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National Park Service Turns Down South Dakota Request To Have Fireworks At Mount Rushmore

The fireworks display last July at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota will not be repeated this summer due to safety and Native American concerns, National Park Service officials have told South Dakota Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 16th, 2021 4:05pm

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Grizzlies Out And About At Yellowstone National Park

Grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park are out and about looking for meals after their hibernation. One spotted by a pilot was drawn to a carcass that wolves were working on.

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By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2021 3:29pm

Rocky Mountain National Park Backcountry Reservations To Reopen Thursday

Rocky Mountain National Park's reservation system for backcountry campsites, which was overloaded by demand earlier this month, is set to reopen Thursday for dates ranging from July into October.

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By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2021 2:55pm

Wall Of Remembrance Being Installed At The Korean War Veterans Memorial

Construction on the Wall of Remembrance and an overall rehabilitation of the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is beginning this week.

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By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2021 2:00am

Enjoy Synchronous Fireflies At Great Smoky And Congaree, But Carefully

While watching fireflies blink off and on, sometimes all at the same time, is a growing tourism draw for places such as Congaree and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, researchers have some tips for doing so without jeopardizing the insects.

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By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2021 1:45am

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Senate Confirms Haaland As Interior Secretary In Largely Partisan Vote

Deb Haaland, a Native American from New Mexico, on Monday was confirmed in a largely partisan vote by the U.S. Senate to become Interior secretary in the Biden administration.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2021 6:44pm

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Traveler's View: Biden Administration Should Block Big Cypress Oil Drilling

Whoever is confirmed as Interior secretary for the Biden administration should shut down Burnett Oil Co.'s plans to drill for oil in Big Cypress National Preserve and bring an end to any new prospecting or drilling in the biologically diverse and ecologically vital park in South Florida.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2021 2:00am

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Traditional And Emerging Roles Of Chesapeake And Ohio Canal National Historical Park

As much as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park serves human visitors in search of bucolic serenity, American history, or recreation, the park also serves plants and animals with a safe corridor to move across the landscape, and waterscape, in an area of otherwise fragmented habitats.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2021 4:45am

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Legislation Asks National Park Service To Focus On Native Plants

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced into the U.S. Senate asking the National Park Service to "increase the use of native plant materials on lands it cares for," but will climate change make those landscapes inhospitable for the natives and more suitable for invasives?

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2021 1:45am

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Visitor Stats Reveal How Canada's Parks And Historic Sites Fared In 2020

Even a global pandemic couldn’t knock Banff National Park off the top of the list of Canada’s most visited national parks. Rouge National Urban Park saw more visitors than ever before as urbanites looked for quick and close outdoor escapes. And a Quebec island that once served as a quarantine station for new immigrants, and is now a national historic site, enjoyed a summer surge in popularity.

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By Jennifer Bain - March 13th, 2021 2:30am

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