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Walking On The Wild Side Of Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument is America’s national park with a funny name. Sure, it has dinosaurs. But their fossils take up only a little corner of this overlooked part of the national park system.

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By Bob Pahre - April 24th, 2012 2:16am

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Vice President Biden Tours Everglades National Park, Pledges Continued Help On Restoration Plan

Vice President Joe Biden toured Everglades National Park on Monday with Sen. Bill Nelson in an appearance that mixed politics with preservation.

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By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2012 4:54pm

National Park Week Quiz #2 Revealed: The Edited List

We hope you had fun with this fixer-upper.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 23rd, 2012 7:26am

National Park Week Quiz #3: Hidden Parks

You don’t need to solve all of these.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 23rd, 2012 9:43am

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Discriminating Explorer: Two Incredible National Parks, One Great Town

Sunlight so bright it stains the rocks? It certainly seems so in the red-rock country of southeastern Utah, where Arches and Canyonlands national parks dazzle with both their scenery and their adventures.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 23rd, 2012 2:59am

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House Of Representatives Passes Legislation That Critics Fear Will Bring More Hunting Into National Park System

Concerns that hunting and fishing are slowly slipping away as pastimes in the United States have led the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that some fear would open more of the National Park System to hunting.

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By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2012 2:39am

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NPCA Field Report: Help Needed For The Atlantic Sturgeon To Recover

Sturgeon might have graced Captain John Smith's dinner table when he explored the Chesapeake Bay in 1607-1609, but you'd be hard-pressed to find one in the waters of the national historic trail that bears his name today.

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By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2012 2:16am

National Park Week Quiz #2: Find It And Fix It

These park names are a comedy of errors, but you can fix ‘em. Or can you?

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By Bob Janiskee - April 22nd, 2012 7:26am

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National Park Week Quiz #1 Revealed: Bill Clinton’s Park Plus

Ardent Republicans, please forgive us.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 22nd, 2012 5:42am

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Cooking In The Parks: Popovers At Acadia National Park

If you've ever visited Acadia National Park, you no doubt stopped at the Jordon Pond House and had some of their buttery popovers smeared with jam. If the park is too far to reach this year, here's the recipe so you can make the popovers at home.

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By NPT Staff - April 22nd, 2012 2:57am

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