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Virgin Islands National Park To Grow By 58 Acres

Efforts by the Trust for Public Land continue to grow the size of Virgin Islands National Park a bit at a time, with the trust recently transferring 58 acres to the park at Maho Bay.

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April 25th, 2012

House Democrats Urge GOP Leadership To Solve Horse-Packing Stalemate At Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks

Republican leadership in the House of Representatives could resolve the horse-packing stalemate at Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks through a legislative initiative, according to California Democrats.

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April 24th, 2012

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By Bob Janiskee - April 24th, 2012 6:35am

National Park Week Quiz #4: The Two-Step

This one is as easy as one, two, three, four. Or is it four, three, two, one? Maybe two, four, one, three?

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By Bob Janiskee - April 24th, 2012 6:35am

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By Bob Janiskee - April 24th, 2012 4:45am

National Park Quiz Week Quiz #3 Revealed: Silly Synonyms Solved

OK, maybe that princess-botherer one was a little over the top.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 24th, 2012 4:45am

Birding In The National Parks: Do You Have The Necessary Gear?

Every hobby has its collection of necessary equipment. You can’t golf without clubs, balls, and tees. You can’t knit without a collection of needles and a room full of yarn. You can’t (and definitely shouldn’t) skydive without a parachute. Birding is no exception. The beauty of birding as a hobby, however, is that there are distinct stages of equipment necessity

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April 24th, 2012

Walking On The Wild Side Of Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument is America’s national park with a funny name. Sure, it has dinosaurs. But their fossils take up only a little corner of this overlooked part of the national park system.

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April 24th, 2012

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Vice President Biden Tours Everglades National Park, Pledges Continued Help On Restoration Plan

Vice President Joe Biden toured Everglades National Park on Monday with Sen. Bill Nelson in an appearance that mixed politics with preservation.

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April 23rd, 2012

By Bob Janiskee - April 23rd, 2012 7:26am

National Park Week Quiz #2 Revealed: The Edited List

We hope you had fun with this fixer-upper.

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National Park Week Quiz #3: Hidden Parks

You don’t need to solve all of these.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 23rd, 2012 9:43am

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Discriminating Explorer: Two Incredible National Parks, One Great Town

Sunlight so bright it stains the rocks? It certainly seems so in the red-rock country of southeastern Utah, where Arches and Canyonlands national parks dazzle with both their scenery and their adventures.

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April 23rd, 2012

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