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75 Bald Eagle Nests Spotted In Voyageurs National Park, 37 With Eggs Being Incubated

The annual count of bald eagle nests in Voyageurs National Park has tallied 75 nests, although only 37 of them were seen with adults incubating eggs, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 13th, 2011 2:27am

Viewing Wildflowers By Bike At Shiloh National Military Park

Though Shiloh National Military Park was designated to preserve a poignant Civil War battlefield, the landscape harbors many other resources, such as flowering trees and wildflowers. To help visitors appreciate these other resources, rangers will be leading wildflower tours by bicycle next week.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 13th, 2011 2:14am

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Whale Carcass Leads To Closures at Glacier Bay National Park

When was the last time you had to reroute your hike because of a whale carcass? That's the situation at Glacier Bay National Park, where the remains of a humpback whale have come ashore and turned into a magnet for bears and other scavengers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 13th, 2011 2:03am

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High-Elevation Rescue Under Way Thursday On Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park

Mountaineering rangers were working Thursday evening on a bid to rescue climbers scattered high on Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park following an accident in which a guide and three climbers tumbled down a section of the mountain near the summit.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 12th, 2011 8:09pm

"Deficient" Fire Escape Leads To Lengthy Closure of Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Lack of a safe fire escape has forced the National Park Service to close the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City, possibly for as long as three months.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 12th, 2011 9:34am

National Park Road Trip: Mesa Verde and Far View Lodge

Greetings from Far View Lodge in Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park. It is early in the season and the park’s campground doesn’t open until later in the week. An added bonus of an early visit is a reduced entrance fee; $10 as opposed to $15 during high season.

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By David and Kay Scott - May 12th, 2011 2:42am

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Walking Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Part 2

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail in North Carolina travels the length of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Danny Bernstein, the author, walked the beach and reports on her experience. This is part two.

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By [email protected] - May 12th, 2011 2:17am

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Update: Judge Rules Against Environmental Upgrades for Bridge Project in Congaree National Park

A federal judge has ruled that the aging Highway 601 bridge over the Congaree River in South Carolina can be replaced without correcting environmentally harmful features of the causeway-like bridge approach built on a floodplain now within Congaree National Park.

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By Bob Janiskee - May 11th, 2011 3:59am

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Walking Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Part 1

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail in North Carolina travels the length of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Danny Bernstein, the author, walked the beach and reports on her experience. This is part one.

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By [email protected] - May 11th, 2011 2:59am

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Reader Participation Day: Has The National Park Service Been Led Astray By Congress and Become A Catchall Agency?

Earlier this week we had a spirited discussion of whether the National Park Service needs to add a site to honor Cesar Chavez, who orchestrated the farm labor movement in the 1960s. That discussion nips at a larger question: Has Congress led the Park Service astray and turned it into a catchall agency?

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 11th, 2011 2:26am

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