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Great Smoky Mountains Announces 2023 Fee Program Changes

Great Smoky Mountains National Park leadership announced the decision to adopt the Park it Forward parking tag program and to increase camping fees beginning next year. Parking tags will be required to be displayed on any motor vehicle parked within the park boundary beginning March 1, 2023.

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By Compiled From N... - August 15th, 2022 9:21am

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Seasonal Dog Ban Working To Protect Migrating B.C. Shorebirds

Preliminary data shows that a seasonal dog ban that launched Apr. 14 on Combers Beach at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is working to protect migrating shorebirds.

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By NPT Staff - August 15th, 2022 2:45am

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #52: Water

It’s August, summer, and hot in many units within the National Park System. So, this month’s quiz and trivia piece is all about water and its many forms.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 15th, 2022 2:45am

Wildfire At Isle Royale Causes Trail And Campground Closures

Early in the afternoon on Saturday, August 13, 2022, Isle Royale National Park staff received reports of a plume of smoke coming from an apparent wildfire burning in the area of Three Mile campground, prompting trail and campground closures.

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By Compiled From N... - August 14th, 2022 2:51pm

Watch California Condors Take Their First Flights

If you're in northern Arizona in late September you can take in the first flights of captive-bred California condors that are going to be released into the wild at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

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By Compiled From N... - August 14th, 2022 2:45am

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Under The Willows: Beavers Partner With National Parks For Landscape Restoration

There are places in the National Park System where beavers are being welcomed into parks to help restore the landscape.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2022 2:30am

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Recent Earthquake Activity Felt At National Park of American Samoa

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is reporting recent earthquake activity detected at American Samoa, including the National Park of American Samoa.

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2022 9:30am

Campfire Restrictions Taking Effect At Olympic National Park

Unusually dry forest conditions at Olympic National Park and neighboring Olympic National Forest in Washington state are leading to a campfire restriction that will only allow campfires in metal rings at designated site, campgrounds or picnic areas.

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By Compiled From N... - August 13th, 2022 2:30am

Roads Reopening At Mojave National Preserve After Torrential Rains

Mojave National Preserve, which saw torrential rains bury many of its roads under debris, opened some of the routes Friday while others with more substantial damage remained closed.

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By Compiled From N... - August 12th, 2022 1:58pm

Park Service Awards $7 Million In Inaugural Semiquincentennial Grant Program

The National Park Service has awarded $7 million in the inaugural round of funding for the Semiquincentennial Grant Program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Created by Congress in 2020 and funded through the Historic Preservation Fund, this round of grants will support 17 cultural resource preservation projects across 12 states.

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By Compiled From N... - August 12th, 2022 2:30am