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Congressman Making Run To Jettison Off-Road Vehicle Rules At Cape Hatteras National Seashore

It may be “back to the drawing board” for off-road vehicle rules at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. On February 28, 2012 North Carolina Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. introduced a bill to void the latest “final rules” regarding pedestrian and ORV use on the seashore.

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By NPT Staff - April 5th, 2012 2:16am

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Reader Participation Day: Do You Read Nevada Barr's National Park-Based Anna Pigeon Mysteries?

Nevada Barr is the premier writer of novels dealing with national parks and the people who manage, work in, and protect them. If you've read any of the best-selling author's 17 Anna Pigeon Mysteries, please let us know what you think of them.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 4th, 2012 4:59am

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Putting Black History Into Perspective At Hampton National Historic Site

A page out of slavery unfolds at Hampton National Historic Site in Maryland, where Ranger Angela Roberts-Burton tells an unusual story of a freed slave who returns to work for her once-upon-a-time overseers.

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By Lisa Lance - April 4th, 2012 2:58am

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Some Unusual National Park Raft Trips To Consider

There are raft trips, and then there are raft trips. Once upon a time the prime objective was to get wet and have fun while bucking rapids, but these days companies are getting more creative in the trips they offer. Yoga, anyone?

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By NPT Staff - April 4th, 2012 2:56am

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Trails I've Hiked: The Crystal Forest At Petrified Forest National Park

Though it's called the "Crystal Forest," it could just as easily have been dubbed "the wood lot" for all the slabs and trunks of petrified wood you'll find along this easy hike in Petrified Forest National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 3rd, 2012 2:43am

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Find Yourself At Dry Tortugas National Park

Roughly 70 miles off the tip of Florida, Dry Tortugas National Park is not the easiest place to get to. But plan your trip with the following suggestions and you likely will be able to justify the expense getting there.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 3rd, 2012 2:24am

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Alternative Spring Break: Seeing The Forest For The Joshua Trees

Alternative Spring Break -- time spent not on the beach, but in the national parks -- might not be for everyone, but for Student Conservation Association students, it can be a blast.

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By Oliwia Baney - April 3rd, 2012 2:21am

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Explore Fort Pulaski National Monument By Boat

A relentless barrage of Union cannon fire prompted the Confederate forces in Fort Pulaski near Savannah to surrender in April 1862. Today you can gain a new perspective of this assault when national monument rangers offer a special water tour of the fort.

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By NPT Staff - April 2nd, 2012 2:21am

Images of America – Grand Canyon's Phantom Ranch

There aren't many places in national parks where you can venture well into the backcountry by foot, raft or saddle and then enjoy a good meal you didn't cook yourself and sleep in a bed you didn't tote. One of them is the subject of a new book, Images of America - Grand Canyon's Phantom Ranch, and it's worth a read.

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By Jim Burnett - April 2nd, 2012 2:18am

Study: Development Around National Parks Far Surpasses That In Other Parts Of The Country

Development and population density around units of the National Park System greatly outpaces that occurring around other parts of the country, according to a Montana State University study.

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By NPT Staff - April 2nd, 2012 2:10am

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