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National Park Service, In Court Filing, Claims Xanterra Trying To Block Competition In Grand Canyon Concessions Business

In a strongly worded response to Xanterra Parks & Resort's request for an injunction to remain in business past year's end on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, lawyers for the National Park Service argue that the concessionaire is trying to thwart competition and feel its history on the rim entitles it to remain there.

National Park Service Slips Slightly In "Best Places To Work" Survey

As an agency the National Park Service continues to get poor marks from its employees, according to the 2014 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Survey. Compared to all government agencies, the Park Service ranked in the lower 25 percent in effective leadership, strategic management, team work, and work-life balance, among other categories.

Memorial Wall Re-Opens At War In The Pacific National Historical Park

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., often known simply as "The Wall," contains the names of over 58,000 Americans who gave their lives in that conflict, but there's another Memorial Wall with more than 17,000 names from World War 2 in America's most-distant national park. The Asan Bay Overlook Memorial Wall at War in the Pacific National Historical Park had been damaged by storms and vandals, but rehabilitation of this wall has now been completed.

Five Unruly Motorists Agree To Pay $150,000 For Damages To Resources At Padre Island National Seashore

Five motorists who headed off into an area of Padre Island National Seashore that was off-limits to vehicles and drove around the tidal flats there have agreed, along with their insurance agencies, to pay more than $150,000 in damages to the park.

Yellowstone National Park Officials Looking To See Bison Population Dropped By Up To 1,000 This Winter

Upwards of 1,000 Yellowstone National Park bison could meet their demise this winter, either through hunting in Montana or through shipment to slaughter houses or research facilities, so as to contain the size of the park's herd and to reduce the "potential for a mass migration of bison into Montana."

$1 Million Grant From American Express Will Help Restore 178-Year-Old Lockkeeper's House On National Mall

A throwback to the days when commerce flowed up and down canals to Washington, D.C., a Lockkeeper's House that dates to the 1830s, will be restored to near-mint condition thanks to a $1 million grant from American Express to the Trust for the National Mall.