Cape Cod National Seashore

Archeology Talks and Programs Offered at Three Parks Coast to Coast

If you're interested in archeology, three parks are offering a variety of talks and activities this summer that literally cover the subject from coast to coast.

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By Jim Burnett - June 26th, 2011 1:15am

Chimani Adds Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Its Library of National Park Phone Apps

Add Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the number of national park apps Chimani has in its growing library.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 12th, 2011 3:15am

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National Park Quiz 95: National Seashores

Take this quiz and see whether your knowledge of the national seashores is up to speed. Answers are at the end. Don't peek.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 5:32am

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"State of Birds" Report Points To Value of National Parks, Other Public Lands For Birds

The Interior Department's 2011 "State of the Birds" report focuses on the importance that national parks, and other public landscapes, provide for hundreds of bird species.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 10th, 2011 10:29am

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Scrimshaw Artworks Stolen From Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor Center

Two valuable pieces of scrimshaw that had been on display at the Salt Pond Visitor Center of Cape Cod National Seashore have been stolen from a locked display case.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2011 3:15am

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Nominate A National Seashore "Hero" For The "Ocean Heroes Contest"

Seen any heroes down at the beach lately? The folks at Oceana, a non-profit that works to protects oceans, are looking for some heros.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 22nd, 2011 9:56am

Congress Slashes $101 Million From National Park Service Budget. More To Come?

One-thirteenth of 1 percent of the federal budget gets you funding for the entire National Park System and the agency that oversees it. Yet that miniscule sliver hasn't stopped Congress from eyeing the National Park Service for cuts to help rein-in the federal deficit.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 28th, 2011 8:32am

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Return of Piping Plovers Means Restrictions on Kites, Dogs at Cape Cod National Seashore

Dogs and kite-flying are being restricted at some Cape Cod National Seashore beaches due to the annual arrival of piping plovers in search of breeding grounds.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 28th, 2011 2:15am

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Cape Cod National Seashore Updates Exhibits at Salt Pond Visitor Center

Some new exhibits have been added to the Salt Pond Visitor Center at Cape Cod National Seashore. One examines the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and how it impacts the national seashore, while the other explores the tribes that lived on the cape.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 8th, 2011 12:28pm

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Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore Needs Your Help To Refurbish Old Harbor Life-Saving Station

Character and sense of place often can be found within a national park's cultural resources. But if those resources are historic, they can be in danger of vanishing without proper attention. At Cape Cod National Seashore, the friends group is seeing that a turn-of-the-20th-century life-saving station is getting that attention.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 2nd, 2011 3:15am

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