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Buffalo National River Rangers Resort To Canoe To Rescue Snakebite Victim

It's not often you hear about rangers resorting to a canoe to rescue visitors in need, but that's what happened the other day at Buffalo National River in Arkansas when word came of a snakebite victim in dire need of medical attention.

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June 27th, 2014

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Heavy Rains, Flooding Close Denali Park Road In Denali National Park

Torrential rains, and the flooding and rockfall they produced, have forced closure of the Denali Park Road beyond the Eielson Visitor Center in Denali National Park in Alaska.

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June 26th, 2014

Trails I've Hiked: Sipapu Bridge Trail In Natural Bridges National Monument

Often overlooked by visitors seeking memorable experiences at Utah's iconic "Mighty Five" national parks (Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capital Reef, and Zion), the lesser-known Natural Bridges National Monument showcases three stunning natural bridges: Sipapu, Kachina, and Owachomo.

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June 26th, 2014

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Capitol Reef And 13 Other National Parks Receive Impact Grants From Disney Nature's Movie "Bears"

Capitol Reef and 13 other parks are awarded Impact Grants from Disney Nature's movie "Bears."

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June 26th, 2014

Cape Hatteras, Where The 'National Seashore' Concept Was Born

Sun, salt spray, and sand are the main ingredients for a traditional Outer Banks vacation. Here on the North Carolina coast, where barrier islands bare the brunt of the Atlantic Ocean, families have been coming for decades to enjoy not only those aspects of summer but some of the best fishing along the Atlantic coast.

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June 26th, 2014

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Collapsing Sand Tunnel Kills Cape Hatteras National Seashore Visitor

A Virginia man died at Cape Hatteras National Seashore when a sand tunnel he was digging collapsed, covering him with five-six feet of sand.

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June 25th, 2014

Glacier National Park Park Recovering From Impacts Of Major Spring Storm

Getting roads, trails and other facilities ready for the summer season at Glacier National Park is always a challenge for the park staff, but a recent major storm dealt a serious setback to some of those efforts. After a number of closures last week, work has resumed on the popular Going-to-the-Sun road.

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June 25th, 2014

National Park Service To Mark 75th Birthday Of Old Santa Fe Trail Building

Signs of the Civilian Conservation Corps -- trails, roads, buildings -- can be found throughout the National Park System, though one of the work crews' iconic productions is outside the parks, in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. There, in the heart of the city's old section, stands the largest adobe office building in the United States.

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June 25th, 2014

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Bear Research Resuming In Yellowstone National Park For The Summer

For the next four months biologists will be trapping grizzly and black bears in Yellowstone National Park's backcountry as part of an ongoing research project to better understand the bears' populations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

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June 24th, 2014

Exploring The Parks: Musings From Island In The Sky At Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park is divided by the Green and Colorado Rivers into three distinct districts. Needles, Island in the Sky, and the Maze. There are no roads connecting them because the rivers and some very deep ditches are in the way. Island in the Sky is about a two-hour drive north of the Needles. The Maze is another matter. It can be reached only via a very long and circuitous route.

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June 24th, 2014

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