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National Aviation Day Being Celebrated At Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial is the place to be on Wednesday, August 19, as the First Flight Society and the National Park Service commemorate National Aviation Day with flight-related activities throughout the day.

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By NPT Staff - August 16th, 2015 2:30am

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Parks Canada, National Park Service Collaborate To Fight Fire In Glacier National Park

A fire started by lightning strikes near Goat Haunt on the northern boundary of Glacier National Park was being battled by both National Park Service and Parks Canada crews.

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By NPT Staff - August 15th, 2015 12:18pm

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Plague Found At Two Yosemite National Park Campgrounds

Plague recently has been found in two campgrounds at Yosemite National Park, including one where a child who contracted the potentially deadly disease had camped.

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By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2015 5:13pm

Orphaned Yellowstone Grizzly Cubs To Go To Toledo Zoo In Ohio

Two grizzly cubs that were orphaned when their mother was killed for attacking and partially consuming a hiker in Yellowstone National Park will be sent to the Toledo Zoo in Ohio.

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By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2015 3:24pm

UPDATED: Glacial Outburst Floods Portion Of Mount Rainier National Park

The dynamism of glaciers came to life at Mount Rainier National Park when a half-acre portion of the South Tahoma Glacier broke off and spawned a glacial outburst that flooded Tahoma Creek.

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By NPT Staff - April 29th, 2020 9:15am

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Falling Tree Limb Kills Two In Yosemite National Park

Two minors were killed Friday morning when a limb from an oak tree fell on their tent in Yosemite National Park.

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By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2015 6:27pm

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Push On To See Land And Water Conservation Fund Renewed

With time running out on the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund that sends billions of dollars out into the states to support recreation, efforts are ramping up to garner public pressure to ensure Congress renews the program.

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By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2015 2:30am

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Flight 93 National Memorial To Honor Passengers And Crew Of Ill-Fated Flight

A day of remembrance in honor of the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93 that was brought down by terrorists on September 11, 2001, will be held in September at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania.

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By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2015 2:00am

Muskox Of Bering Land Bridge, Wandering Haystacks

There are many iconic, and unusual, animals that call the National Park System home. At Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska, one of those residents is the muskox, a bushy-haired relative to domesticated cattle.

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By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2015 2:00am

UPDATED: Grizzly Tied To Fatal Hiker Mauling At Yellowstone Euthanized

A grizzly sow tied to the death and partial consumption of a Yellowstone National Park hiker by DNA evidence and teeth marks was killed Thursday, while her two cubs were to be transferred to a zoo.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 13th, 2015 4:20pm

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Glacier National Park's Thompson Fire Approaching 15,000 Acres

With rugged, remote terrain limiting firefighting efforts to aerial water drops, the Thompson Fire in Glacier National Park has expanded to nearly 15,000 acres, with more growth expected.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 13th, 2015 9:24am

New Lodges Open Ahead Of Schedule At Yellowstone National Park

Construction finished ahead of schedule? That's what happened at Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, where two of three lodge buildings have opened three weeks ahead of schedule.

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2015 3:00am

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Fatigued Climbers Get Air-Lifted Off Middle Teton At Grand Teton National Park

Two brothers who found themselves at their physical limits in Grand Teton National Park received a helicopter shuttle off Middle Teton rather than push their luck in finding a safe way down.

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2015 2:30am

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99th Birthday Of National Park Service Just Around The Corner

The 99th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service is just around the corner, and to celebrate all 408 units of the park system will waive their entry fees.

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2015 2:30am

Water Cooler Time: Kill The Bear, Or Spare It?

OK, travelers, a new topic has been raised in Reader Forums. If the grizzly sow being held in Yellowstone National Park fed on the body of a hiker found last week, should she be killed?

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 12th, 2015 7:44pm

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Rockfall Kills Hiker At North Cascades National Park

A Washington man out hiking in North Cascades National Park with friends was killed when a boulder fell from above and hit him in the head.

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By NPT Staff - August 12th, 2015 10:19am

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Sound Studies Under Way At Grand Teton National Park

Shsssssh. Can you hear the landscape in Grand Teton National Park, the flowing Snake River, squabbling Steller's jays, bison grunting?

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By NPT Staff - August 12th, 2015 2:30am

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Fire Danger Leads To Ban On Open Fires At Big Thicket National Preserve

Fire danger in the National Park System is high from California to Montana and all the way south to Texas, where a ban on open fires has been implemented for the immediate future at Big Thicket National Preserve due to hot, dry conditions.

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By NPT Staff - August 12th, 2015 2:00am

UPDATED: Thompson Fire In Glacier National Park Hard To Battle

A wisp of smoke spotted by a backcountry lookout in Glacier National Park has blossomed into a nearly 2,000-acre wildfire burning in thick stands of timber on a rugged landscape that so far has precluded the use of ground crews to battle the flames.

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By NPT Staff - August 11th, 2015 6:03pm

Birding In The National Parks: Where The Shorebirds Are

Autumn travel may be all about the colors. Leaf-watchers head to Acadia, Shenandoah, and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks in droves. Traffic jams aside, that’s a fine way to spend September and October. But before the leaves change, the birdwatchers are out looking for a lot of brown. The first weekend of September, after all, is World Shorebirds Day.

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By Kirby Adams - August 11th, 2015 3:00am

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