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NPS Director Jarvis Allows Parks To Ban Disposable Plastic Bottles

Those seemingly ubiquitous disposable plastic bottles, the ones that generated a storm of controversy over their proposed ban at Grand Canyon National Park, may now be banned by park superintendents nationwide.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 14th, 2011 6:31pm

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National Park Mystery Spot 32: At the Mouth of a Feeder

What is located at the mouth of a feeder of a famously roiled feeder of a river that is not a feeder?

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By Bob Janiskee - December 16th, 2011 8:00am

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Reader Participation Day: Rewrite a National Park Warning Sign

Can haiku, limericks, and poems improve on national park warning signs? We're inviting national park travelers to give it a try.

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By dannyhiker@gmail.com - December 14th, 2011 2:59am

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Biologists Studying Cascade Fox At Mount Rainier National Park

The diminutive Cascade fox, which is though to live only at Mount Rainier and Mount Adams, has developed a nasty habit of begging from visitors to Mount Rainier National Park.

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By NPT Staff - December 14th, 2011 2:42am

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Yellowstone National Park To Open For Winter Thursday, With Or Without Snow

The gates will open Thursday for winter traffic at Yellowstone National Park, but it's likely a key ingredient will be in short supply: snow.

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By NPT Staff - December 14th, 2011 2:30am

Congressman Dusts Off 1913 Law In Battle To Get Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley Drained

A California congressman has dusted off a nearly century-old law in a bid to see the Hetch Hetchy Valley of Yosemite National Park drained and restored.

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By NPT Staff - December 14th, 2011 2:11am

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New York Man Dies On Hike At Mount Rainier National Park

The body of a New York man who went out for a day hike in Mount Rainier National Park was recovered Tuesday.

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By NPT Staff - December 13th, 2011 6:34pm

Holiday Tours Set For James A. Garfield National Historic Site

Holiday tours have been scheduled for the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Ohio.

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By NPT Staff - December 13th, 2011 2:53am

Birding in the National Parks: Time For The Christmas Bird Counts

It's that time of year again. Yep, time to grab your binoculars and notebook and head out into the national parks for the annual Christmas Bird Count.

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By Kirby Adams - December 13th, 2011 2:47am

Wintering At Valley Forge National Historical Park In the Footsteps Of the Continental Army

An upcoming mid-December event at Valley Forge National Historical Park has nothing to do with the holiday season, but plenty to do with the story of our nation: a reenactment of the desperate march by Washington's army to Valley Forge in 1777 in search of shelter and safety.

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By Jim Burnett - December 13th, 2011 2:40am