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Fort Pulaski National Monument Gains OK To Improve Visitor Services

Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia has been given the final OK to move forward with improvements to visitor services and facilities.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2025 2:30am

Famous 'Tree Of Life' Struggles To Hang On In Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park's famous "Tree of Life," already precariously perched on a seaside bluff, is poised to finally succumb to gravity.

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By justin.housman - January 13th, 2025 2:20am

California Fires Closing In On Santa Monica Mountains NRA

Sections of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California were closed by two of the fires raging in the area.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2025 4:42pm

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Closes 24 Miles To Off-Road Vehicle Use

New off-road vehicle rules scheduled to take effect next month in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area place limitations on where the vehicles can be driven.

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By justin.housman - January 12th, 2025 2:30am

New Study Outlines Fire Danger Of Dead Standing Trees In Yellowstone

A new study shows as much as 40 percent of Yellowstone's trees are dead and pose major fire risks to important parts of the park.

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By justin.housman - January 12th, 2025 2:25am

San Diego's Cabrillo National Monument Hosts Whale Watching Weekend

Come out for two days of whale watching at Cabrillo National Monument.

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By justin.housman - January 11th, 2025 2:30am

4th Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks | National Parks And The Mines Next Door

As far as the Biden administration is concerned, a proposed Alaska mining road through a U.S. national park and adjacent federal land is kaput. Rejected. Case closed. Or so it was thought.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 11th, 2025 2:30am

Sunday's Podcast: Yellowstone Wolves At 30

It's been 30 years since an effort was launched early in the 1990s to return wolves to Yellowstone National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 10th, 2025 1:32pm

Private Home Built In Glacier National Park Stirs Jurisdiction Dispute

A home built on an inholding within Glacier National Park was ordered removed by a local governing body. Now the homeowners are taking that body to court.

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By justin.housman - January 10th, 2025 2:45am

Public Comments Sought For Fire Management Plans At Black Canyon Of the Gunnison National Park

The National Park Service is developing a fire management plan and conducting an environmental assessment (EA) for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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By justin.housman - January 10th, 2025 2:20am