National Parks Traveler

Spring is a fantastic time to be outdoors. Along with the beauty of plants in bloom, a trip to a national park can reveal mammals emerging from their hibernation and frogs singing up a storm. But the one spring event that brings countless new and life-long nature lovers to our nation’s parks is the return of migratory songbirds.

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By Jessica Jones - April 25th, 2010 2:58am

Colorado Girl Wins Top Prize in Junior Ranger Essay Contest

A 9-year-old Colorado girl who wrote about getting kids to turn off the TVs and video games and spend some time in national parks getting to know the natural world has won the top prize in the National Park Foundation's third annual Junior Ranger Essay Contest.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 25th, 2010 2:50am

Celebrate Glacier National Park's Centennial With a Seminar in the Park

Though the "official" birthday for Glacier National Park is May 11, throughout the year there will be various events to help celebrate the park's centennial. You can join in the celebration by attending one of the special seminars the Glacier Institute is offering.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 25th, 2010 2:20am

Annual Preservation Work Beginning at Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Abe, George, Teddy, and Tom are getting spruced up for the upcoming tourist season at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Beginning this week crews will see what, if any, preservation work needs to be done on the presidents' sculpted faces.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 25th, 2010 2:07am

Bears Are Out and About in Grand Teton National Park

Spring visitors to Grand Teton National Park, here's your warning: the park's bears are out, about, and hungry.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2010 2:58am

Work Progressing Smoothly On New Visitor Center At Dinosaur National Monument

Work is progressing on schedule to build a new visitor center at Dinosaur National Monument.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2010 2:28am

Public Input Sought On Work to Update Sequoia National Park's Mineral King Management Plan

With work on the horizon to rewrite the management plan for Kings Canyon National Park, park officials are seeking public input on what changes they should consider in the plan.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2010 2:15am

New Fishing Regs Take Effect May 1 in Olympic National Park

With fishing season right around the corner in Olympic National Park, officials there want to bring anglers up-to-date on changes in the park's fishing regulations.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2010 2:06am

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Spring Nesting Season at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Breeds Vandalism

In what's being called the "first deliberate vandalism incident" of the spring nesting season at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, someone drove through a resource closure area set up to protect a nesting pair of American Oystercatchers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 23rd, 2010 5:12pm

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Trails I've Hiked: Douglas Spring to Bridal Wreath Falls, Saguaro National Park

For a quick, relatively easy, immersion into Saguaro National Park, the Douglas Spring Trail in the Cactus Forest of the park's Rincon Mountain District is hard to beat.