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New Place Names Dot National Park System As Government Removes Derogatory Names

A number of new place names can be found across the National Park System in the wake of the Interior Department's scrubbing of "squaw" from geographic locations across federal lands.

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September 8th, 2022

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Wildfires Creating Backcountry Travel Issues At North Cascades National Park

Several fires in North Cascades National Park in Washington state have led to some backcountry camp closures.

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September 8th, 2022

Badlands National Park Seeking Comments On Proposed Air Tour Plan

A month-long comment period has opened for alternatives the National Park Service is considering as it works on an Air Tour Management Plan for Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

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September 8th, 2022

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Guadalupe Mountains National Park Offering Advance Backcountry Campground Reservations

Hoping to backpack at Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas this fall? Beginning on September 30 you'll be able to make an advance reservation for a spot in one of the park's 10 backcountry campgrounds.

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September 8th, 2022

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National Park Mystery Photo 64 Solved

The two buttes in this photo stand in Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in western Nebraska, and were the focal points of fossil excavations in the early 1900s.

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September 8th, 2022

Cloud Confused For Eruption At Mount Rainier National Park

A cloud hugging the top of Mount Rainier, an active volcano, prompted concern in the greater Seattle metro area Wednesday that the mountain was erupting and led the National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey to assure the public that there was no ongoing eruption.

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September 7th, 2022

Multiple Wildfires Burning In Yosemite National Park

Multiple wildfires are burning in Yosemite National Park, and while none currently threaten park operations, structures, or public safety, a management team has been brought in to assist with a potential increase in initial attack, logistical needs, and operations of these fires.

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September 7th, 2022

National Park Service Floats Air Tour Management Options For Mount Rushmore

A month-long comment period has opened for alternatives the National Park Service is considering as it works on an Air Tour Management Plan for Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.

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September 7th, 2022

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Mystery Photo 64: Where In The World....

Traverse the National Park System and you'll come across lots of different land forms, from forests to sand dunes, lakes to ponds, mountains to canyons. But where in the park system will you see these land forms?

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September 7th, 2022

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A Cape Breton Highlands National Park Sampler

On an island surrounded by ocean, Cape Breton Highlands National Park is an island itself, of rumpled mountains and thick forest mostly unbroken by the human footprint.

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September 7th, 2022

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