North Cascades National Park

Replicas of Vintage Buses Returning to North Cascades National Park

They're big, they're red, and they're heading back to North Cascades National Park this summer.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 21st, 2009 10:13pm

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House Approves Measure to Direct North Cascades National Park to Stock Barren Lakes. What Do You Think?

Should North Cascades National Park be forced to stock non-native fish in high-country lakes that normally would be barren? Apparently the U.S. House of Representatives thinks so. Do you?

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 3rd, 2009 2:04pm

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Looking Spring in the Eye

Ahh Spring, it is visible in some many ways. This curious buck got his picture snapped at North Cascades National Park, where, in spite of the occasional spring snowstorm, spring most certainly is under way. You can check out more shots of Spring in North Cascades at this site.

National Park Service

www.nps.gov/noca

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 17th, 2009 12:02pm

North Cascades Institute Offering Earth Day "Stimulus" Package

What beats a family weekend at a national park? Getting $100 knocked off the price tag of that weekend. And that's the Earth Day present being offered today by the North Cascades Institute.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 22nd, 2009 9:06am

National Park Week: Lot's Going On Out There Across the System

While every day of the year offers opportunities to explore the National Park System and learn something about this unique collection of properties, once a year the president proclaims "National Park Week" with hopes folks will get out and enjoy the parks. This year that week starts Saturday, April 18, and runs through next Saturday, April 26.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2009 9:40am

Clock Ticking On Decision Regarding Stocking North Cascades National Park With Non-Native Fish

Should North Cascades National Park remain the only national park that stocks non-native fish in its waters? Or should it adhere to the National Park Service's policies that prohibit such activity? Those are explosive questions in Washington state.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 14th, 2009 7:01pm

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Got Goats?

Is it North Cascades National Park....or Glacier National Park? This scene could, of course, be seen in either, but this particular one is of mountain goats on Easy Pass in North Cascades National Park. Unfortunately, the National Park Service didn't attach the photographer's name to this photo.

NPS

www.nps.gov/noca

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 9th, 2008 6:54pm

National Park Quiz 27: The Border Parks

This week’s quiz focuses on border parks-- that is, the parks that border on Canada or Mexico. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you take a TSA training course. Aaaaaaargh!!

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By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 1:17pm

North Cascades National Park – Forty Years on the Map, Seventy Years in the Making

Washington’s North Cascades National Park sits peacefully along the Canadian border. The serenity of this park, which marks its 40th birthday October 2, masks the story of a 70-year struggle to protect one of the most indomitable mountain landscapes in America.

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By Chance Finegan - July 17th, 2012 6:33pm

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North Cascades National Park Officials Over a Barrel With Stocking Trout

Yellowstone has its snowmobiles, Cape Hatteras has its piping plovers, and North Cascades National Park has its trout. Or maybe it doesn't, and that's the problem.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 21st, 2008 9:59am

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