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Badlands National Park Seeking Comments On Proposed Air Tour Plan

A month-long comment period has opened for alternatives the National Park Service is considering as it works on an Air Tour Management Plan for Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

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By Compiled From N... - September 8th, 2022 2:30am

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National Park Mystery Photo 64 Solved

The two buttes in this photo stand in Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in western Nebraska, and were the focal points of fossil excavations in the early 1900s.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 8th, 2022 2:30am

Cloud Confused For Eruption At Mount Rainier National Park

A cloud hugging the top of Mount Rainier, an active volcano, prompted concern in the greater Seattle metro area Wednesday that the mountain was erupting and led the National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey to assure the public that there was no ongoing eruption.

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By Compiled From N... - September 7th, 2022 5:16pm

Multiple Wildfires Burning In Yosemite National Park

Multiple wildfires are burning in Yosemite National Park, and while none currently threaten park operations, structures, or public safety, a management team has been brought in to assist with a potential increase in initial attack, logistical needs, and operations of these fires.

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By Compiled From N... - September 7th, 2022 5:00pm

National Park Service Floats Air Tour Management Options For Mount Rushmore

A month-long comment period has opened for alternatives the National Park Service is considering as it works on an Air Tour Management Plan for Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.

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By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2022 2:45am

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Mystery Photo 64: Where In The World....

Traverse the National Park System and you'll come across lots of different land forms, from forests to sand dunes, lakes to ponds, mountains to canyons. But where in the park system will you see these land forms?

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 7th, 2022 2:30am

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A Cape Breton Highlands National Park Sampler

On an island surrounded by ocean, Cape Breton Highlands National Park is an island itself, of rumpled mountains and thick forest mostly unbroken by the human footprint.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 7th, 2022 2:30am

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Heat Might Have Played Role In Backpacker Death At Grand Canyon

A heat wave baking the West might have played a role in the death of a 59-year-old Arizona woman who was on a multi-day backpacking trek through Grand Canyon National Park.

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By Compiled From N... - September 6th, 2022 11:03am

Jasper National Park Battles Wildfire

Parks Canada is asking people to consider delaying trips to Jasper National Park because of the ongoing Chetamon Mountain wildfire.

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By NPT Staff - September 6th, 2022 2:45am

Review | Dawn At Mineral King Valley: The Sierra Club, The Disney Company, And The Rise Of Environmental Law

The details of the struggle over Mineral King, which lasted from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s were difficult to follow; the world of environmentalism was busy with many issues and developments, and the Mineral King issue was part of the noise of the time. Legal expert Daniel Selmi tells the Mineral King story in clear prose and brilliant detail.

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By John Miles - September 6th, 2022 2:30am

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