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Storms Batter Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

A series of thunderstorms has left Apostle Islands National Lakeshore littered with downed trees, but fortunately all campers have been accounted for and are safe.

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By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2016 12:49pm

Court Won't Dismiss Lawsuit Over Point Reyes National Seashore Cattle

A U.S. District Court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit over the National Park Service's continued allowance of cattle ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore in California, a ruling that could lead the seashore staff to conduct detailed environmental studies on the operations' impacts.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 22nd, 2016 3:00am

Fictional Yellowstone

Books aren’t the only medium to use Yellowstone as a fictional setting. Movies have gotten in on the act as well. This includes movies that are just about the park as well as movies that were filmed in the park.

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By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2016 3:00am

Terry Tempest Williams To Speak At Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Terry Tempest Williams, one of the country's most prominent voices for the conservation of landscapes, will be at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota on Sunday to read from her latest book, The Hour Of Land.

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By NPT Staff - July 21st, 2016 8:01am

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Put Shenandoah National Park's Night Sky Festival On Your Calendar

Despite being only about 75 miles from Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park enjoys wonderfully dark night skies. So dark, in fact, that the park will hold a Night Sky Festival next week.

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By NPT Staff - July 21st, 2016 2:30am

National Park Service Leadership Team Explains Zero Tolerance Sexual Harassment Policy

Outlining steps that will be taken to root out sexual harassment across the National Park Service, the agency's leadership team has laid out its zero tolerance policy to employees, who will be anonymously surveyed this fall to determine how extensive the problem might be.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 21st, 2016 7:57am

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Long Before Yellowstone's Bison Calf Story, One Arose At Badlands National Park

Long before two visitors to Yellowstone National Park felt compelled to come to the aid of a seemingly abandoned bison calf, a National Park Service employee at Badlands National Park went a step further when he came upon a sickly calf and decided to take it home.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 20th, 2016 3:56pm

Member Of Private River Trip Through Dinosaur National Monument Killed In Fall

A 73-year-old woman on a private river trip through Dinosaur National Monument apparently fell 120 feet to her death from a cliff above the Green River.

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By NPT Staff - July 20th, 2016 12:35pm

'Bearcam' Study Looks At Human Emotional Connection With Wildlife, Parks

If you have visited Alaska's Katmai National Park in the month of July, you probably enjoyed watching brown bears fish for salmon at the iconic Brooks Falls.

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By NPT Staff - July 20th, 2016 2:30am

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Centennial Celebrations, Music Events Coming To Lowell National Historical Park

It wouldn’t be a celebration without music, and at Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts, a variety of sounds will fill the air to tell the history of industrial Lowell and to honor 100 years of the National Park Service.

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By NPT Staff - July 20th, 2016 2:30am

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