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Cuyahoga National Park Finds Sister Park In United Kingdom

 Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio recently hosted leadership of Dartmoor National Park in the United Kingdom. The highlight of last week's get together was a signing ceremony on June 6 for an international Sister Park arrangement.

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By Compiled From N... - June 12th, 2024 3:00am

Mount Rainier National Park, By Any Other Name...

Changing the name of a national park is no easy thing, indeed, it might be impossible. Proof of that can be found in the four fruitless efforts to rename Mount Rainier National Park as Mount Tacoma National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 12th, 2024 2:30am

Postal Service Issues Stamps To Raise Awareness Of Sea Turtles' Plight

In an effort to raise awareness of the challenges sea turtles face, the U.S. Postal Service has released a collection of stamps in honor of the "ancient mariners."

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By NPT Staff - June 12th, 2024 2:30am

Traffic Changes Coming To Zion-Mount Carmel Highway At Zion National Park

Beginning in 2026, restrictions being placed on the size of vehicles traveling the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway at Zion National Park in Utah will lead to some vehicles being rerouted to other entrances and exits of the national park.

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By Compiled From N... - June 11th, 2024 7:17am

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Dry Tortugas National Park Buoy Floats To France

Call it the buoy that could.

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By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2024 2:30am

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Short Stretch Of Blue Ridge Parkway To Close For Emergency Repairs

National Park Service personnel will conduct emergency repairs along an approximately seven-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway between milepost 298.5 and 305 this week.

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By Compiled From N... - June 11th, 2024 2:30am

Going, Going, Argon! Determining Volcanic Eruption Ages With Argon Geochronology

Knowing the eruptive history of volcanoes is critical to anticipating where and what kinds of eruptions are likely to occur in the future.

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By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2024 2:30am

Chicago's First National Park Connects People To The Pullman Railroad Story

At Metra Electric’s 111th St. Pullman station in Chicago, three privately owned railcars from a bygone era are parked on one side of the platform while plain jane commuter trains whiz by on the other side.

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By Jennifer Bain - June 11th, 2024 2:30am

8th Circuit Court Won't Stay Parks' Air Tour Bans For Helicopter Industry

With a one-sentence ruling the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to consider the helicopter industry's challenge to commercial overflight bans at Badlands National Park and Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2024 11:18am

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Roadwork in Virginia Portion Of Blue Ridge Parkway Will Cause Delays

Roadwork beginning this week along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia will cause delays for motorists.

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By Compiled From N... - June 9th, 2024 3:44pm