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Even The Lowly Prairie Dog Has Its Day at Bryce Canyon National Park

Consider the lowly prairie dog. Food for black-footed ferrets and eagles, maligned by ranchers, victims of plague. Well, even these lowly critters have their day, and it's April 30 at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

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April 9th, 2010

Yosemite National Park Putting $1.3 Million To Use Improving Transportation

If you've been to the Yosemite Valley in the summer, you know what a headache it can be to get around, what with all the traffic. Well, Yosemite National Park just received $1.3 million to go towards easing the transportation nightmares.

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April 8th, 2010

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Foal Added to Herd At Cape Hatteras National Seashore

The pony herd at Cape Hatteras National Seashore has grown by one thanks to the addition of a filly born late in March.

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April 8th, 2010

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2011 5:58am

National Park Mystery Photo 21 Revealed: Congaree National Park "Skeeter Meter"

While many national parks rightfully can claim miserable concentrations of ravenous mosquitoes in summer months, Congaree National Park actually offers visitors this "skeeter meter" for gauging just how bad things are in the swamps.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2011 5:58am

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Mark Your Calendars: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Looking for Help With Trail Work

Ever get the urge to head into the mountains to make repairs or improvements to hiking trails? Well, if you like to do that kind of thing, the folks at Great Smoky Mountains National Park could use your muscles later this month.

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April 8th, 2010

Researchers Exploring Cave Dwellers From Bandelier National Monument's Long Ago Past

The American Southwest is honeycombed with ruins from long-past civilizations. Mesa Verde National Park and Canyon de Chelly National Monument are well-known for their cliff dwellings, while at Bandelier National Monument the sandstone walls are pocked with "cavates" used as shelter centuries ago.

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April 8th, 2010

How Goes The Plowing Of the Sun Road In Glacier National Park? Here's An Update

Progress is being made on plowing of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, but don't expect to be able to drive end-to-end this weekend or even next weekend. But that doesn't mean you can't go out and enjoy the park.

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April 8th, 2010

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Snow Impedes Blind Hiker on Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Another Blind Hiker Targets Pacific Crest Trail

A blind hiker who set off last month to go end-to-end on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail has had to reorganize his trek due to heavy snows and ice in the Smokies of North Carolina. Meanwhile, another visually impaired hiker is set on conquering the Pacific Crest Trail.

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April 7th, 2010

Updated: Effort In Maine To Restrict Guns From National Park Units Falls Short of Goal

A concerted effort in Maine to draw the line on national park visitors arming themselves has fallen short of the original goal. But the measure Gov. John Baldacci signed this week will at least outlaw open carry in Acadia National Park.

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April 7th, 2010

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Bark Beetle Battles Continue This Year At Rocky Mountain National Park

If you're planning a visit soon to Rocky Mountain National Park, you might want to read the following carefully and look at your calendar. Park crews plan to be spraying trees around the park through most of May in an ongoing battle against bark beetles.

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April 7th, 2010

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