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This week’s quiz deals with National Park System units that are linked to each other in some way. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “The efficient enzymatic resolution of conduritol B and C derivatives is an important step in synthesizing all possible enantiomeric pairs of conduritol stereoisomers.”

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By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 10:33am

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Reader Participation Day: What Would You Like to See Added to the National Park System?

While we at the Traveler have in the past raised the issue of what units of the National Park System should be jettisoned, today's survey is just the opposite. Tell us what you would like to see added to the system.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 8th, 2009 3:47am

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Visitation On Record Pace in Yellowstone National Park

If Yellowstone National Park could be viewed as a bellwether, then those who fear the national parks are suffering from a decline in visitors will be relieved. The latest figures show that a visitation rebound in Yellowstone that started in May has now reached a record pace.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 7th, 2009 4:00pm

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Social Networking Site Pushes Petition for a "Maine North Woods" National Park

In a refreshing change from business as usual, there's a growing groundswell of citizen support for a new national park to be anchored in the north woods of Maine.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 7th, 2009 9:10am

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Cinema Series Stars Movies Made in Zion National Park

The centennial film series “A Century of Cinema" features movies that were made in Zion National Park. There will be one showing a week in Springdale, Utah, beginning August 13.

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By Bob Janiskee - July 7th, 2009 3:00am

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Oklahoma Woman Rescued From Middle of Stream in Rocky Mountain National Park

Streamside photos in the Rocky Mountains definitely are photogenic, but the footing can be tricky, as an Oklahoma woman learned Monday after falling into a snowmelt-filled stream in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 6th, 2009 6:38pm

Yosemite National Park Returns To Square One on Yosemite Valley Plan

After a series of legal setbacks, Yosemite National Park officials once again are setting out on the path to develop an acceptable development plan for the Yosemite Valley, one that is expected to fully take into consideration impacts to the wild and scenic Merced River.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 6th, 2009 6:03pm

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National Park Service and The Access Fund Agree to Work Together

It took six years, but the National Park Service and the Access Fund, an organization that represents the interests of an estimated 1.6 million climbers, have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together.