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Get Trash(ed) At Assateague Island National Seashore

More than two million people visit Assateague Island National Seashore annually to experience its many miles of pristine beach, watercolor sunsets, and the chance to view wild horses galloping along the sand dunes. Unfortunately, the barrier island is also the last stop for copious amounts of trash that is washed ashore or, worse, left behind due by visitors.

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By Mark Hendricks - March 18th, 2016 3:30am

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In the Final Hours Before Silence Comes, Forever

Early on a March morning, about 75 bison grazed peacefully inside a fenced enclosure at the Stephens Creek bison operations facility in Yellowstone National Park, unaware that their final journey was about to begin.

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By Deby Dixon - March 18th, 2016 2:00am

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Public Lands Alliance Honors Organizations, Businesses, And Agencies For Their Work

Corporate stewardship involving public lands, organizations that preserve and protect public lands, and groups that produce interpretive materials have been honored by the Public Lands Alliance.

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By NPT Staff - March 17th, 2016 2:30am

Return Of Peregrine Falcons Leads To Closure Of Some Acadia National Park Trails

With peregrine falcons returning to Acadia National Park in Maine to prepare for their nesting season, park officials have instituted temporary closures for several trails and cliffs.

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By NPT Staff - March 17th, 2016 4:29pm

Isle Royale National Park Officials To Decide Whether To Import Wolves To Help Island's Vanishing Pack

With just two known wolves left within the confines of Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, park officials are refocusing an environmental impact statement to the specific question of whether they should transplant wolves to the island park to help maintain a population of the predators.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 16th, 2016 9:48am

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Biologists Discover Long-Range Mule Deer Migration Route Across Grand Teton National Park

While pronghorn antelope are known to follow the longest migration corridor for large mammals in North America, wildlife biologists recently discovered a mule deer migration route that spans two states and crosses Grand Teton National Park.

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By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2016 2:30am

Celestial Centennial Mars Fest Coming To Death Valley National Park

Gazing into the star-studded skies above Death Valley National Park offers many rewards, thanks to the lack of light pollution and the dry air. That will be the focus early in April when the park hosts the Celestial Centennial Mars Fest.

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By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2016 2:00am

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Two Bald Eagle Chicks Hatch At Channel Islands National Park

After two previous clutches failed to hatch, a pair of bald eagle chicks have appeared in a nest in Sauces Canyon on Santa Cruz Island at Channel Islands National Park off the California coast.

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By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2016 2:00am

Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park Selects Site For New Visitor Center

Many visitors to Glacier National Park in Montana continue farther north to Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park. After all, the parks together form Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the world’s first international peace park.

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By NPT Staff - March 15th, 2016 3:00am

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UPDATED: Former Yellowstone Chief Ranger Investigated For Letting Guests Stay In His Park Housing

A former chief ranger of Yellowstone National Park, although required to live in the park, over a number of years opened his government-owned housing to friends and relatives, and even a family from France looking for a house exchange, while he lived in nearby Gardiner, Montana, according to an Interior Department investigation.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2016 12:36pm

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