

The recent debate over mule rides in Grand Canyon National Park has left park officials, who say they have to live within their budgets and the public's desires, strongly criticized by mule backers, who say trail impacts might be less of an issue if park managers were smarter with how they spend their money.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2011 4:15pm

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Dining At The Parks: Big Drop Omelets On The Colorado River Through Canyonlands National Park

OK, you've landed your permit for a float trip through Canyonlands National Park, or Dinosaur National Monument, and you're faced with creating a menu for a crowd of famished paddlers. Consider serving up "Big Drop Omelets" for breakfast!

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 19th, 2012 12:41pm

Blimp Used For Natural Resource Monitoring at Biscayne National Park

Aircraft have been used effectively for many years as an efficient way to monitor wildlife and other resources in parks, but a staff member at Biscayne National Park wondered if there might be a better way. The end result of this "trial balloon" was a literal one – a flight in a blimp.

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By Jim Burnett - January 30th, 2011 2:15am

Now's The Time To Apply For "Artists in the Parks"

If you've got some artistic flare, and a desire to spend some time in the high desert of southeastern Utah, now is the time to get your application in for the 2011 Community Artist in the Parks Program.