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Animal Responses To Human Presence In Parks Are Varied, Says Study

The presence of people and human-made structures in U.S. national parks has long-lasting effects on how large animals behave, but animal behavior varies by species, population, and even the individual animal.

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By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2026

A Day In The Park: Hovenweep National Monument

Hovenweep National Monument preserves the architecture of six prehistoric sites built between A.D. 1200 and 1300. These six sites display careful attention and detail to the masonry still standing, telling us a little about the denizens of the area. You can spend an entire day learning the history of those who came before us thousands of years ago.

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By Rebecca Latson - March 2nd, 2026

Restoration Of Cape Lookout Light Underway At Cape Lookout National Seashore

A multi-year project to restore the Cape Lookout Light at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina has begun, with crews fencing off the historic light and working to install scaffolding inside and outside of the structure.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - March 2nd, 2026

The Most Imperiled Terrestrial Ecosystem On The Planet

Tall prairie grasses nodding in the breeze at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills of Kansas and in a small number of similar landscapes reflect a tiny fraction of those that once filled a swath of North America.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2026

Big Bend National Park's Big Wall

With billions of dollars to spend, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is turning its eyes towards extending a wall of some sort along the United States' boundary with Mexico that runs through Big Bend National Park in Texas.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2026

Fundy National Park Could Become Part Of A Dark Sky Corridor

Stéphane Picard has pinpointed four kinds of astrotourists — socializers who dabble in stargazing, feelers who look beyond astronomy into the realm of astrology and ufology, explorers who buy good cameras and join astronomy clubs, and collectors who chase eclipses around the world.

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By Jennifer Bain - February 28th, 2026

National Park Service Developing Strategies For Low Lake Powell Levels

A feeble winter snowpack upstream of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah and Arizona has National Park Service officials strategizing ways to ensure summer recreational access to Lake Powell.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 27th, 2026

Social Marketing Helps National Park Campers Keep Food Away From Wildlife

Research shows that when national park visitors are educated on the benefits of keeping campsites clean their behavior improves.

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By NPT Staff - February 27th, 2026

America250 Offers Look At “America’s Time Capsule” Design

America250 has unveiled the design and initial contents of “America’s Time Capsule,” a vessel to be buried at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026 and remain sealed until 2276.

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By NPT Staff - February 27th, 2026

Group Sues USFWS For Failing To Designate Critical Habitat For Wolverines

The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for wolverines in a timely manner.

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By NPT Staff - February 26th, 2026

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