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30Nov/090

Cades Cove Loop Road Closed for Spraying Operation

Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced plans to close the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road to all vehicular traffic on Tuesday, December 1st, and to impose a partial closure on Wednesday, December 2nd.  During that time, park forestry technicians will treat hemlock woolly adelgid-infested hemlock trees with a horticultural oil sprayed from large truck-mounted units.

30Nov/090

Great Holiday Gift that Gives in Many Ways-Rocky Mountain National Park Pass

Looking for a unique gift idea for the holidays?  A Rocky Mountain National Park Annual Pass is a great gift for that person who enjoys visiting the park or would like to visit more often.

30Nov/090

Acadia National Park annual passes on sale

Annual passes on sale at Acadia December 1-31.

30Nov/090

Saturday Evening Programs – November 28 and December 5 at Rocky Mountain National Park

This fall and early winter, Rocky Mountain National Park will continue to celebrate our national parks, with Saturday evening programs at 7 p.m. in the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium. All programs are free and open to the public.

28Nov/090

Body of man recovered from below South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

Body of man recovered from below South Rim of <a href="<a href="http://www.nationalparks<a href="">quarters.us/2010/Grand-Canyon">">Grand Canyon National Park

25Nov/090

2010 Denali Bus and Campground Reservations Available by Phone, Internet, Mail and Fax Beginning December 1

Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture, the transportation concessioner for Denali National Park and Preserve, will begin accepting advance reservations for the 2010 visitor season for shuttle buses and the park’s four largest campgrounds on Tuesday, December 1, 2009.

25Nov/090

Glacier Bay Receives the EPA’s Champions of Environmental Leadership and Green Government Award

Glacier Bay National Park receives prestigious environmental award

25Nov/090

30th Annual Cave Sing December 6

Park Superintendent Patrick Reed invites all area residents to the 30th annual Cave Sing on December 6 at Mammoth Cave National Park.

25Nov/090

Houchin Ferry, Maple Springs close for season

Decmeber marks the end of the season for certain services at Mammoth Cave National Park:  the river ferry service at Houchin Ferry and Maple Springs Group Campground.

25Nov/090

Yosemite National Park Seeking Assistance in Locating Missing Person

<a href="<a href="http://www.nationalparks<a href="">quarters.us/2010/Yosemite">">Yosemite National Park Rangers are asking the public's assistance in locating a missing person, who was last seen in <a href="<a href="http://www.nationalparks<a href="">quarters.us/2010/Yosemite">">Yosemite National Park on November 6, 2009.

25Nov/090

NPS Releases Final Benefits-Sharing EIS

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to implement benefits-sharing agreements with scientists who conduct research in National Park System units.  Such agreements could return benefits to the park and the public if the research results lead to the development of commercially valuable materials. The proposed changes are outlined in a Benefits Sharing Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which has just been completed and released to the public. 

25Nov/090

North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park to Close for the Season

North Rim of <a href="<a href="http://www.nationalparks<a href="">quarters.us/2010/Grand-Canyon">">Grand Canyon National Park  to close for the season

24Nov/090

Capitol Reef National Park Travel Information

24Nov/090

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah Travel & Vacation Guide

Transportation Weather Photo Gallery ... Capitol Reef National Park encloses a 100 mile long ridge of rock that was thrust up from the earth ...

23Nov/090

Yosemite National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson wins National Freeman Tilden Award

Shelton Johnson, Interpretive Park Ranger at <a href="<a href="http://www.nationalparks<a href="">quarters.us/2010/Yosemite">">Yosemite National Park has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Freeman Tilden Award for excellence in interpretation.

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