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"Parks in Focus" Program Brings Kids To Camp in Grand Canyon National Park

While there's been concern about getting younger generations out into the national parks, there's a program at work that recently brought some middle school students to Grand Canyon National Park for a camping experience.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 19th, 2011 2:32am

Lend A Hand At Yellowstone National Park On Public Lands Day

Looking for an excuse to visit Yellowstone National Park this fall? Consider lending a hand in the park during Public Lands Day on September 24.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 18th, 2011 2:59am

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers, A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds

Christopher Cokinos, an award-winning writer, poet, and English professor at Utah State University, has gathered up six long-lost bird species and taken a longing look at them from the perspective of personal loss for their absence in the skies above our heads.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 18th, 2011 2:48am

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University of Georgia Study Finds That Cold Water, As With Warm Water, Can Kill Coral Reefs

University of Georgia researchers have determined that unusually cold seawater, as with unusually warm seawater, can be deadly for the coral reefs that can be found in places such as Virgin Islands and Biscayne national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 18th, 2011 2:27am

National Park Quiz 97: Ships

This month's quiz will test your knowledge of ships and their role in the National Park System. Answers are at the end. If you peek, we'll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: "A ship is a vessel of considerable size, usually designed for deep-water navigation."

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By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 12:10pm

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Persistent Pedestrians: Black Bears in Big Bend National Park

Black bears, once thought to be long gone from Big Bend National Park, have been on the comeback, though the recent drought could create problems for the small population, as Meghan Hicks has learned.

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By Meghan Hicks - August 17th, 2011 2:59am

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Big Cypress National Preserve Officials Crafting Hunting Management Plan For Addition Lands

Officials at Big Cypress National Preserve, which offers one of the last stands for the endangered Florida panther, are crafting a management plan to guide hunting in the big cats' habitat.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 17th, 2011 2:38am

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Reader Participation Day: What's Your Solution When the Weather Doesn't Cooperate During Your Trip?

Any park traveler knows that sooner or later Mother Nature will dish out a generous and sometimes unexpected helping of rain, snow, bone-chilling cold or scorching heat on your park vacation. When that happens, what's your approach to salvaging the trip?

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By Jim Burnett - August 17th, 2011 1:48am

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Snowcoach Operator Ahead Of The Curve At Yellowstone National Park

While Yellowstone National Park officials are going to be requiring much cleaner snowcoaches in the not-to-distant future, one operator has gone ahead and made the move to the cleaner technology.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 16th, 2011 2:38am

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The Birth of the National Park Service: The Founding Years, 1913-33

This is a book I wish I had read many years ago. Told by Horace M. Albright not long before his death, it’s a recounting of the establishment years of the National Park Service told by one of the two men who literally created it and rightfully became legends in its history.

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By Lee Dalton - August 16th, 2011 2:31am

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