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Yellowstone National Park Officials Need More Time To Complete Winter-Use Plan

Yellowstone National Park officials said Thursday they need more time to finalize a sound, sustainable winter-use plan for the park and will continue for another winter of temporary guidelines while doing more studies.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 7th, 2011 9:53am

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Climber on El Capitan In Yosemite National Park Loses His Thumb, Only To Have It Reattached

Big wall climbing is hard enough, but to do it without a thumb...well, it would be difficult at best. Fortunately, when an Austrian climber lost his right thumb in a fall, Yosemite National Park rangers sprang into action with a rescue that reunited the climber with his thumb.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2011 11:32am

Massive Restoration Effort Aimed At Improving Coastal Wetlands At Channel Islands National Park

Restoring landscapes is not always easy, but when they are restored, the benefits to the surrounding ecosystem can be highly measurable. At Channel Islands National Park off California's coast, restoring Prisoners Harbor will bring back a particularly rare landscape -- a coastal wetland.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2011 3:00am

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Elk Hunter Using Wrong Map Cited For Illegally Taking Elk In Grand Teton National Park

Road maps can be great to navigate by, but don't use them when hunting. An Oregon man discovered that the hard way when he was cited by Grand Teton National Park officials for taking an elk inside the park boundaries.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2011 3:00am

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Joshua Tree National Park Recovering From Flooding

Joshua Tree National Park, which was hit hard by flash floods on September 13, will reopen some areas along the Pinto Basin Road on Friday, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2011 3:00am

New Dock Coming to Basswood Island At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

It will be easier getting onto Basswood Island in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the not-too-distant future, as crews are going to be rebuilding the island's dock.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2011 3:00am

Land Acquisition Brings Completion of Backbone Trail Closer At Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Acquisition of 5 acres is moving the National Park Service closer to completion of the 65-mile-long Backbone Trail through Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm

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Fall Is Ripe With Lodging Specials In Parts of the National Park System

With the calendar quickly running out on the short fall season in some parts of the National Park System, some concessionaires are responding with lodging specials that might intrigue you.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2011 3:00am

Reader Participation Day: What National Parks In Other Countries Are On Your Agenda?

The United States has not cornered the market on national parks. While it did start the national park movement with Yellowstone back in 1872, many other countries have set aside many spectacular parks. Which has us wondering, which parks abroad are you hoping to visit?

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2011 3:00am

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Westslope Cutthroat Trout Coming Back to Yellowstone National Park

Westslope cutthroat trout will soon be gaining another foothold in Yellowstone National Park, where fisheries biologists are working to return the native fish to Goose Lake.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2011 3:00am