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As National Park Service officials settle down to draft an Environmental Impact Statement on a proposal for a larger transmission line corridor across Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, they'll take with them a large number of public comments expressing support for, and opposition to, the idea.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 23rd, 2010 2:22am

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Celebrate An Old Time Christmas at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

On December 11, living history players will take visitors back to 1901 for a maritime Christmas celebration on the San Francisco waterfront.

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By Bob Janiskee - November 22nd, 2010 2:59am

Concerns For Biscayne and Everglades National Parks Voiced Over Proposed Nuclear Plant Expansion

How great of a threat would be posed to Biscayne National Park by an expansion of the Turkey Point nuclear plant?

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 22nd, 2010 2:48am

A Typical American's Income Tax Contribution Towards National Parks Is Little More Than The Cost of A Latte

A typical American shells out more to see one movie than their annual income taxes contribute to the National Park Service, according to the "taxpayer's receipt" calculated by a non-profit think tank.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 22nd, 2010 2:13am

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Group Warns About Move To Cut Funding for National Parks

With the federal budget in dire shape due to the sour economy, celebrities are coming forward to express their concern over the potential of sweeping budget cuts to national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 22nd, 2010 2:12am

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Climber Dies in Backcountry Accident at Rocky Mountain National Park

Rangers were working Sunday in Rocky Mountain National Park to recover the body of a Denver man who died in a climbing accident on Thatchtop Mountain, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 21st, 2010 3:23pm

At Petersburg National Battlefield, Luminaries Honor Fallen Warriors

Last weekend's fifth annual luminary program in the Poplar Grove National Cemetery featured an evening program with 6,000 lit candles, one for each Union soldier buried there.

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By Bob Janiskee - November 21st, 2010 2:59am

Rocky Mountain Nature Association Releases Its List of 2011 Field Courses in Rocky Mountain National Park

Start dreaming and planning. You can now go on-line to check out the 2011 field course list of offerings from the Rocky Mountain Nature Association. These field courses conducted in Rocky Mountain National Park offer the usual photography and backpacking courses, as well as some eye-openers, such as the children's overnight birding camp.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 21st, 2010 2:48am

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Did the First Europeans to See the Grand Canyon Leave This Mysterious Inscription?

The first viewing of the Grand Canyon by Europeans is usually credited to a party of Spaniards led by Don Garcia Lopez de Cárdenas in 1540, but the location of that event has never been confirmed. Now the discovery of an old inscription carved in sandstone offers an intriguing clue

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By Jim Burnett - November 21st, 2010 1:24am

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