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Will There Soon Be a Mount Obama Monument and National Park?

The Lesser Antilles nation of Antigua and Barbuda wants to create a new national park focused on its highest peak, which will soon be renamed Mount Obama. Plans for the new park are sort of sketchy and iffy.

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By Bob Janiskee - May 29th, 2009 5:30am

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Traveler's Checklist: Yellowstone National Park

What can you do during a visit to Yellowstone National Park? Answering that can run the gamut from watching Old Faithful to learning about Thomas Moran, but to give you a head-start, here are 10 items that should be on your "to-do" list when you visit the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2009 3:40am

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Video, Photographs Show Signs That Fishers Are Reproducing In Olympic National Park

They're small, they're furry, and they're evidence that a predator long missing from the backcountry of Olympic National Park just might have a chance of regaining a permanent footing.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2009 3:15am

Search Under Way For Missing Hiker At Grand Canyon National Park

A search is under way in Grand Canyon National Park for a 69-year-old man who is overdue from a hike in the canyon.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 28th, 2009 6:24pm

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Hazing Efforts Lead to Death of Black Bear in Glacier National Park

Efforts to convince a black bear in Glacier National Park that it shouldn't hang out around people have led to the bear's death, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 28th, 2009 4:24pm

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Mount Rainier National Park's Cougar Rock Campground to Open This Weekend

Thanks to some help from ole Sol, two loops of the Cougar Rock Campground in Mount Rainier National Park will be open this weekend.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 28th, 2009 2:22pm

UPDATE | Ride the Rails to Yosemite National Park

Train travel is a throwback back to a more romantic era in the United States, a form of transportation that often was the easiest way to traverse long distances. Today, with rising gas prices, it can also be an affordable way to travel to some national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 28th, 2009 1:30pm

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Update: Sec. Salazar Pledges Support to Restore The Everglades

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Thursday promised the administration's support in moving forward the restoration of the Florida Everglades, a massive project that would greatly benefit Everglades National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 28th, 2009 1:01pm

National Park Mystery Photo 4: What Cabin Is that Yonder?

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of cabins scattered across the National Park System. But some are more significant than others.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2011 9:01am

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Mission 66: Modernism and the National Park Service

Mission 66, the program that rehabilitated and restored national parks in time for the National Park Service's 50th Anniversary back in 1966, often is cited today as an inspiration for the Centennial Challenge, but it is a program that sometimes is shrouded in mystery.

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By Chance Finegan - May 28th, 2009 3:36am