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By NPT Staff - August 9th, 2020 2:00am

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UPDATE 3 | Vela Departing As Acting National Park Service Director

David Vela announced Friday that after 30 years in the National Park Service it was time to step down. His unexpected departure at de facto director of the agency was the latest upheaval the agency has endured under the Trump administration.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 7th, 2020 10:44am

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Photography In The National Parks: Gearing Up, Staying Safe, And Getting Back Out There With My Cameras at Crater Lake National Park

Visiting a national park during the coronavirus pandemic is going to be a different affair. Photographer Rebecca Latson believes it's possible to do so while staying safe and healthy and keeping others safe and healthy during a trip she made to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 7th, 2020 2:15am

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Grand Teton National Park Seeking Volunteers To Help Cull Nonnative Goats

Efforts to remove nonnative mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park will resume this fall, and the park is seeking volunteers to help with the culling.

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By NPT Staff - August 7th, 2020 1:45am

White Sands National Park To Offer Virtual Perseid Meteor Showers Coverage

Stay on top of the annual Perseid Meteor showers without leaving home by tuning into the virtual presentation being offered by White Sands National Park in New Mexico.

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By NPT Staff - August 7th, 2020 1:30am

Congressman Lands Passes To Yosemite National Park After Calling Deputy Superintendent

A Democratic congressman from California apparently was able to go around the system to obtain tickets for two cars to enter Yosemite National Park on the Fourth of July.

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By NPT Staff - August 6th, 2020 3:16pm

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Oil Company Drops Exploration Plan Near Big Cypress National Preserve

A Mississippi-based oil company has dropped plans to drill for oil just outside Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, a move heralded by the South Florida Wildlands Association that had challenged the drilling permit.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2020 2:09pm

Traveler's View: Did Interior Secretary David Bernhardt Just Violate The Hatch Act?

Is it possible that Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, in applauding President Trump's signing into law the Great American Outdoors Act, not only went against his department's only guidelines when it comes to political activity but actually violated the Hatch Act? Several times?

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2020 2:00am

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Cold Snap Back In April Impacting Fruit Harvest At Capitol Reef National Park

Have your heart set on some fresh peaches or apples from the orchards at Capitol Reef National Park in Utah this month? While there will be some to pick, a cold snap back in April has limited the output.

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By NPT Staff - August 6th, 2020 1:45am

Chimani Makes It Easy To Collect Digital Copies Of Passport® To Your National Parks Stamps

Chimani, Inc. has reached agreement with the National Park Travelers Club to integrate the club's extensive database of national park Passport® to Your National Parks stamp locations throughout the 419 national parks into its mobile app.

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By NPT Staff - August 6th, 2020 1:30am

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