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How'd The National Park System Fare With the Traveler's 2009 Wish List?

Well, a full year has gone by since the Traveler tossed out some ideas of what we'd like to see take place across the National Park System in 2009. Let's take a look back and see how things turned out.

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December 31st, 2009

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Authorities Searching For Those Who Dragged Dog to Death at Colorado National Monument

An adult German shepherd that appeared to be in fine physical condition was dragged to death behind a vehicle at Colorado National Monument early Wednesday, prompting authorities to seek information leading to those responsible.

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December 30th, 2009

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Dropping Temperatures, Wet Roads Cause Accidents Involving Roughly 40 Cars at Grand Canyon National Park

A trip to a national park normally lets you leave stress and worry behind, but when falling temperatures combined with light snow at Grand Canyon National Park the conditions produced slick roads that led to a number of accidents involving roughly 40 vehicles, including one that came close to sliding off into the abyss.

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December 30th, 2009

Reader Participation Survey: Help Us Name the Top 100 National Park Locations to See Before You Die

Earlier this week we touched on the national parks mentioned in the book, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. Somehow, Mammoth Cave National Park didn't make the cut, and if you've been there, you know it should have. Help us compile a list of the top 100 national park locations to see before you die. We'll start the list.

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December 30th, 2009

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2011 9:05am

National Park Mystery Photo 17: Well, It's Certainly Colorful

Well, without a doubt this is certainly a colorful photograph. But where in the National Park System can you capture the same image?

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2011 9:05am

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The Riverstone Tract is a Vital Addition to Congaree National Park

Adding the Riverstone tract to Congaree National Park is creating new infrastructure development opportunities and protecting a key link in a 30-mile long conservation corridor stretching along the Congaree, Wateree, and upper Santee Rivers.

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December 30th, 2009

Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project Yields Yosemite Valley Views Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen

The National Park Service and xRez Studio have created one of the world’s largest photographic images, an amazingly detailed photographic map of the rock faces rimming Yosemite Valley. Believe me, you won’t need to squint!

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December 29th, 2009

Private Sector Plays Vital Role in Buffering Little River Canyon National Preserve

The battle against encroaching development hasn’t been won at Alabama’s Little River Canyon National Preserve, but the campaign has taken a promising turn. Congress authorized an expansion and The Nature Conservancy and its partners have gotten the land acquisition process well underway.

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December 29th, 2009

Everglades National Park Launches “Don’t Let It Loose” Billboard Campaign to Help Battle Invasive Species

Florida’s new “Don’t Let It Loose” Billboard Campaign is further evidence that the National Park Service and other federal and state land management agencies are getting real serious about using public education as a tool to combat the spread of harmful nonnative plant and animal species.

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December 29th, 2009

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Assateague Island National Seashore Looking for Your Input as it Crafts General Management Plan

Assateague Island National Seashore embraces "one of the largest and last surviving Mid-Atlantic barrier islands possessing a continuum of intact coastal habitats where the full range of natural processes occur with little or no human interference." How should the National Park Service continue to manage that property?

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December 28th, 2009

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