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Bridge On Natchez Trace Parkway Will Close For New Pedestrian Safety Barrier

Natchez Trace Parkway will close Double Arch Bridge near Nashville on April 15 to begin construction to install a permanent pedestrian safety barrier.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - April 10th, 2026

Conservation Groups Urge Congress To Increase Funding For Endangered Species

More than 150 conservation groups are urging Congress to significantly increase the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget for endangered species conservation from $299 million to $870 million.

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By NPT Staff - April 9th, 2026

Deer Test Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease At Catoctin Mountain Park

Two deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease at Catoctin Mountain Park during recent white-tailed deer reduction operations and subsequent disease sampling.

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By NPT Staff - April 9th, 2026

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #99: The Trees Edition

Trees are vital for life on this planet, providing oxygen for all life, stabilizing soil, filtering water, and supplying food and shelter for humans and wildlife. Without trees, we’d be in a world of hurt. It’s only fitting that this month’s quiz is all about trees. Test your knowledge and find out just how much you know about trees found in units of the National Park System.

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By Rebecca Latson - April 9th, 2026

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Sued Over Plight Of Florida Panthers

A proposed housing development in the heart of Florida panther habitat poses a great threat to the survival of the endangered cats, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which claimed the development wouldn't harm the panthers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 8th, 2026

Grand Canyon National Park To Implement Additional Water Conservation Measures

Grand Canyon National Park will implement additional water conservation measures on the South Rim starting Saturday, April 11, due to a series of significant breaks in the 12½ mile-long Transcanyon Waterline that supplies water from the inner canyon for use in the park.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - April 8th, 2026

Grizzly Bear Translocated To Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Is Seen With Cubs

A female grizzly bear translocated to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem two years ago has been spotted with cubs at her den site.

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By NPT Staff - April 8th, 2026

Two Mexican Gray Wolf Families Translocated In Historic Move

Two families of Mexican gray wolves have been translocated in Durango, Mexico, almost fifty years after the last wolves were removed from the state to initiate the captive breeding program that saved the subspecies from extinction.

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By NPT Staff - April 8th, 2026

Coalition Urges Kentucky Leaders To Oppose Removal Of Materials At National Park Sites

More than 25 Kentucky organizations sent a letter urging state leaders to oppose efforts to remove signage and other materials from national park sites across the state.

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By NPT Staff - April 8th, 2026

New Threatened Landscapes Report Will Focus On Erasure Of American History

The Cultural Landscape Foundation announced “Erasing American History” as the subject of its annual thematic Landslide report about threatened landscapes and landscape features and issued a call for nominations.

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By NPT Staff - April 8th, 2026

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