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Yellowstone National Park Thermal Regions Harbor Rare Plants

Gift shops in and around Yellowstone National Park are filed with postcards, videos and guidebooks featuring grizzly bears and gray wolves. But you’d be hard-pressed to find a photograph—or even a passing mention—of three much rarer species found only in Yellowstone.

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By Ruffin Prevost - February 26th, 2015 3:10am

New Look Starting To Appear On National Park Websites

As we told you early this week, the National Park Service is revamping its websites in advance of the agency's centennial next year. Some of the changes can already be seen on a number of park websites.

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By NPT Staff - February 26th, 2015 3:10am

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"Ice Caves" At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore On Track To Open To Public Saturday

The third time apparently was the charm at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin, where continued frigid weather has frozen Lake Superior hard enough to allow for the public to tour the lakeshore's "ice caves" beginning Saturday, barring any significant changes.

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By NPT Staff - February 26th, 2015 3:10am

Go Fly A Kite...At San Juan National Historic Site

While flying kites at San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico used to cause problems with kites that "escaped" and discarded kite string, park officials have turned the hobby into a festival that focuses on flying kites, cleaning up afterwards, and preserving the fortifications in the park.

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By NPT Staff - February 25th, 2015 3:10am

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With Harbor Seals Pupping, Some Areas Of Point Reyes National Seashore Off-Limits

With pupping season arriving for harbor seals at Point Reyes National Seashore in California, some areas of the seashore will be off-limits to visitors for the next four months.

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By NPT Staff - February 25th, 2015 7:46am

Possible Fireworks Over Interior Funding As Sen. Murkowski Threatens To "Squeeze" Budget

Funding for the National Park Service and other Interior Department bureaus could turn into a bargaining chip U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is willing to dangle to prevent the Obama administration from standing in the way of energy development in Alaska.

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By NPT Staff - February 24th, 2015 4:10am

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White-Nose Syndrome Creating "Wildlife Crisis" For Bat Deaths At Mammoth Cave National Park

White-nose syndrome, a disease deadly to bats and with no known cure, has created a "wildlife crisis" at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, where some bat species have declined as much as 80 percent compared to 2013 population counts, according to park officials.

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By NPT Staff - February 24th, 2015 3:10am

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Thinking Of A Seasonal National Park Job? Here's Where To Look

It's bitterly cold, you're tired of snow and ice, and a seasonal job in a beautiful, and warm, location somewhere in the National Park System sounds ideal. So where do you look?

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 24th, 2015 10:36am

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Plans A Celebration For Eva B.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park will sponsor a reception and open house February 27 to celebrate the nearing completion of the restoration of the Eva B.

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By David and Kay Scott - February 24th, 2015 7:48am

Join The Botanists In Inventorying Blooming Wildflowers At Saguaro National Park

Love wildflowers? Then consider heading to Saguaro National Park in Arizona early next month to help Tucson botanical experts perform a species inventory of blooming wildflowers in the national park.

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By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2015 3:10am

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