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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released Into the Atlantic Ocean

In the first wave of what likely could prove to be thousands, 45 sea turtle hatchlings have been released into the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of miles from where their eggs were laid on Gulf of Mexico beaches.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2010 1:31pm

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Help Your Favorite National Park Land A $100,000 Grant

What's your favorite park? Yellowstone or Yosemite, Acadia or Zion, Great Smoky or Denali? Now through the end of August you can help your favorite land a $100,000 grant by voting in a National Park Foundation contest.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2010 12:57pm

Sale of Limited Edition Posters To Benefit Glacier National Park

A Montana company has produced two commemorative posters to mark Glacier National Park's centennial, and has agreed to give 100 percent of the net proceeds to non-profits that work in the park's best interests.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2010 2:44am

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A Tale Of Two Lakes in Two Canadian National Parks

There is in the Canadian Rockies a bounty of water. Water streaming in rivulets dripping from glaciers, water impounded by glacial moraines and tinted aquamarine by glacial flour, and water running swift in rivers both thin and deep.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2010 2:21am

National Parks Road Trip 2010: Great Falls to Fort Benton

Greetings from Havre, Montana, well north of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail that at this point requires a canoe trip through the rugged Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.

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By David and Kay Scott - August 3rd, 2010 2:12am

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Easy Park Hikes- The Window View Trail at Big Bend National Park

Sometimes a short, easy hike is just what you need for a nice change of pace during a park visit. The Window View Trail at Big Bend National Park is a great leg-stretcher to begin or end your day, and it has a bonus—an outstanding view, especially at sunset.

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By Jim Burnett - August 3rd, 2010 1:34am

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Search Under Way For Missing Hiker In Katmai National Park and Preserve

A search continued Monday in Katmai National Park and Preserve for a German hiker who vanished from his party in the backcountry.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2010 3:25pm

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Angler Cited For Keeping Bull Trout Caught in Olympic National Park

An angler who caught, and kept, a bull trout in Olympic National Park has been cited for the catch, according to National Park Service officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2010 12:15pm

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Cargo Plane Crashes in Denali National Park and Preserve, All On Board Thought Lost

National Transportation and Safety Administration investigators are headed to Denali National Park and Preserve in an effort to determine why a multi-engine cargo plane crashed not far from park headquarters.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2010 8:17am

Loons Employed To Help Biologists Better Understand The Birds and Great Lakes Botulism

Avian botulism has been a problem at some units of the National Park System located along the Great Lakes. Biologists working to better understand the spread of the disease are turning to loons to help with their research.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2010 2:42am

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