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Nearly 200 Deaths Occurred In National Parks In 2025

National Park Service data show that there were nearly 200 deaths across the Park System in 2025, with the most deaths occurring at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

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By NPT Staff - May 29th, 2026

Fort Donelson Visitor Center Rehabilitation To Resume This Summer

Rehabilitation work of the Fort Donelson Visitor Center at Fort Donelson National Battlefield will resume this summer.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - May 29th, 2026

ESA Success Stories: Survival Of The Protected

Since its creation in 1973, the Endangered Species Act has prevented the extinction of 99 percent of listed species.

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By Jennifer Roberts - May 29th, 2026

Conservation K-9 Joins Grand Canyon National Park’s Wildlife Management Team

A trained conservation K-9 named Blue has joined Grand Canyon National Park’s wildlife management team as part of a pilot project to help reduce human-wildlife conflicts in busy areas on the South Rim.

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By NPT Staff - May 28th, 2026

Eleven Organizations File Brief In Lawsuit Over White House Ballroom

Eleven national and local nonprofit organizations have filed a friend of the court brief in support of the lawsuit brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation over the White House Ballroom.

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By NPT Staff - May 28th, 2026

Gray Wolf Enters Sequoia National Park For First Time In Over A Century

A female gray wolf became the first to enter Sequoia National Park in over a century and since the wolves returned to California in 2011.

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By NPT Staff - May 28th, 2026

Photography In The National Parks: Camera Lingo – Part 2

Over the past decade, Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson has thrown out terms that might be a little perplexing. Rebecca has collected as much of this camera lingo as she can remember into two columns with explanations for each term. This Part 2 continues where Part 1 left off to give you a better understanding of some of the photo jargon.

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By Rebecca Latson - May 28th, 2026

Concessionaire Selected To Operate Mabry Mill On Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway selected MM176, LLC for a 10-year concessions contract to provide food, beverage and retail services in the restaurant and gift shop adjacent to the historic Mabry Mill.

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By NPT Staff - May 27th, 2026

Zion National Park To Reopen South Campground On May 29

Zion National Park’s South Campground will reopen on Friday, May 29.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - May 27th, 2026

Seasonal Creek In Great Sand Dunes National Park At Near Record Low

Due to an abnormally dry winter, Medano Creek, a seasonal creek that appears in Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado every spring, is down to about ten percent of normal.

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By NPT Staff - May 27th, 2026

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