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Our country is entering year two of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, and many Americans still have a deep interest in the events—and people—connected with that conflict. The National Park Service has launched a new Civil War website that provides a wealth of information and useful tools for both exploring and learning.

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By Jim Burnett - April 10th, 2012 2:51am

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Fort Monroe National Monument Launches Planning Effort With Open House Events On April 30th, 2012

On April 5, Fort Monroe National Monument Superintendent Kirsten Talken-Spaulding announced the start of the park’s inaugural planning effort with two April 30th open house sessions and a web page that explains the process and solicits public comment.

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By NPT Staff - April 10th, 2012 2:38am

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Birding In The National Parks: Spring Migration Is Spreading Across The National Parks

This is the time of year when bosses, friends, and spouses may wonder if they’ll ever see the birder in their lives again. Yes, it’s spring migration time, and we’re all up and out the door before dawn to bird until the sun sets.

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By Kirby Adams - April 10th, 2012 2:28am

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Big Cypress National Preserve Extends Deadline For Your Comments On Hunting Plan

The public has two more weeks to comment on a management plan guiding hunting in Big Cypress National Preserve, a rugged 729,000-acre swath of south Florida that is home to perhaps the most endangered mammal in North America.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2012 2:57am

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Pythons Roaming Everglades National Park Develop Taste For Birds And Their Eggs

You can add birds, and their eggs, to the prey that are falling victim to non-native Burmese pythons snaking through Everglades National Park, according to a study by Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service staff.

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By NPT Staff - April 9th, 2012 2:42am

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The Soul Of Yosemite: Finding, Defending, And Saving The Valley's Sacred Wild Nature

A new book questions whether the National Park Service has lost its way in protecting and preserving the national park ideal.

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By Alfred Runte - April 9th, 2012 2:31am

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Effort To Reduce Horse Access To Wilderness In Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks Turning Into Wedge Issue

Armed with a ruling that the National Park Service violated The Wilderness Act in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks with the way it managed horse pack trips, a hikers association now wants the judge to order the agency to rein-in the pack trips.

SEKI-High Sierra Hikers Motion.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2012 2:23am

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Parks Beyond Borders: Global National Park News PEI Is 75, Oz Gets New National Park, And More ...

A weekly sampling of global park news.

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By Randy Johnson - April 8th, 2012 2:47am

Missing From The System? Utah's San Rafael Swell

The Obama administration might have lost its ambition to declare Utah's San Rafael Swell a national monument, but that doesn't lessen the beauty and richness of the landscape and what it encompasses.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 8th, 2012 2:45am

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We've Added Petrified Forest National Park To Our Database Of Essential Park Guides

Heading to Petrified Forest National Park, or wondering whether you should pay the northern Arizona park a visit? We've got a guide to help you figure out how best to explore the park, one that just might convince those on the fence to add it to their bucket list.

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By NPT Staff - April 8th, 2012 2:20am

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