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Heavy Flooding Impacts C&O Canal National Historical Park, Great Falls Park, And Other D.C. Area Parks

Submitted by Donna Childress on March 26, 2010 - 12:22am

National Park Service officials and volunteer crews near the nation’s capital have their hands full these days, cleaning up after a flood.

Memorial Day Weekend Events in the Nation's Capital

Submitted by Jim Burnett on May 20, 2009 - 2:28am

NPS areas in and around the nation's capital will host or assist in special activities during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, including an unusual concert and opportunity to view the city from a unique location.

National Park Quiz 18: A Potpourri of National Park Trivia

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 3, 2008 - 2:27am

While past quizzes have focused on specific genre involving the National Park System, this week's quiz is a more wide-open, undefined quiz of national park trivia. Answers are at the end.

Park History: Exploring the National Parkways

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 20, 2007 - 2:34am

Along with "parks," "seashores," "lakeshores" and "battlefields," the National Park System counts a number of "parkways" that fall under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. Though most are incredibly scenic byways, there also are two major metropolitan arterials in this collection.