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Yosemite National Park Working With Gateway Communities To Celebrate Fall

With the 150th anniversary of the Yosemite Grant that set aside the Yosemite Valley for preservation within reach, Yosemite National Park officials are working with gateway communities to celebrate the anniversary and the season.

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By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2013 2:21am

Gateway National Recreation Area Searching For Someone To Save Historic Fort Hancock Quarters

No money and ongoing deterioration of turn-of-the-century military quarters have Gateway National Recreation Area officials searching for someone to rehabilitate some of the buildings at Fort Hancock.

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By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2013 2:13am

National Parks Traveler Member Giveaways-Clarification

Sometimes what seems like a great idea gets shot down before it's launched. That's the case with our members-only giveaways.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 23rd, 2013 12:57pm

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Guest Column: Where's The Vision For Properly Funding The National Park System?

In the wake of the recent closure of the National Park System, park supporters should redouble their efforts to build a country in which reliable long-term investment in our parks is part of a broader recommitment to our nation’s public interest.

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By amwdew - October 23rd, 2013 2:57am

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Time Running Out To Comment On Draft Seagrass Management Plan At Everglades National Park

With hopes of reducing damage caused to seagrass beds in Florida Bay, officials at Everglades National Park have crafted a management plan that strives to reduce prop scarring of the beds while also restoring damaged beds.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 23rd, 2013 2:27am

A Day At Chateau d'If And The Frioul Archipelago In The French Mediterranean

Just off shore from Marseille lie two jewels of the French national park system, one a national monument that lives immortally in literature, the other a national park comprised of four islands.

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By [email protected] - October 23rd, 2013 2:25am

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Trace Of Historic Road Found At Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park

A long lost section of road used during the removal of Cherokee and Creek Indians from Tennessee to the Oklahoma Territory nearly 200 years ago has been found at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.

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By NPT Staff - October 23rd, 2013 2:20am

Snow Closes Trail Ridge Road In Rocky Mountain National Park For The Winter

Right on schedule, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park closed for the season Tuesday due to accumulating snowfall.

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By NPT Staff - October 22nd, 2013 4:15pm

Yellowstone National Park's Final Winter-Use Rule Published In Federal Register

More than a decade of debate, disagreement, and litigation took a step closer to settlement Tuesday when the National Park Service published its final rule for managing recreational winter-use in Yellowstone National Park in the Federal Register.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2013 1:33pm

Reopening of National Parks "Just In Time" For Two Major Park Events

The reopening of NPS areas late last week came just in the nick of time for not only the popular fall color season, but also for some annual special events in parks. Among the activities held last weekend were the 34th Annual Bridge Day at New River Gorge National River and Yorktown Day at Colonial National Historical Park, which commemorates the 232nd anniversary of America's climactic Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown.

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By Jim Burnett - October 22nd, 2013 3:17am