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Fees For Backcountry Travelers Kicking In At Yellowstone National Park

If you're planning a backpacking trip in Yellowstone National Park, it's going to cost you a little bit more. This month the park's new fee for backcountry travel is taking effect.

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May 8th, 2015

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Moose Population In Voyageurs National Park Holding Steady

Steady is a good thing at Voyageurs National Park, where the resident moose population is holding constant with estimates from the past five years, according to wildlife biologists.

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May 8th, 2015

Petition Urges Interior Secretary To Intervene Over Killings Of Denali National Park Wolves

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is being urged by more than 100,000 petitioners to intervene to halt the killings of wolves that wander out of Denali National Park in Alaska.

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May 8th, 2015

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Traveler's View: Really, Aren't The National Parks Worth More Than $2.5 Million?

Is that number, $2.5 million, accurate, Budweiser, or is there a zero missing? I mean, you get to be a proud partner of the world's most incredible national park system for two years, get to have your corporate logo on the same page as the National Park Service arrowhead, and all it costs you is $2.5 million?

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May 7th, 2015

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National Park Service Taking Public Input On How To Manage Valles Caldera National Preserve

The Intermountain Region of the National Park Service has scheduled three public listening sessions in northern New Mexico next week to discuss the transition in management of Valles Caldera National Preserve from the Valles Caldera Trust to the NPS.

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May 7th, 2015

Centennial Challenge Funding Will Help Move Two Yellowstone Projects Forward

A mix of federal and private funding will help move two significant projects forward at Yellowstone National Park, including one that will help improve native cutthroat trout fisheries.

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May 7th, 2015

Girl Scouts Getting More Involved With National Parks

A massive gathering of Girl Scouts at Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California was the first step in a national movement to get the girls better connected with the National Park System.

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May 6th, 2015

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Cape Cod National Seashore Fees Going Up This Year

It's going to cost you a little bit more this summer to enjoy the sand and surf at Cape Cod National Seashore.

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May 6th, 2015

Glacier National Park Officials Working To Craft Going-To-The-Sun Road Plan To Ease Congestion

Traffic jams. No parking. Trail crowds. These are three of the top issues along the Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor that Glacier National Park officials hope to solve through their corridor management plan now in development.

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May 6th, 2015

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Birding In The National Parks: Keeping An Eye On The Weather Will Improve Your Birding

The serious birder of the 21st century is a bit of an amateur polymath. There’s no doubt a thorough knowledge of bird identification is essential, but there’s a host of ancillary disciplines that make for more rewarding and successful birding.

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May 5th, 2015

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