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Celebrate the migration of birdlife through the Indiana Dunes region on May 17-20 at the Fourth Annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival. The festival is a partnership of the region’s major environmental groups highlighting the dunes area’s rich biodiversity and bird watching opportunities to create a positive impact on the economic, conservation, and environmental education for visitors and residents to the Indiana Dunes region

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By NPT Staff - January 2nd, 2018 1:15am

New Year's Day Reflections: What We'd Like To See In 2018 Across The National Park System

New Year's Day is the day we're supposed to make resolutions. Let's take a pass on that for now, though, and instead look at things we'd like to see across the National Park System and with the National Park Service in 2018.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 1st, 2018 2:15am

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National Park Service and Parks Canada Finalize Chilkoot Trail Overnight Recreational Fee For 2018

The National Park Service and Parks Canada have finalized the overnight recreational fee for the Chilkoot Trail at $61.30 Canadian dollars for adults and $30.60 CAD for youth ages 6-16. Parks Canada will begin accepting 2018 hiker reservations on Wednesday, January 17.

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By NPT Staff - January 1st, 2018 1:30am

A Day In The Park: Acadia National Park

"Raw, rugged, and surf-splashed" well define Acadia National Park, which at anchor in the Atlantic just off Maine's coast quite easily could also be described as a Yankee blue blood of the National Park System.

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By NPT Staff - January 1st, 2018 1:30am

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Looking Back At The Top Stories From 2017 Across The National Park System

Without question, the 2017 arrival of the Trump administration has had the worst impact on the National Park System in recent decades.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 31st, 2017 1:15am

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Arson Blamed For Destruction Of Two Park Service Residences At Cape Cod National Seashore

In what is being described as deliberate acts of arson, National Park Service authorities are seeking information concerning fires that destroyed two park residential structures at Cape Cod National Seashore that, fortunately, were unoccupied at the time.

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By NPT Staff - December 31st, 2017 1:15am

Lackluster Visitation Prompts Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial To Drop Entrance Fees

Is $10 too much to pay to learn about the boyhood of perhaps America's best president? That might be the case at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, where the superintendent has suspended the park's entrance fee with hopes of attracting more visitors.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 30th, 2017 5:02pm

Grand Canyon Water Woes Require Conservation Measures

A pump failure at Indian Gardens in the Inner Gorge of Grand Canyon National Park has forced the implementation of water conservation measures, including the use of disposable dishes at restaurants and menus that require less water for preparation.

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By NPT Staff - December 30th, 2017 9:15am

National Park Service OKs Work To Improve Salt Wash In Arches National Park

Work to improve the Salt Wash drainage near the old Wolfe Ranch in Arches National Park should begin in January and continue through March now that the plan has been approved by the National Park Service's regional office.

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By NPT Staff - December 30th, 2017 2:00am

Congressman Questions President Trump's Action On National Monuments

A Democratic congressman from Wisconsin is taking issue with President Trump's move to break up two national monuments in Utah, saying it doesn't seem as if the president shares his belief that "public lands play an important role in strengthening family relationships and traditions."

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 29th, 2017 1:45am

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