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Grizzly Bear That Charged Man in Yellowstone National Put Down By Rangers

A 4-year-old grizzly bear was put down at Yellowstone National Park for a growing history of habituation to humans that was capped when he charged a man along the northern edge of Yellowstone Lake.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2011 2:14am

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Reader Participation Day: How Should National Parks Handle Overgrown Vistas?

How should national parks deal with vegetation that has grown up and, in some cases, altered landscapes or blocked views?

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2011 1:27am

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Climber Dies In 2,500-Foot Fall In Grand Teton National Park

A Missouri man who intended to climb the Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park in one day was killed by a fall of roughly 2,500 feet, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2011 12:16pm

What Do Bears And Wolves In Yellowstone National Park Do When No One's Watching?

How do grizzly bears and wolves in Yellowstone Nationa Park carry on when they don't think anyone is watching? Well, as these pictures show, they're not going after each other tooth and claw.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2011 2:55am

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Jennifer Pharr Davis Sets Time Record For Thru-Hike On the Appalachian National Scenic Trail

It took a 60-mile day right near the end, but Jennifer Pharr Davis has succeeded in setting the speed record for a thru-hike of the 2,180-mile-long Appalachian National Scenic Trail.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2011 2:37am

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Clues Point To Hiker Who Vanished In Glacier National Park in 2008

Clues possibly shuttled downslope by water and avalanches might hold the answer to what happened to a 27-year-old hiker who went missing in Glacier National Park three years ago.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2011 2:36am

New Solar Project at Yosemite National Park is Largest Of Its Kind in the NPS

A new solar energy project at Yosemite National Park will help cut utility costs, and the system can claim at least two titles for such systems in the National Park System.

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By Jim Burnett - August 2nd, 2011 1:29am

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California Woman Dies In Fall From Half Dome Cables In Yosemite National Park

A 26-year-old California woman was killed by a 600-foot fall while working her way down the cables on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, according to a park release.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2011 2:36pm

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Eight Campsites Closed Due to Nesting Eagles In Voyageurs National Park Now Open for Business

With a critical point in bald eagle nesting having passed, a handful of campsites in Voyageurs National Park that had been closed due to the birds have reopened for visitors, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2011 2:49am

Weeks Act Celebrated From the Perch of the Blue Ridge Parkway

The 100th anniversary of the Weeks Act establishing national forests in the East was celebrated on the Blue Ridge Parkway this past Saturday as officials looked out over the first tract of land purchased under the law.

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By Randy Johnson - August 1st, 2011 2:36am

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