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Top National Park Service officials again have found themselves sued by conservation groups over one of their permitting decisions, this time in response to a decision to allow the expansion of a transmission corridor through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and two other units of the park system.

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By NPT Staff - October 15th, 2012 5:33pm

Searchers Have Little To Go On In Hunt For Two Missing Backpackers In Glacier National Park

Wintry weather conditions have been making the search for two missing backpackers in Glacier National Park particularly difficult, both because of the cold and snow in general and because that snow could be covering up some clues.

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By NPT Staff - October 15th, 2012 8:49am

Creature Feature: Piping Plovers Face Challenges But Keep On Piping

The piping plover, Charadrius melodus, sparks recreation area closures in many parts of the national park system drawing critics and champions all across the country and causing a much larger stir than its tiny size suggests.

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By Haley Hepburn - October 15th, 2012 2:42am

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota State Parks Feeling Pressures Of Energy Boom

On clear, calm nights, from the top of Buck Hill you can see them flickering off in the distance. Not campfires, but rather gas flares, emblematic of North Dakota's energy boom, glimmering after dark. Here, in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the flares are just one sign of how the boom, spurred in large part by fracking, are impacting the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 15th, 2012 2:33am

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Check Out The Dome Car Now Being Pulled By The Grand Canyon Railway

Next time you intend to ride the Grand Canyon Railway to Grand Canyon National Park, be sure to check out the completely refurbished full-length dome car dubbed the "Fred Harvey."

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By NPT Staff - October 15th, 2012 2:26am

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Who Pooped In The Park? Scat And Tracks For Kids

Scatalogically speaked, this book delivers all the poop on Big Bend National Park. So to speak.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 15th, 2012 2:15am

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Search Under Way For Missing Backpackers In Glacier National Park

A search has been ongoing in Glacier National Park for two hikers who failed to catch their flight from Montana back to the East Coast as scheduled.

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By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2012 11:15am

Parks Beyond Borders: Leaf-Peeping Picnics In Korea, Tanzania's Tiniest, More Shore For Canada's Gulf Islands

An global roundup of national park news—this week in Korea, Tanzania and Canada.

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By Randy Johnson - October 14th, 2012 9:56am

Looking For Fall Colors? Consider A Drive Down The Natchez Trace

Fall colors are starting to hit their stride in the East, with colorful displays from Acadia National Park down into Alabama and Mississippi. If you live in the South, a ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway will offer you a kaleidoscope of fall foliage.

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By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2012 2:42am

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