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National Park Service Adopts New Rule Concerning Bear Baiting In Alaska Preserves

The National Park Service has adopted a new regulation pertaining to bear baiting in national preserves in Alaska, a rule that bans the practice for sport hunting but allows it for subsistence hunts focused on putting food on the table.
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National Park Service Presents 2024 Independence Day Celebration In The Nation's Capital

The National Park Service will once again host the annual celebration of Independence Day on the National Mall, the nation’s most important civic space and home to more than a dozen memorials that commemorate great Americans and significant events in the nation’s history.

Seeking Gold (Rush History) From Seattle To Skagway

Ambling along the first mile of the Alaska portion of the Chilkoot Trail, we walked in the footsteps of Klondike gold rush seekers without feeling any of their pain. The sun shone, the trail was steep but well maintained, and we were only weighed down by water bottles. In fact, we were warned to leave snacks behind lest any crumbs attract wildlife.

Theodore Roosevelt's Pocket Watch Recovered After Missing For 37 Years

A silver pocket watch that traveled the world with Theodore Roosevelt during his presidency, including his charge up San Juan Hill, and travels to Africa and down the Amazon River has been returned to his family home at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site after missing for nearly four decades.