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Sharing Stories Of The Chesapeake

The National Park Service has partnered on a new storytelling program that celebrates authentic traditions and experiences in the historic Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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By Kim O'Connell - October 10th, 2021 2:15am

Glacier's Golden Chameleons

Though they might look like a conifer, and grow their seeds in a cone, larch can't hide among true conifers when fall comes to Glacier National Park in Montana.

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By NPT Staff - October 10th, 2021 1:45am

Search For Man Missing At Shoshone Lake In Yellowstone Scaling Back

After nearly three weeks of searching, efforts in Yellowstone National Park to find a man who went missing in Shoshone Lake during a paddling trip with his brother is being scaled back, the park announced Friday.

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By Compiled From N... - October 8th, 2021 4:20pm

Reaction To Biden's Move To Restore Original Boundaries To National Monuments

Reaction to news that President Biden was restoring the original boundaries to two national monuments in Utah and one off the coast of New England was predictable, with tribes, conservationists, and environmentalists applauding the move, and Utah politicians highly critical of the decision.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 8th, 2021 10:39am

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National Parks Quiz And Trivia #38: The Great Basin Edition

Great Basin National Park is where the “basin meets the range” and “rises from a sea of sagebrush to treeless rocky summits.” How much do you know about this 77,100-acre park located in Nevada? Take this quiz and test your knowledge while learning something at the same time.

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By Rebecca Latson - October 8th, 2021 4:00am

Antietam National Battlefield Developing Plan To Better Preserve History

Time has taken a toll on the landscape at Antietam National Battlefield, where park officials are developing a landscape management plan to better protect and preserve historic aspects of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

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By Compiled From N... - October 8th, 2021 1:45am

UPDATED | Biden To Restore Boundaries To Bears Ears, Grand Staircase Monuments

President Biden, in a move certain to please tribes, conservationists, and environmentalists while sure to anger Utah officials, has decided to restore the original boundaries to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts national monuments, according to U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2021 4:20pm

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Interior Releases Climate Adaptation Plan

Framework for tackling climate change and adapting to its impacts released by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland also seeks environmental justice for low-income and communities of color, clean energy to drive America, and more jobs, good paying jobs at that, in the conservation and climate adaptation sectors.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2021 2:25pm

Woman Gets Jail Time For Getting Too Close To Yellowstone Grizzly

An Illinois woman landed a four-day jail sentence, and fines, for getting too close to a grizzly in Yellowstone National Park for a photo.

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By Compiled From N... - October 7th, 2021 12:06pm

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How Long Is Too Long For Selfies?

There's a new, elongated trend in Yellowstone National Park, one that could give you a new perspective on your visit but which also could pose a threat to the park's thermal resources and fellow park visitors.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2021 2:15am

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