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National Park Takes Over Kampe Games Reserve, Sets Up Steering Committee For Transition
The National Park Service (NPS), has taken over Kampe Games Reserve as a National Park. The taking over of Kampe Games Reserve was held in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday, a statement by NPS said. The ...
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Once thought extinct, dawn redwoods are the smallest sequoia; where to see them in Michigan
A dawn redwood planted in 1954 stands about 86 feet tall and 3.9 feet in diameter at Michigan State University's Beal ...
New Interior secretary orders review of monuments, public lands closed to mining, drilling
In one of his first secretarial orders, Doug Burgum ordered staff to review public lands with an eye toward opening them to ...
'It’s part of the culture': How the CCC built the foundation for SC’s state park system
SC's 47 state parks were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Great Depression-era work initiative. Such parks include ...
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National Park Service Seeks Operator For North Cascades' Stehekin Lodge
The National Park Service in late January solicited bids for the operation of North Cascades Lodge at Stehekin.
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Assateague Island National Seashore Asks NPS To Eliminate Restrictions On Beach Driving
Officials at Assateague Island National Seashore say rules nearly 50 years old restricting beach-going vehicles by size are ...
‘She died doing what she loved’ | Family remembers longtime Smoky Mountains hiker and volunteer
BALSAM, N.C. (WVLT) - For the last 20 years, Ann Houghton had been routinely hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and spent time as a volunteer. Houghton, originally from Florida, moved ...
Beloved Great Smoky Mountains National Park volunteer, 73, found dead after vanishing on a hike
An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on ...
Hiker, 37, falls to his death at Zion National Park in Utah as authorities investigate
The unidentified 37-year-old man was found unresponsive on the Canyon Overlook Trail and was later declared dead, as Canyon ...
Hiker, 37, falls to his death at Zion National Park as authorities launch probe
A 37-year-old man is dead after falling off a hiking trail at Utah's Zion National Park, the authorities confirmed this week. It is not yet clear how far the man, who has not been named yet, had falle ...
Hiker, 37, dies after falling off trail at Zion National Park as police launch probe
The man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found in a remote part of Utah's Zion ...
Dedicated Park Volunteer Found Deceased in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ann Houghton, 73, was reported missing on Feb. 1 after she failed to return home from her hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Jan. 28-29. A search m ...