Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Road Work Planned for Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

It's less than three miles of roadway, but when work begins on a stretch of Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park next month, it will at times pinch the road down to one lane, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 22nd, 2011 2:15am

Updated: National Park Service Budget Would Grow by $138 Million Under President's FY12 Proposal

President Obama's FY12 budget request, if approved by Congress, would give the National Park Service a $2.9 billion budget, an increase of nearly $138 million above current funding levels.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 14th, 2011 5:05pm

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Wildlife Experts Joining Calls Of Alarm Over White-Nose Syndrome In Bats

With traces of white-nose syndrome in bat colonies being found further and further west of the Northeast where it was first documented, more and more concern is being raised over the disease's potential to decimate bat species.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 4th, 2011 3:15am

Record 2010 Visitation at Bryce Canyon National Park, Steady Visitation At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

While Bryce Canyon National Park counted a record number of visitors in 2010, at Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitation was flat from 2009.

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

Trails I've Hiked: The Smokemont Loop Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hike the Smokemont Loop in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the winter. The hike offers streams, a cascade, and plenty of history.

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By [email protected] - January 27th, 2011 3:15am

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Updated: Winter's Work: Plan Your Summer or Fall National Park Vacation Now

Now is the time to be planning your summer or fall vacations to the national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 24th, 2011 5:11pm

Exhibit At Great Smoky Mountains National Park Addresses White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

The role of bats in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and a deadly disease that threatens their existence, is the subject of an exhibit at the park's Sugarlands Visitor Center.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 21st, 2011 2:15am

Coalition Plans To Sue Federal Agencies Over Air Pollution Affecting National Parks, Wilderness Areas, and Wildlife Refuges

A coalition announced plans today to sue federal agencies, including the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency, for failing to protect airsheds over national parks, wilderness areas, and wildlife refuges.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2011 11:55am

Reader Participation Day: How Important Are National Park Visitation Data to You?

How important is it to you to know that Glacier National Park saw record visitation in 2010, that visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park dipped, or that overall visitation to the National Park System declined by 1 or 2 percent or rose by 1 or 2 percent in any one year?

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2011 3:15am

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Grant Will Help Blue Ridge Parkway Ranger Collect Oral Histories

A National Park Foundation grant will enable a ranger at Blue Ridge Parkway to collect oral histories from a number of workers who helped build the parkway in the 1930s and 1940s.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2011 3:15am

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