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Mount Rainier To Feature More Lahar Detectors

The National Park Service has approved a proposal from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory to improve the lahar detection system at Mount Rainier National Park. Mount Rainier is an active volcano with a history of large lahars (volcanic mudflows) that have previously impacted areas now populated both within and outside of the national park.

Visitors Cited For Removing Foal From Shackleford Banks At Cape Lookout National Seashore

Although well-intentioned, visitors to Shackleford Banks at Cape Lookout National Seashore, worried about a lone newborn foal following them around, were ultimately cited for lifting the foal into their boat and thereby removing it from its natural habitat, mother, and the herd.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

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