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National Park Service Chesapeake Bay was one of 37 national parks selected to receive a 2014 Active Trailsgrant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks. Now in its sixth year, the Active Trails program supports healthy living by getting people out and active in national parks through projects that help restore, protect, and/or create land and water trails across the country

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By NPT Staff - December 19th, 2014 2:53am

Main Road To Cedar Breaks National Monument Closed For Winter, But Fun Continues

Winter's heavy snows are starting to fall across the high country in parts of Utah, and at Cedar Breaks National Monument that means one access route to the monument has closed. It also means the monument will be a great destination for snowshoers and even cross-country skiers.

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By NPT Staff - December 19th, 2014 2:51am

It'll Cost You A Little To See The Ice Caves At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Next Time They Form

If the coming winter months ice over Lake Superior at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and turn the mainland caves into castles of ice, it'll cost you a little to see them.

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By NPT Staff - December 19th, 2014 2:36am

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Condor Chick Born In Zion National Park Appears To Have Died

The excitement surrounding word that a condor chick had been born this year in Zion National Park, the first condor born in southern Utah in decades, has been dashed by word that the chick apparently has died.

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By NPT Staff - December 18th, 2014 2:43am

Snowshoe Through The Tallgrass Prairie At Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Once the snow piles up in Iowa, you can head to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site for a snowshoe trek through the park's tallgrass prairie.

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By NPT Staff - December 18th, 2014 2:41am

Bringing Businesses Into The National Parks At Valley Forge National Historical Park And Gateway National Recreation Area

Keeping buildings in the National Park System in use is one way to maintain them. At Valley Forge National Historical Park and Gateway National Recreation Area, officials hope to do just that by advertising for businesses to operate out of some historic buildings.

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By NPT Staff - December 18th, 2014 2:24am

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Trails Grant To Be Well-Spent By The National Park Service At Chesapeake Bay

Main Road To Cedar Breaks National Monument Closed For Winter, But Fun Continues

It'll Cost You A Little To See The Ice Caves At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Next Time They Form

Condor Chick Born In Zion National Park Appears To Have Died

Snowshoe Through The Tallgrass Prairie At Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Bringing Businesses Into The National Parks At Valley Forge National Historical Park And Gateway National Recreation Area