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Get Ready To Fill Your Bracket For Fat Bear Week At Katmai

The brown bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska sense the change in seasons. Maybe it's the chill in the air, or the salmon run up the Brooks River, but the bears are chowing down on the fish and bulking up for hibernation

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 18th, 2022 7:00am

Toxic Algae Blooms Reported At Curecanti National Recreation Area

A toxic algae bloom has surfaced at Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado, where park officials have closed areas in the Iola Basin to swimming, water skiing, paddle boarding, and wading.

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By Compiled From N... - September 18th, 2022 2:30am

Mystery Photo 65 Revealed: High Bridge Over Stehekin River

High Bridge marks the end of the route for the Stehekin shuttle bus. Disembarking the bus and crossing the bridge over the clear, cold, frothing water of Stehekin River, takes you from Lake Chelan National Recreation Area into North Cascades National Park.

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By NPT Staff - September 17th, 2022 3:00am

Judge Blocks Controversial Cadiz Water Project In Mojave Desert

A controversial pipe to pull billions of gallons of groundwater from beneath the Mojave Desert in California has been blocked by a federal judge, who ruled the review of the project by the Bureau of Land Management "was a decision not to engage in review."

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 16th, 2022 2:45am

Lawsuit: More Livestock Grazing Near Yellowstone Would Be Bad For Grizzlies

A decision by the U.S. Forest Service to expand livestock grazing just north of Yellowstone National Park is a death sentence for grizzly bears in the area, according to a lawsuit aimed at overturning the move.

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By NPT Staff - September 16th, 2022 2:30am

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Mystery Photo 65: That's A Mighty Fine Bridge, But Which Park Claims It?

I think we'll all agree that's a mighty fine looking bridge. But where in the National Park System is it? We'll take your guesses below in the comment section. If you have no clue, the answer will be revealed tomorrow.

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By NPT Staff - September 16th, 2022 2:30am

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Jasper's Wildfire Continues But Visitors Welcomed Back

Parks Canada is welcoming visitors back to Jasper National Park now that transmission power has been restored to the townsite of Jasper and outlying areas and Whistlers Campground.

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By NPT Staff - September 15th, 2022 2:45am

Bunker Hill Monument Restoration Progresses

Work on restoring Bunker Hill Monument and grounds at the park in Boston have largely been completed, with the Lodge scheduled to reopen in early October following additional work.

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By Compiled From N... - September 15th, 2022 2:30am

Ruby Beach Reopens At Olympic National Park

With construction work done, access to Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park in Washington state has reopened.

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By Compiled From N... - September 15th, 2022 2:30am

National Park Foundation Invests $1.7 Million In Park Partners

The National Park Foundation is investing nearly $2 million in park partners across the country, from the Friends of Mammoth Cave to help it establish a social media strategy to the North Country Trail Association so it can create a trail protection program.

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By NPT Staff - September 15th, 2022 2:30am