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Fundraising Campaign For Flight 93 National Memorial Complete, Groundbreaking For Visitor Center On Tuesday

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will travel to Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania on Tuesday to help break ground on the memorial's new visitor center complex.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2013 2:03pm

Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park Also Suffering From Flooding, Rockslides

Timpanogos National Monument in Uta and Joshua Tree National Park in California, like North Cascades National Park in Washington state, are dealing with flooding and rockslide problems.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2013 1:48pm

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Mark 80th Anniversary Of Civilian Conservation Corps

A look back at the Civilian Conservation Corps is planned for Saturday when the 80th anniversary of the workers' program is marked at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2013 3:24am

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Construction Will Keep Maple Springs Trailhead, Loop Road Closed At Mammoth Cave National Park

The Maple Springs Trailhead and Maple Springs Loop Road in Mammoth Cave National Park, which have been closed all summer due to construction projects, will remain closed through December 1.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2013 2:38am

Encounter A Humpback Whale Out Of The Water At Glacier Bay National Park Next Year

Come the summer of 2014 you'll be able to see a 45-foot-long humpback whale out of the water at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2013 2:35am

Zion National Park's Signature Red Roads Getting Touch-Up

Those red roads that are a hallmark of Zion National Park will be getting a touch-up next week, and that could affect traffic in the park's famous canyon.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2013 2:32am

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Investigation Into Fatal Shooting At Yellowstone National Park Continuing

Authorities were continuing their investigation Sunday into a shooting at a Yellowstone National Park campground that claimed the life of a 3-year-old Idaho girl.

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By NPT Staff - September 8th, 2013 6:01pm

Mudslide Buries Parts Of Stehekin At North Cascades National Park

They've been shoveling mud this weekend at Stehekin in North Cascades National Park, where a potent storm spawned a mudslide that inundated parts of the lake-side community.

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By NPT Staff - September 8th, 2013 4:13pm

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Fall In The National Parks: West Yellowstone, A Great Fall Base Camp For Yellowstone National Park

West Yellowstone is a welcoming Montana town that serves as a perfect base camp for exploring Yellowstone during the fall.

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By NPT Staff - September 8th, 2013 3:23am

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Nostalgia Plus Nature Equals Two Parks In One At Prince Edward Island National Park

Prince Edward Island, one of the three Maritime Provinces on Canada's Atlantic coast, includes a lovely landscape that evokes a Grandma Moses painting of rural New England. A prime attraction on the island is Prince Edward Island National Park, where the combination of some serious literary nostalgia and fine natural features create what amounts to two parks in one.

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By Jim Burnett - September 8th, 2013 3:13am