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Climate change and mountain pine beetles are just two elements that are leading to heightened fire danger, and bigger wildfires, in the national parks. At Rocky Mountain National Park, officials are revising their fire management plan in light of those, and other, challenges they face in the park's forests.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 15th, 2011 2:04am

Special Fall Opening of Au Sable Lighthouse at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Lighthouses hold a special appeal for lots of people, and a rare opportunity for an autumn visit to the Au Sable Lighthouse at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is coming up on September 24.

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By Jim Burnett - September 15th, 2011 1:22am

New Jersey Man Possible Drowning Victim At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

A 25-year-old New Jersey man's body has been recovered from a deep pool at the base of a waterfall at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, which has seen unusually high stream levels in the wake of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2011 11:46am

Reader Participation Day: What Was Your Most Memorable Ranger-Led Experience in the National Parks This Year?

What was your most memorable ranger-led activity in the National Park System this year?

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2011 2:34am

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Photographer Shive Honored With Ansel Adams Award

Ian Shive, who has traveled the National Park System to capture its unique and spectacular landscapes in his cameras' viewfinders, has been honored with the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2011 2:33am

History To Be Made With Dismantling Of Dams Impacting Olympic National Park Watershed

Nearly a century after they rose up and blocked the Elwha River to generate power, two dams on the river with headwaters in Olympic National Park will begin to be removed this weekend in a historic event aimed at restoring the watershed.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2011 2:12am

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Flash Floods Cause Extensive Damage In Joshua Tree National Park

Flash-flooding Tuesday morning caused extensive damage in parts of Joshua Tree National Park, where parts of roads and the Cottonwood Campground were washed away. No visitors or park employees were injured and no vehicles were damaged, officials said.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 13th, 2011 7:14pm

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Firefighters Staying Busy In Yellowstone National Park

Firefighters are staying busy this month in Yellowstone National Park, where they have successfully contained one fire while fire bosses are keeping an eye on several others.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 13th, 2011 12:08pm

Florida Man Killed In Fall Into Christine Falls At Mount Rainier National Park

Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park worked today to recover the body of a Florida man who fell from a cliff above Christine Falls while taking pictures with his son.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 13th, 2011 11:33am

A Photographer's Path, Images of National Parks Near the Nation's Capital

Natural beauty in the National Park System is not harbored solely in the Rocky Mountains, the High Sierra, or the Cascades. Drift through the pages of a new book that revolves around the nation's capital and you'll be treated to snow drifts and Swallowtail butterflies in perhaps the most unexpected places.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 13th, 2011 2:59am

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