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Investigation: Multiple Errors Contributed To Death Of Mount Rainier National Park Climbing Ranger

Climbing ranger Nick Hall was struggling to control a rescue litter on an icy, 35-degree slope while being buffeted by the swirling downwash from a Chinook helicopter when he slipped and fell 2,400 feet down Mount Rainier to his death last June, a National Park Service investigation has found.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 5th, 2013 4:03am

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While Campers Slept, Lanterns Set Fire To Oyster Bay Chickee At Everglades National Park

Despite being surrounded by water, the Oyster Bay Chickee at Everglades National Park was destroyed when lanterns left burning by campers while they slept set the structure on fire.

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By NPT Staff - June 5th, 2013 3:03am

Reader Participation Day: How Would You Promote The National Park System?

How would you market and promote the national parks to build not just overall visitation, but visitation that reflects the country's diversity and various age groups?

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By NPT Staff - June 5th, 2013 3:03am

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Citizen Science Opportunities At Glacier National Park

If you're thinking of a career in science, or simply want to help out the staff at Glacier National Park, check out the "citizen science" opportunities at the park this summer

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By NPT Staff - June 5th, 2013 3:03am

Dislodged Rock Kills Climber On El Capitan In Yosemite National Park

In a freak accident on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a lead climber accidentally dislodged a rock that fell about 150 feet and struck and killed his partner.

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By NPT Staff - June 4th, 2013 4:30pm

Floodwaters Swept Across Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Heavy rainfall that pounded the Ozarks during the weekend led to extreme flooding in Ozark National Scenic Riverways, where parts of the park were closed due to high water that surged to 17 feet above flood level.

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By NPT Staff - June 4th, 2013 1:05pm

Birding In The National Parks: Is There A Lack Of Diversity In Birders?

When spring migration ends, the biggest birding lull of the year sets in. It’s a good time to sit back, recover from your migration birding binge, and reflect on some things. One of the things I’ve noticed this week is that I’m white.

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By Kirby Adams - June 4th, 2013 4:03am

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National Recreational Trail System Grows By 28

If you're keeping track of your travels along the national recreational trails in the National Trails System, you can add 28 more hikes or paddles to your to-do list.

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By NPT Staff - June 4th, 2013 3:03am

Beating The Odds: Missing Man Found "Over The Edge" In Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks

Against seemingly insurmountable odds, a California man whose vehicle plunged down a steep mountainside was found alive in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks after an extensive multi-day search. The odds were certainly against his discovery and rescue since his vehicle was almost completely hidden from view by thick brush.

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By Jim Burnett - June 4th, 2013 6:59am

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Research Identifies Where Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles Feed

Clues to how and where endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles feed, and whether those feeding grounds might be imperiled by human actions, are being gleaned through a recent study conducted by the National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey.

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By NPT Staff - June 4th, 2013 3:03am

Swimmer Swept Over 594-Foot Nevada Fall At Yosemite National Park

A recovery operation was ongoing Monday at Yosemite National Park for a California man swept over 594-foot-high Nevada Fall.

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By NPT Staff - June 3rd, 2013 2:19pm

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Oil And Water Don't Mix: How The Energy Industry Is Using Yosemite's Merced River And Point Reyes' Drakes Bay To Facilitate Public Land Exploitation

In the following commentary, Barbara Moristch raises questions into the forces behind efforts to see an oyster farm remain in business and to further open the Yosemite Valley to recreation.

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By Barbara Moritsch - June 4th, 2013 4:15pm

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Will Offer Raptor Program Thursday

A program on raptors that soar above Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be offered this Thursday at the Oconaluftee Multipurpose Room.

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By NPT Staff - June 3rd, 2013 3:03am

Did You Lose Your Passport To Your National Parks?

Anyone out there missing their Passport to Your National Parks?

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By NPT Staff - June 3rd, 2013 3:03am

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Called Again: A Story Of Love And Triumph

Called Again is the story of how Jennifer Pharr Davis broke the speed record on the Appalachian Trail. It's an honest book and good read of love and triumph.

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By [email protected] - May 19th, 2017 12:43am

Memorial Day Weekend Brought Record Crowds To Wind Cave, Bryce Canyon National Parks

Summer got off to a record start at Bryce Canyon and Wind Cave national parks, where holiday weekend crowds set records.

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By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2013 4:03am

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Grizzly Bear Research Resuming In Glacier, Yellowstone National Parks

With grizzly bears out of their winter dens, long-term studies of the bruins are resuming in Glacier and Yellowstone national parks.

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By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2013 4:03am

Timpanogos Cave National Monument Receives Grant To Promote Healthy Hiking

Timpanogos Cave National Monument in Utah is one of 22 national parks across the country that has received a 2013 Active Trails grant from the National Park Foundation to promote an active, healthy lifestyle.

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By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2013 3:03am

Fire Restrictions Coming To Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks

After the unseasonably dry winter in the Sierra, it should come as no surprise that the fire danger is high and that Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks are instituting fire restrictions inside the parks beginning today.

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By NPT Staff - June 1st, 2013 3:03am

Bird Walk This Sunday At Theodore Roosevelt National Park

If you're at or near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota this weekend, there's a birding walk scheduled for Sunday in the South Unit of the park.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2013 12:23pm

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