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President Obama Proposing Wilderness, Wild And Scenic River Designations For Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

President Obama, in a move certain to generate controversy, is pushing for the country's largest wilderness designation to be bestowed on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Additionally, the Democrat wants four rivers -- the Atigun, Hulahula, Kongakut, and Marsh Fork Canning -- to be added to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

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January 25th, 2015

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Multiple Wildfires Plus Rescue Test The Staff And Cooperators At Buffalo National River

The past week was an especially busy one for park staff and cooperating agencies at Buffalo National River. Dry winter weather set the stage for four responses to wildfires, including multiple fires on the same day, and just to keep life interesting, those incidents overlapped with a call for help when a rider was injured after a fall from a mule on a backcountry trail.

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January 25th, 2015

Exploring The Parks: Cross-Country Skiing At Tower In Yellowstone National Park

A winter cross-country ski trip into the Towers and Lamar areas of Yellowstone National Park is a spectacular way to see both wildlife and scenery.

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January 25th, 2015

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mapping Streams

Did you know, or have any idea, that Great Smoky Mountains National Park, that rumpled stretch of Appalachia, contains nearly 3,000 miles of streams?

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January 25th, 2015

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Featuring Stories Of The Elders

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in Oklahoma will be featuring programs tied to Stories of the Elders during the month of February.

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January 24th, 2015

No Bones, Bullets, Or Bodies Connected With 132-Year-Old Winchester Found At Great Basin National Park

No bones, bullets, or bodies have been connected with that century-old Winchester rifle found propped against a gnarled juniper in the backcountry of Great Basin National Park, but park staff are not finished with investigating the circumstances around how the rifle got there.

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January 23rd, 2015

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Peregrine Falcon Closures Coming To Big Bend National Park

Some portions of Big Bend National Park in Texas will be closed in the coming months to give peregrine falcons a little solutide during their nesting season.

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January 23rd, 2015

20 Years On, Yellowstone National Park's Experiment With Wolves Continues To Evolve

“…A country without wolves isn’t really good country, it's incomplete - it doesn’t have its full spirit,” said Yellowstone National Park biologist Doug Smith during an interview last year with NPR’s Snap Judgement, about wolves, specifically about the life and death of a famous Yellowstone wolf, 832F, or 06.

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January 23rd, 2015

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Do Coastal Brown Bears At Katmai National Park Have A Taste For Clams?

Coastal brown bears can get to be huge animals. With their hankering for salmon, they certainly get a lot of protein to help bulk up. But what about shellfish? Do the bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska relish clams, whether on the half shell or not?

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January 22nd, 2015

Smoke From Fire Impacts Major Art Collection At Independence National Historical Park

Anyone who has worked in an emergency response job knows that false alarms from fire and security systems are a fact of life, but on Tuesday morning last week, a smoke alarm from a building at Independence National Historical Park proved to be the real deal. Prompt response by firefighters prevented major damage to the historic Second Bank building, but an important collection of artwork received serious smoke impacts.

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January 21st, 2015

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