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Tennessee Group Moves To Conserve More Than 100 Acres Within Obed Wild And Scenic River

A non-profit group in Tennessee has acquired more than 100 acres within the border of Obed Wild and Scenic River with the intent to preserve them from development.

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By NPT Staff - January 29th, 2015 3:00am

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Rare Fox Spotted In Yosemite National Park

In a stroke of luck, a remote, motion-triggered camera in Yosemite National Park has captured a Sierra Nevada red fox out for a winter's day stroll in what is believed to be the first sighting of the rare carnivore in nearly a century.

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By NPT Staff - January 29th, 2015 3:00am

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park Moves To Implement Higher Entrance, Campground Fees

It's going to cost a bit more to get into Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, and camping fees are going up as well.

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By NPT Staff - January 29th, 2015 3:00am

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Seeking "Memories" For Exhibits On St. Thomas Townsite

In 1856 Mormon settlers established the small town of St. Thomas, Nevada, at the confluence of the Muddy and Virgin Rivers. After the construction of Hoover Dam, the town was inundated by the rising waters of Lake Mead in 1938. Now a prolonged drought and lower lake levels have once again revealed the site of St. Thomas, and the staff at Lake Mead National Recreation Area is looking for help developing interpretive information about the former town.

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By Jim Burnett - January 28th, 2015 11:34am

Grand Teton National Park Crews Clean Up Spray-Paint Vandalism In Homestead Cabin

An historic homesteader's cabin at Grand Teton National Park that had been vandalized by someone armed with cans of spray paint has had the image removed, though more work needs to be done to restore the weathered patina nearly 100 years of exposure had created.

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By NPT Staff - January 28th, 2015 3:00am

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Time To Join Grand Teton National Park Rangers For A Snowshoe Stroll

Cross your fingers for clear skies over Grand Teton National Park this coming Saturday, for park rangers are planning to lead a moonlight stroll. Along with Saturday's planned outing, a Taggart Lake snowshoe walk is scheduled during the day on Saturday, February 7, as a part of Jackson Hole Winter Trails Day celebrations.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 28th, 2015 3:00am

U.S. Code Might Allow National Park Service To Ignore Trademarks Of Lodge Names

Efforts by concessionaires to capitalize on the names of such iconic lodges as The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park and the El Tovar Hotel in Grand Canyon National Park might prove to be pointless under a section of the U.S. Code.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 24th, 2015 3:05pm

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Shenandoah National Park Officials Tweak Proposal For Higher Entrance Fees

Are current entrance fees at Shenandoah National Park reasonable? Not if Shenandoah is to continue as a "world-class park," according to Superintendent Jim Northrup.

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By NPT Staff - January 27th, 2015 3:00am

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Montana Man Found Dead On Yellowstone National Park Ski Trail

A Montana man out for a cross-country ski in Yellowstone National Park apparently died of hypothermia, park officials said Monday.

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By NPT Staff - January 26th, 2015 3:58pm

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Body Of Hiker Missing In Olympic National Park Found

The body of a Washington man who went missing in Olympic National Park just before Christmas has been found and recovered.

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By NPT Staff - January 26th, 2015 1:37pm

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