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		<title>National Park Service Completes Yellowstone Winter Use Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The National Park Service released a winter use plan for the next two seasons.&#160; The plan was the result of an environmental assessment and public review last fall.&#160; Under this new plan, Yellowstone National Park will allow up to 318 commercially-guided, Best Available Technology (BAT) snowmobiles, and up to 78 commercially guided snowcoaches per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yellowstone’s Celebrity Wolves Killed in Montana’s Wolf Hunt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The authorized wolf hunt in Montana was a bit too effective this year.  Hunters killed nine wolves in the state wilderness area along the northern border of Yellowstone National Park.  Four of the wolves killed were from the park’s Cottonwood Pack, including the pack’s breeding female and the state’s celebrity wolves.  The dead even included [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zion National Park Warming Faster than Most of Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization says that Zion National Park and the Colorado river basin is warming at a faster pace than any other spot on the planet outside the arctic.&#160; The report says that will affect snow and water levels and possibly lead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expedia Launches Website for National Park Trips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Expedia is partnering with the National Park Foundation on a new website to help travelers planning trips to national parks.&#160; The site was launched to coincide with Ken Burns&#8217; new documentary on PBS, “The National Parks: America&#8217;s Best Idea.”
The site includes downloadable park maps, lodging and other content from the National Park Foundation.&#160; The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Burns Talks About His National Parks Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Honors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Parks: America&#8217;s Best Idea is a six-episode series directed by Ken Burns and written and co-produced by Dayton Duncan.&#160; The series took more than six years to film at America’s most spectacular natural sites – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Litters National Park with 3000 Golf Balls</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man tossed over 3,000 golf balls from his vehicle into Joshua Tree National Park for more than a year.  Douglas Jones also tossed tennis balls and park literature, and left fruit and vegetables scattered along park roads.
Park rangers cited the 57-year-old Jones for abandoning property, littering and feeding wildlife.  Rangers spent 370 hours cleaning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Settles Lawsuit Over Vacation Deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawsuits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Kentucky woman received a $5 million settlement from the National Park System for the deaths of her husband and daughter who were killed when they washed over a waterfall in Haleakala National Park near Maui, Hawaii.
Dr. Holly Brown of Louisville was vacationing with her husband Kevin, 11-year-old son Clayton and 8-year-old daughter Elizabeth in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rugged Adventures Through Exquisite National Parks</title>
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		<comments>http://www.natlparks.us/rugged-adventures-through-exquisite-national-parks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petrified Forest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you read this blog regularly, then you already know that our U.S. national parks represent some of America’s greatest treasures.  Our national parks offer hardcore hiking trails and wilderness of unparalleled beauty, where you can hike, bike, run, raft, kayak or climb.  WebEcoist has started a series looking at the outdoor recreations to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bison Population Soars in Yellowstone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
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The bison population in Yellowstone National Park continues to rebound after a massive die-off in the herd two winters ago.  More than 1,600 Yellowstone bison were killed in 2008 as they attempted to migrate to lower elevations in Montana in search of food.
The summer 2009 population show 3,300 bison, including 2,800 adult and yearling bison [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motorcyclist Goes Over Cliff at Glacier National Park</title>
		<link>http://www.natlparks.us/motorcyclist-goes-over-cliff-at-glacier-national-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muir</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ “Going to the Sun Road” (or “Sun Road” for short) is one of the world’s most spectacular highways.&#160; The 53-mile-long road runs west-to-east across the middle of Glacier National Park.&#160; But for all its beauty, Sun Road is a challenging drive given the elevation, winding highway and volume of vehicles.
A 51-year-old Canadian motorcyclist discovered [...]]]></description>
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