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Alaska Game Officials Being Asked to Ease Off On Killing Bears and Wolves in National Park Preserves

For many Lower 48ers, the state of Alaska is perceived as a big, raw chunk of wilderness, complete with booming wildlife populations. And perhaps it is, but there's a growing concern that Alaska's wildlife managers are getting carried away with their bag limits on national park landscapes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2009 3:40pm

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Obama Administration Proposes $12 Billion Interior Department Budget, Extra National Park Funding

President Obama's proposed 2010 budget carries $12 billion for the Interior Department, though exactly how much will trickle down to the National Park Service is hard to say at this point.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2009 3:11pm

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About That Stimulus Package for the National Parks: Nothing Worthwhile Is Easily Attained

The number's a step in the right direction, the needs are many, but don't expect any immediate word on exactly how the National Park Service will spend its share of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2009 10:54am

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Mount Rainier National Park to Test Warning Siren This Weekend

Hopefully the folks at Mount Rainier National Park aren't tempting fate this Saturday when they test their Geohazard Warning Siren at the Nisqually Entrance.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2009 5:54am

Grand Teton National Park: Subterfuge Led to This Masterpiece

Say what you will about corporate altruism, whether it's self-serving or truly benevolent, but in the case of Grand Teton National Park without it the park would be a shell of its present form.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2009 3:58am

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Paving the Way to Denali National Park & Preserve

Completion of the Parks Highway in 1971 quite literally paved the way to Mount McKinley National Park, tripling its visitation within two years. The park now named Denali celebrates its 92nd birthday today, and the Parks Highway remains its only automobile-friendly link to the world.

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By Bob Janiskee - February 26th, 2009 3:30am

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Another Yellowstone National Park Wolf Reaches Colorado

It was a long, no doubt treacherous, journey, but a young wolf from Yellowstone National Park's wolf recovery program has made it down into Colorado.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 25th, 2009 5:26pm

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You'll Find Tuff Blocks, Fibrolite Axes and Squirrels with Tufted Ears at Bandelier National Monument

Houses made of tuff blocks and axes made of Fibrolite may sound like a workshop in high-tech building materials or "green living," but you'll find examples of this very old technology in a park with great scenery and top-notch archeology. If you visit this area, keep your eyes open for squirrels with tufted ears.

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By Jim Burnett - February 25th, 2009 4:51am

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Bryce Canyon National Park: This Small Corner of Utah Packs a Colorful Punch

Though covering fewer than 36,000 acres -- and most folks simply gaze down on most of that acreage -- Bryce Canyon National Park carries the impact of a park much, much larger.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 25th, 2009 4:04am

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National Park Quiz 43: Names

Take this week’s quiz and find out if you’re up to snuff on national park names. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you say Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau over and over until you can pronounce it correctly.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 7:14am

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