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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Designated As A Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park joins hundreds of other locales as a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador. As a WRN Ambassador, the park facilitates the exchange of weather and water information with the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Juneau.

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By NPT Staff - August 7th, 2016 2:00am

Missing Teen Located In Grand Teton National Park

A teenager who apparently ran away from a service detail on Thursday was found Saturday morning in Grand Teton National Park and taken to a Jackson, Wyoming, hospital for a welfare check before being handed over to the Teton County Sheriff's Department, park officials said.

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By NPT Staff - August 6th, 2016 11:42am

Search Ongoing For Teen Who Vanished From Grand Teton National Park

A search was ongoing and expanding Friday for a 16-year-old girl who vanished from Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming while working on a service project.

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By NPT Staff - August 5th, 2016 1:58pm

Yosemite National Park Holding Open Houses On Wilderness Stewardship Plan

Yosemite National Park will host a series of workshops to engage the public in the formulation of alternatives for the park’s Wilderness Stewardship Plan. The workshops will focus on two of the more complex issues to be addressed in the Plan—visitor use and capacity and stock use.

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By NPT Staff - August 5th, 2016 2:30am

Bear Kills Dog At Shenandoah National Park, Trail Closed

A sow black bear with cubs killed one of two dogs that a hiker had with them on the Snead Farm Fire Road in Shenandoah National Park, prompting park officials to close the road and associated Loop Trail for the immediate future.

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By NPT Staff - August 4th, 2016 3:30pm

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Summer's Crowds Bursting At The Seams In Some National Parks

In a word, you could say the National Park System is "busy" this summer. From Acadia National Park in Maine to North Cascades National Park in Washington State, visitation to the parks is high. But that doesn't mean you'll encounter crowds everywhere you go.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 4th, 2016 8:13am

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Repair Work Underway To Stabilize Roads Through Shiloh National Military Park

Repairs are underway on the roads through Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi, where the more than 80-year-old road system is in surprisingly good shape, but still could use some maintenance.

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By NPT Staff - August 4th, 2016 3:00am

"Ride The Hurricane" Bike Ride Coming To Olympic National Park

A bike ride is coming this weekend to Olympic National Park, where cyclists have a chance to ride the Hurricane Ridge Road from the Heart O' The Hills entrance station to the top of Hurricane Ridge.

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By NPT Staff - August 4th, 2016 2:30am

Remains At Grand Canyon National Park Thought To Be Those Of Missing Louisiana Woman

Human remains found below the South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park are believed to be those of a young Louisiana woman missing since April, park officials said Wednesday.

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By NPT Staff - August 3rd, 2016 11:54am

The Land Before The National Park Service Began

Created separately and with different purpose from the vast nature preserves of the West, America’s battlefield parks took a long, often circuitous route to full integration into the National Park System.

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By NPT Staff - August 3rd, 2016 11:58am

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