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Are you looking for a fun way to kick start your spring and get involved in your community? Do you want to pull your kids away from a monitor or TV screen and help them appreciate wildlife? How about simply looking for an excuse to get lost in nature? The National Wildlife Federation has the answer: Celebrate National Wildlife Week, March 15-21!

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By Jessica Jones - March 15th, 2010 5:12am

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Missouri Motorists Can Help Youth Through Jefferson Expansion National Memorial License Plate Program

If you live in Missouri and want to help youth get better connected with national parks, consider buying a license plate that commemorates Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2010 6:15am

Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: A Jewel Along The Blue Ridge Parkway

Much of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina currently is closed due to ice, snow, and at least one rock slide. But visitors can still access some parks along the Parkway.

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By [email protected] - March 14th, 2010 6:00am

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"Upper Lot" At Ridge Trailhead on Old Rag in Shenandoah National Park To Be Permanently Closed

With the spring hiking season not far off, this news from Shenandoah National Park might not thrill everyone. They're permanently closing the "upper lot" parking area at the Ridge Trailhead for Old Rag Mountain.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2010 5:54am

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Comments Being Taken on Proposal To Stop Importation, Transportation of Burmese Pythons

The public comment period is now open on a proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ban the importation and interstate transportation of the Burmese python and eight other larger constrictor snakes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2010 5:06am

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One Week Left To Enter National Park Service's Fire Photo Contest

Got a great photo of a fire in a national park setting, or of firefighters battling a blaze in a park? You might want to enter it in the National Park Service Fire and Aviation Photo Contest.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 13th, 2010 5:09am

Shenandoah National Park Soon to Open Facilities For Spring, Summer

Shenandoah National Park Superintendent Martha Bogle has announced that facilities closed during the winter season will begin opening later this month and will continue to open through the spring.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 13th, 2010 5:08am

Mark Your Calendars: 10th Annual March for the Parks Visits Big Cypress National Preserve

If you're going to be in southern Florida in mid-month, you might consider celebrating the 10th Annual March for the Parks with a hike into Big Cypress National Preserve.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 13th, 2010 5:07am

Mark Your Calendars: Lend A Hand To Clean Up Civil War Battlefields on April 10

Volunteers from are expected to descend on Civil War-era battlefields across the country on April 10 as part of a clean-up day sponsored by the Civil War Preservation Trust.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 13th, 2010 5:06am

The Yosemite Fund is Raising $1 Million for "Youth in Yosemite" Programs

What do the CCC, YCC, SCA and Junior Ranger programs have in common? They all provide great opportunities for young people to gain hands-on experience in national parks. In the process, some of them will develop a life-long appreciation of parks—and the values that make them special. An ambitious project by the Yosemite Fund will help make those experiences possible.

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By Jim Burnett - March 12th, 2010 4:45am

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