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Rocky Mountain National Park Selling Gate Transponders For Visitors

Frequent visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park, or park travelers with an annual pass who might be heading to Rocky, can purchase a gate transponder for getting through the entrance stations quickly.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - April 14th, 2025

Campground Reopens At Craters Of The Moon National Monument And Preserve

The National Park Service has reopened a portion of the Loop Road and the Lava Flow Campground at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in southern Idaho to motor vehicle travel after removing enough snow and ice from those areas to make it possible and safe.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - April 13th, 2025

Trump Militarizes Federal Lands Along Southern Border

President Trump has expanded the military's role on federal lands, including national parks, along the country's southern border, saying the border "is under attack from a variety of threats. The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past."

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 12th, 2025

Time To Grab Your Olympic National Park Backcountry Permit

Olympic National Park wilderness permits for the summer season — May 15 through October 15 — will be available at 7 a.m. on April 15.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - April 12th, 2025

Partial Road Closure Coming To Blue Ridge Parkway

A full closure of a 10-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia will take effect on Monday to allow for road repaving and rehabilitation.

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April 12th, 2025

UPDATE | More Than 10 Percent Of National Park Service Workforce Has Left

An estimated 2,400-2,500 National Park Service employees, roughly 12.5 percent of the agency's entire workforce have taken Trump administration offers to resign or retire, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 11th, 2025

Some Yellowstone Roads Scheduled To Open April 18

Barring a major snowstorm, a number of roads leading into Yellowstone National Park will open on Friday, April 18, at 8 a.m. local time.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - April 11th, 2025

Tours of Gettysburg National Cemetery To Mark 80th Anniversary Of VE Day

On May 8-10, Eisenhower National Historic Site in Pennsylvania will offer special ranger-guided tours of World War II burial sites in Gettysburg National Cemetery to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day and the end of the war in Europe.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - April 11th, 2025

UPDATE | Bureau Of Land Management Approves Continued Mining Inside Mojave National Preserve

A company with rights to a mine within Mojave National Preserve in California has received approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to resume operations, although it's been accused of illegally mining there for some time.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025

President Trump Trying To Remove 150 Years Of Environmental Regulations

President Donald Trump is moving to wipe more than 150 years of environmental regulations off the books, including provisions tied to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, and even the Atomic Energy Act, in a bid to reduce regulations tied to energy production.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025

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