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Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma will begin prescribed burning this month, depending on weather conditions. These fires will occur on the southern border of the Lake of the Arbuckles from south of Masters Road, east towards Buckhorn Creek, and east of Route 177 across from the bison pasture.

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By NPT Staff - December 7th, 2018 1:30am

Grand Teton National Park Staff Proposing To Kill Or Move Nonnative Mountain Goats

Nonnative mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park will either be relocated out of the park or killed under a proposal that seeks to remove the animals from the park and adjacent John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway.

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By NPT Staff - December 6th, 2018 2:00am

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Scholar To Present Research On Iroquois Diplomacy And Dispossession

On Friday, Dr. Matthew Hill and Dr. Jon Parmenter will present a new study, “The Fort Stanwix Treaties: An Ethnohistory of Iroquois Diplomacy and Dispossession,” at Fort Stanwix National Monument in New York. This presentation will take place at 11 a.m. at the Rome Historical Society.

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By NPT Staff - December 6th, 2018 1:30am

Around The Parks: Higher Fees, Winter In Yosemite, Good Work In Grand Teton

Higher fees are coming your way for touring the Delta-O1 launch facility at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National Park is open for winter, and friends of Cuyahoga Valley National Park have raised millions for a new visitor center. Those are just some of the stories from around the National Park System.

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By NPT Staff - December 6th, 2018 1:30am

Renewing The Views On The Blue Ridge Parkway

The designers of the Blue Ridge Parkway created 216 overlooks to offer astonishing views of rippling mountain peaks and lush valleys. Over time, vegetation has grown and obscured many of those vistas. Earlier this year, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation provided funding to clear these overlooks through its Renew the Views program.

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By NPT Staff - December 5th, 2018 2:00am

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The ONCE and FUTURE FOREST California’s Iconic Redwoods

This book, in honor of the centennial of the Save the Redwoods League, is a love story regaling the country’s tallest trees, the coastal redwoods and the giant sequoias farther inland.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 5th, 2018 1:30am

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Christmas Bird Count Returning To Bighorn Canyon NRA

After many dedicated years of organizing the Kane Christmas Bird Count, Jennifer and Neil Miller have passed the torch back to Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Wyoming and Montana. The Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 15. All birders, or those interested in birding, are welcome to join.

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By NPT Staff - December 5th, 2018 1:15am

Search For Missing Hiker At Rocky Mountain National Park Suspended

For the second time in a month, wintry weather conditions and lack of clues have led to the suspension of efforts to find a hiker missing in the Longs Peak area of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

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By NPT Staff - December 4th, 2018 6:40pm

Fossil Butte National Monument Scenic Drive Closed For The Season

Due to recent and predicted snowfall, the Fossil Butte National Monument scenic drive is now closed for the season. It will re-open in Spring 2019 when the weather permits.

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By NPT Staff - December 4th, 2018 2:00am

Plants Are Sprouting In Burned Areas Of The Santa Monica Mountains - That’s Good And Bad

At least two plant species have been spotted sprouting amidst the charred ash of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area after the Woolsey Fire burned through almost 100,000 acres and 88 percent of federal land. That’s both good and bad news, National Park Service biologists say.