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1 hr ago | Yellowstone National Park

Celebrate Migratory Bird Day In Yellowstone With Free Programs

Yellowstone National Park P.O. Box 168 Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2013 13-035 Yellowstone and the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center staff will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 18, with free programs and a field trip that are open to the public.

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Related Topix: Yellowstone National Park, Life, Hobbies, Bird Watching, West Yellowstone, MT

5 hrs ago | Fairfax Times

Stepping back in time in Mclean

Bryan Sherwood portrays a sergeant in the the 42nd Regiment of Foot May 19 at Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run in McLean.

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Related Topix: McLean, VA, US National Parks, Claude Moore Colonial Farm

Thu May 23, 2013

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

I-5 bridge collapses in NW Wash.; people in water

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.

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Related Topix: North Cascades National Park

National Parks Traveler

Wildfire Skirts Scotty's Castle At Death Valley National Park

A wildfire approached Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park , but firefighters managed to keep the flames from reaching the historic complex.

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Related Topix: Death Valley National Park, US National Parks, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Burlington Times News

Vicksburg marks anniversary of siege

Melissa Beatty, right, and her daughter Amanda, 9, sit on a ledge overlooking some of the graves of Union soldiers killed during the Civil War at the Vicksburg military campaign, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Vicksburg, Miss.

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Related Topix: Vicksburg, MS, US National Parks, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Vicksburg National Military Park

The Republic

5 free things to do in Traverse City, Michigan

Residents of this picturesque Lake Michigan community are known to quip, "The view of the bay is half your pay." It's a sardonic commentary on the local wage scale, but also a tribute to the stunning scenery and small-town quality of life that have lured many a newcomer from the big city - and make the area one of the Midwest's top tourist draws.

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Related Topix: Traverse City, MI, Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Suttons Bay, MI, Elk Rapids, MI, Interlochen, MI

KSEE-TV Fresno

Fire Season, Swift Water Rescues Underway at Yosemite National Park

Wildfires may be the furthest thing from our minds with the cooler temperatures the Valley has been experiencing this week, but for the folks at Yosemite National Park the threat of fire is front and center.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park, CA

KRCR

Summer in the park: Great Smoky Mountains

The boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina might be one of the loveliest border crossings ever: It's the crest of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, US National Parks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Mall, Acadia National Park, Travel

Gazette.net

County artist displays collection of watercolor, oil paintings at Glen Echo Park

Local artist and former artist-in-residence at Glen Echo Park's Stone Tower, Michael Shibley, will present “People, Places, and Things,” a collection of his original watercolors and oils from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the Yellow Barn Gallery at Glen Echo Park.

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Related Topix: Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo Park, MO, Entertainment

Bellingham Herald

Roadwork will delay Mount Rainier park-goers

Crews will resume work Friday on 10 miles of Stevens Canyon Road, the major east-west road in Mount Rainier National Park.

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Related Topix: Mount Rainier National Park

National Parks Traveler

Ecological Balance Benefits Rare Fox At Channel Islands National Park

A story about pigs, foxes, and golden eagles might sound like it was pulled from Aesop's Fables, but at Channel Islands National Park it's one of how ecological balance has rescued one species from possibly vanishing forever.

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Related Topix: Channel Islands National Park, US National Parks, California

Wed May 22, 2013

CBS Local

Fire and Rescue Agencies Promote Summer Safety Near Rivers

Warmer days are upon us and the National Park Service and local fire and rescue units are urging staycationers be mindful of river safety.

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Related Topix: Great Falls Park

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall comes to Fair Oaks

Vietnam veteran George Martin of Fair Oaks looks over at names on the panels of the traveling Vietnam memorial on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

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Related Topix: Fair Oaks, CA, Life, Veteran Affairs, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, US National Parks

New Jersey Herald

Fredon store's sale to benefit tornado victims

Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Yellowstone National Park, US National Parks

WNEP-TV Moosic

Hikers Upset Part of National Park Closed

That spot is Kittatinny Point Visitor Center in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

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Related Topix: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Georgia

National Parks Traveler

Inspector General Finds Yosemite National Park Staff Responded...

An investigation into the deadly hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite National Park last year has concluded that the park's staff acted appropriately in responding and managing the matter.

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Related Topix: Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park, CA, US National Parks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WATE-TV Knoxville

Volunteers needed to maintain Appalachian Trail

A lot of the trail work in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is done by volunteers.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Nashoba Publishing Online

Take a walking tour of Arlington Cemetery to learn about those who served

One of two caskets is seen after services to honor two sailors from the Civil War ship, the USS Monitor, at Arlington National Cemetery, Friday, March 8, 2013 in Arlington, Va.

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Related Topix: Arlington, VA, Washington Monument, Travel, Europe Travel, Ireland Travel

Tue May 21, 2013

Seward City News

Kenai Fjords National Park Weather Summary - April 2013

Although the below-normal temperatures experienced in March continued into April, the previous precipitation pattern ceased, resulting in little new rain or snow in the Kenai Fjords area.

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Related Topix: Kenai Fjords National Park, Weather

The Miami Herald

Fla. man suspected of faking death found in Wyo.

Fifty-year-old David Leon Lashley was arrested Monday in the Clark area near the Montana border by U.S. Marshals and U.S. Coast Guard investigators.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News