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Land Acquisition Expands Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by 91+ Acres

A long-desired parcel of land finally has become part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area thanks to a willing seller anxious to see the land preserved in its natural state and the intervention of The Nature Conservancy.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 20th, 2009 3:33am

National Park Mystery Plant 4 Revealed: The “Tree from Hell” is the Tree-of-Heaven

Did you correctly identify the tree of heaven as the Mystery Plant of yesterday’s quiz?

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By Bob Janiskee - December 20th, 2009 8:46am

Funding Will Help Repair Historic Gun Batteries at Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook Unit

Congress has provided $800,000 for the National Park Service to have repairs and restoration done to the historic gun batteries in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, according to U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 19th, 2009 3:17pm

Search Now In Its Third Day for Missing Hunter At Big Cypress National Preserve

Searchers headed out for a third day Thursday morning to look for a 30-year-old hunter who walked away from his camp Monday in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 19th, 2009 8:12am

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National Park Mystery Plant: 4: This “Tree from Hell” Smells Like Rancid Peanut Butter

This tree is an Asian import that grows fast, spreads fast, damages ecosystems and crop land, and is very tough to eradicate. It stinks, too.

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By Bob Janiskee - December 20th, 2009 8:42am

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Sunset and Moonlight Hikes and Talks at Saguaro National Park

Late fall is a great time for outdoor activities at Saguaro National Park near Tucson, and if you're in that area and want to work off some Thanksgiving dinner calories, the park is offering some special sunset and moonlight hikes and programs in late November and early December.

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By Jim Burnett - November 19th, 2009 3:48am

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National Park Mystery Spot 5 Revealed: You’ll Find It At the Bottom of the Grand Canyon

Were you able to solve yesterday’s mystery spot quiz?

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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 9:25am

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Search Under Way For Missing Hunter In Big Cypress National Preserve

An intensive search is under way in Big Cypress National Preserve for a hunter who walked away from his camp and hasn't been seen since.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 18th, 2009 11:20am

This Time, the SPOT Alert Was Real, Leading Grand Canyon National Park Rangers to Man With Broken Leg

This time the signal from SPOT really was sent seeking aid with a medical emergency, alerting Grand Canyon National Park rangers to a man with a fractured leg deep in the canyon.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 18th, 2009 9:49am

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House Committee Asked to Support Castle Nugent National Historic Site in the Virgin Islands

Congress is being urged to take one of the longest-operating cattle ranches in the Virgin Islands and add it to the National Park System as a national historic site.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 18th, 2009 4:48am