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Help Wanted: Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Needs Development Director

There are so many ways to get enjoyment from the national parks on a daily basis. You can work for the National Park Service, a park concessionaire, or one of the organizations that strives to support the parks. And if you're good at raising funds, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation could use you.

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July 13th, 2010

Was This the Most Environmentally Insensitive Movie Ever Filmed in a National Park?

Back in the 1950s, environmentally responsible behavior was not a basic requirement for filming on location in a national park. If you don't believe it, watch the 1956 film "Forever, Darling." OMG!

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July 13th, 2010

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Volunteers Wanted to Help With Trail Maintenance at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

If you don't mind hard work in the out-of-doors, risk of sunburn or a few mosquito bites, you're needed at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where officials are recruiting for their Adopt-a-Trail program.

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July 13th, 2010

Trolley Tours Come To Crater Lake National Park

Glacier National Park has its Red Jammers, Yellowstone National Park has its National Park Buses, and now Crater Lake National Park has its trolleys.

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July 13th, 2010

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Progress Continuing on New Visitor Center At Dinosaur National Monument

If all goes as planned, in about a year you'll be able to walk into the new visitor center at Dinosaur National Monument and once again inspect a cliffside studded with fossils.

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July 13th, 2010

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Flooding Continues at Amistad National Recreation Area

While flood waters have receded a bit at Lake Amistad National Recreation Area in Texas, a surge is expected in the coming days, which is bad news for those hoping to camp at the NRA. Some folks, though, see the flooding as a sight to see.

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July 12th, 2010

"Let's Leave the Balcony Door Ajar"

Some ideas are good ones. Others are not so hot.

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July 12th, 2010

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National Park Road Trip 2010: Pioneer Missionary

Greetings from Whitman Mission National Historic Site, a relatively small NPS unit located a few miles west of Walla Walla, Washington. One of the rangers estimated the site welcomes about 50,000 visitors annually.

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July 12th, 2010

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Mr. President, Some Suggestions for Your Long Weekend At Acadia National Park

Three days might not qualify for official "vacation" status, but the First Family's trip this weekend to Acadia National Park should provide enough time for President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their kids to sample some of the highlights of this Down East treasure.

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July 12th, 2010

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Judge Tosses Personal Watercraft Rules at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

In a ruling that could be viewed as another indictment of the Bush administration's management of federal lands in general and national parks specifically, a judge has thrown out rules governing personal watercraft use at Gulf Islands National Seashore and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

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July 12th, 2010

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