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Boulders Prompt Closure Of Westside Road At Mount Rainier National Park

A boulder fall at Mount Rainier National Park has forced the temporary closure of the Westside Road, where a private vehicle was crushed by a rock and another boulder left a crater 8 feet in diameter in the road surface.

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By NPT Staff - May 16th, 2014 6:27pm

Swimming With The Whales At Channel Islands National Park

What's it like to swim with the whales at Channel Islands National Park in California? Check out this video of a humpback swimming at the park.

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By NPT Staff - May 16th, 2014 3:15am

Maintenance Work Will Close Hurricane Ridge Road At Olympic National Park Overnights Through Early June

Work is scheduled to begin next week to install 12 miles of fiber optic cable along the Hurricane Ridge Road at Olympic National Park. To do so, the road will be closed overnight most weekdays through June 5.

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By NPT Staff - May 16th, 2014 3:15am

Grand Teton Lodge Company Will Match Visitors' Donations To Grand Teton National Park

Many lodges in the National Park System run a program through which guests can contribute $1 per night to the benefit of the parks. At Grand Teton National Park, the Grand Teton Lodge Company will match those donations dollar for dollar and send the money to the Grand Teton National Park Foundation.

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By NPT Staff - May 16th, 2014 3:15am

Glacier National Park Releases 2014 Schedule For Concessions Operations

The 2014 operating dates for concessioners within Glacier National Park are scheduled. These concessioners, who work under contract within Glacier National Park, provide visitor services including lodging, food service, retail shops, tours, transportation, horseback riding, guided day hikes and backpacking trips, boat tours and small boat rentals. Services are listed in alphabetical order.

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By NPT Staff - May 16th, 2014 2:15am

Half Dome Cables To Be In Place Friday At Yosemite National Park

Winter must be over in the Sierra, for the cables up the shoulder of Half Dome will be in place Friday at Yosemite National Park.

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By NPT Staff - May 15th, 2014 3:15am

Backcountry Skier Killed In Avalanche At North Cascades National Park

A spring ski tour in the Cascade Range of Washington state turned into tragedy when a snow slide swept away one of the two Seattle men and his body was later spotted by North Cascades National Park rangers from a helicopter.

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By NPT Staff - May 15th, 2014 9:26am

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Training For Mars In The Dunes Of Death Valley National Park

Getting rovers to Mars is one thing, getting scientists to monitor how those rovers perform is another thing. That's why the hot, barren-looking dunescapes of Death Valley National Park in Nevada and California are attractive to scientists from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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By NPT Staff - May 15th, 2014 3:15am

Arrest Made In Burl Poaching Case At Redwood National And State Parks

Law enforcement agents in California have arrested a man in connection with cutting burls off the trunks of redwood trees in Redwood National and State Parks.

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By NPT Staff - May 14th, 2014 4:46pm

Logo Chosen For Acadia National Park Centennial

A painting that captures a cairn atop a mountain, islands in the Atlantic, and even blueberries, has been chosen to serve as the logo for Acadia National Park's upcoming centennial.

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By NPT Staff - May 14th, 2014 4:10am

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