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Lockhouses Along Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park Open For Celebration

Next weekend offers you a great chance to check out the lockhouses along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that sheltered the lock keepers back when the canal was a key transportation route.

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November 1st, 2014

Drinking Water Advisory Issued At Grand Canyon National Park

Usually when you hear "don't drink the water" advisories, a third-world country comes to mind. In this case, it's for hikers in the backcountry of Grand Canyon National Park.

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October 31st, 2014

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Judge Asked To Reconsider Certain Aspects Of Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Lands Ruling

A coalition of conservation groups that came out on the short end of a ruling pertaining to off-road vehicle use in the Addition Lands section of Big Cypress National Preserve has asked the judge to reconsider four aspects of his decision.

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October 31st, 2014

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Dinosaur National Monument Proposes Doubling Of Entrance Fee

Fees to enter Dinosaur National Monument are proposed to double under a structure dictated by the National Park Service headquarters in Washington.

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October 31st, 2014

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Wind Cave National Park Bison Provide Stock For Five Preserves

Healthy bison herds at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota are sowing their genes through a program with The Nature Conservancy that operates bison preserves in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, and Illinois.

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October 31st, 2014

Conservation Groups Say Gray Wolf Spotted On North Rim Of Grand Canyon National Park

Nearly 20 years after gray wolves were returned to Yellowstone National Park, conservationists believe a "disperser" has found its way to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and is looking to carve out a home range.

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October 30th, 2014

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Guest Column| Defending The Science That Explains Climate Change

Adam Markham, director of climate impacts for the Union of Concerned Scientists' Climate and Energy Program and a co-author of the report “National Landmarks at Risk," has written the following rebuttal to Dr. Daniel B. Botkin's column on climate change and his thoughts on what is, and isn't, driving it.

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October 30th, 2014

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Mystery Photo Revealed: It's The Old Man In The Lake!

Travelers to Crater Lake National Park could tell the Old Man of the Lake when they spotted it.

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October 30th, 2014

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Many Yellowstone National Park Roads About To Close For Winter To Wheeled Traffic

With October nearing an end, so are your days for driving your own vehicle into Yellowstone National Park.

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October 30th, 2014

Twenty-One-Year-Old New York Woman Named As Suspect In "Creepytings" Vandalism In Western Parks

A 21-year-old New York woman, Casey Nocket, was identified Wednesday by the National Park Service as the prime suspect involved in painting images on rock outcrops in at least eight Western national parks.

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October 29th, 2014

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