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Retirees are Getting Into Camping — Here's How You Can, Too

A guide to camping for retirees, as older Americans are increasingly trying out the unique time outdoors.

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So long, Stumpy. More than 150 of D.C.'s cherry trees have to go as water rises

Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom this week. This will be the last season for about 150 of the famous flowering trees — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.

WEKU

British Warship HMS Tyger Identified Off Florida Coast After 3 Centuries

Discovery of HMS Tyger, a British warship that sank off Florida in 1742, highlights crew's dramatic survival story and ongoing preservation efforts.

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‘Never push a slower friend down’ and other tips for bear season

Grizzly bears will soon emerge from hibernation and the National Park Service has offered humorous but also serious advice on how to stay safe.

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Hikers fuming after man filmed throwing rocks into Grand Canyon – "That could kill someone"

Throwing items into the canyon is illegal, and others have been heavily fined for doing so

Advnture

Yellowstone wolves visit Old Faithful in surreal webcam footage

Members of the Wapiti wolf pack were observed strolling across the boardwalk system that winds around Old Faithful and other thermal features.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Death Valley open for kayaking? You’d better believe it – but it won’t be for long

Take a rare opportunity to paddle in the driest place in the USA

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People Online Are Cracking Up At This National Park Service Sign About Safety Around Bears

Folks online can’t stop laughing at the National Park Service’s warning not to sacrifice your friend when facing a bear. The post People Online Are Cracking Up At This National Park Service Sign About Safety Around Bears first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Yellowstone tourist pets bison's head until passer-by intervenes

The National Park Service warns visitors not to "pet the fluffy cows", but some visitors choose not to listen

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Echo Director Discusses That Supernatural Opening Scene, And How The Choctaw Nation Inspired It

Echo director Sydney Freeland shares with us what inspired the first scene of the Marvel Studios streaming series.

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Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site

The National Park Service is retracting a proposal to take down a statue of William Penn at a Philadelphia historical site as part of a renovation that touched off a torrent of criticism over the legacy of the man who founded the province of Pennsylvania

The Independent UK

Coyote fails to learn lesson, becomes fatal victim in Death Valley

A coyote that learned to beg for food along a road in Death Valley failed to learn a lesson the National Park Service was trying to teach it.

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Jan. 6 organizers "lied" to get permit

Officials permitted the rally despite warning that "violence is almost certain," inspector general finds

Salon

In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

In his collection of essays and poems published in 1920 titled “Darkwater,” W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about his poignant encounter with the beauty of the Grand Canyon, the stupendous chasm in Arizona.

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The brownie was invented in Chicago 130 years ago

Friday is National Brownie Day

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These are the dates when you can visit US National Parks for free in 2024

The National Park Service has announced next year's free-free days

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US rock climbers in meltdown over National Park Service’s proposed crackdown on fixed anchors

The National Park Service and US Forest Service are proposing new regulations on fixed anchors that climbers fear could profoundly affect the sport

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National Park Service Hired The Perfect Social Media Person As Their Tweets Are Hilarious (50 New Pics)

One of the best examples of a federal agency doing social media right is the National Park Service. Listed here are some of their best posts to make you laugh and learn something new about nature.

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Black Panthers’ legacy, image at issue in feud over historic sites

A push to memorialize the Illinois Black Panther Party on the National Register of Historic Places has advanced to the national level.

The Independent UK

Decision on the future of wild horses in a North Dakota national park expected next year

About 200 wild horses roam free in a western North Dakota national park

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Motorcyclists ignore signs, follow map app, and one crashes; charges pending

The road closed sign couldn't be more clear in Death Valley National Park, but two men used the road anyway, and one paid the price.

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In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred. But they were created at a cost to Native Americans

Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the “Great Emancipator” whose leadership during the Civil War preserved the Union and abolished slavery.

The Independent UK

National Park Service delivers roadmap for protecting Georgia's Ocmulgee River corridor

The National Park Service has delivered to Congress its long-awaited study on whether the Ocmulgee River corridor in central Georgia meets the criteria to be managed as a national park and preserve

The Independent UK

A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed after visitors allegedly try to hold a young bear

A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has been closed temporarily after the National Park Service received reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear

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The scariest animals to encounter on a hike (and how to handle them)

What's that rustling behind you? A bear? A rattlesnake? Or just a marmot?

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