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Essential Friends + Gateways: West Yellowstone, A Gateway Town Worth Hanging Around

For more than a century, West Yellowstone, Montana, has been a key jumping off point for a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the world’s first national park.

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By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2013 2:13am

National Park Service Signs Agreement With Adventure Cycling Association To Promote Road Cycling Opportunities

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the National Park Service and the Adventure Cycling Association to promote the opportunties for road cycling to and within in the National Park System.

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By NPT Staff - June 8th, 2013 2:41am

Updated: Groups Working To Prevent Hog Farm From Polluting Buffalo National River

An industrial hog farm that could produce more than 2 million gallons of manure and wastewater over porous karst geology roughly 5 miles up a tributary of the Buffalo National River was permitted based on erroneous information, according to a coalition opposing the project.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 7th, 2013 3:43am

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Peaks Of Otter Lodge On Blue Ridge Parkway Set To Open In Mid-July

The Blue Ridge Parkway’s Peaks of Otter Lodge is scheduled to open July 15 under new concessionaire, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts. Reservations are currently being taken for the upcoming season that will run through December 16.

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By David and Kay Scott - June 7th, 2013 3:40am

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Civil War Cannons, Restored, Return To Fort Moultrie National Monument

Sixty-thousand pounds of Civil War cannons are returning to Fort Moultrie National Monument in South Carolina for public display at the park's Cannon Row.

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By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2013 2:40am

Congress Creates Some Of The National Park Service's Funding Headaches

To understand where some of the National Park Service's budget headaches come from, you need go no further than Congress.

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By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2013 2:38am

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Divers To Search For Quagga Mussels In Lake Powell At Glen Canyon NRA

More than two dozen divers are scheduled to search parts of Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for non-native quagga mussels later this month.

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By NPT Staff - June 6th, 2013 2:53am

Wales' Snowdonia: The UK’s Top National Park?

The British Isles have some great national parks—but for the best scenery with easiest access, I’d choose Snowdonia National Park in Wales. Here's why...

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By Randy Johnson - June 6th, 2013 2:23am

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Study Concludes Migration Is Not Healthy For Yellowstone National Park Elk

Seasonal migrations, once viewed as natural and beneficial for wildlife, are not helpful for elk that leave and return to Yellowstone National Park, according to a study published in the journal Ecology.

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By NPT Staff - June 6th, 2013 2:23am

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Progress Noted In Efforts To Rebuild Population Of Rare Swallowtail Butterfly Found At Biscayne National Park

It was just about a year ago that we told you of efforts to collect up to four individuals of an extremely rare butterfly found at Biscayne National Park. Now we're back with some good news: an egg gathered from that project has hatched, lending some slight hope that the numbers of the Schaus swallowtail can be bolstered.

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By NPT Staff - June 6th, 2013 2:17am