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Badlands National Park
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Published August 27, 2016
Over epochs, deposition and erosion have carved sharp spires and deep canyons out of this South Dakota landscape.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Published August 26, 2016
Falling blocks of rock in cliff alcoves became building materials for Ancestral Puebloans—and a popular draw for tourists visiting the park.
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Published August 25, 2016
On most summer days, a trip to North Carolina’s Outer Banks means a peaceful day at the beach, but there is evidence all around that this beach is not always so serene.
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Capulin Volcano National Monument
Published August 24, 2016
Nestled in the northeast corner of New Mexico, Capulin protrudes from the flat expanse, an anthill of giant proportions.
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Volcanoes National Park
Published August 3, 2016
The park includes Earth’s largest volcano, Mauna Loa.
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Acadia National Park
Published July 31, 2016
Mountains and hills roll right up to the Atlantic Ocean in this rocky landscape that became the first national park east of the Mississippi River.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Published July 19, 2016
Summertime exposes the diversity of landscapes in Rocky Mountain National Park, from the high-elevation alpine tundra to the forested subalpine zone.
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Minute Man National Historical Park
Published July 4, 2016
Sites relevant to the start of the American Revolutionary War are interspersed throughout the modern-day Boston metropolitan region.
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Published June 26, 2016
The dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan are a geological wonder.
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Glacial Change in Montana’s Blackfoot-Jackson Basin
Published June 15, 2016
Shrinking since the early 1900s, the glaciers of Montana’s Glacier National Park are expected to continue declining over the next few decades until only insignificant lumps of ice remain.
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Canopies of Change
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Published June 14, 2016
As climate change alters the habitat of eastern U.S. forests, some species are expected to do better than others.
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Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande
Published June 11, 2016
The eastern section of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River runs deep through the desert wilderness.
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Memorial Day at Saratoga
Published May 30, 2016
More than a million Americans have given their life in the name of their country. Some of the first gave it at the site of what is now Saratoga National Historical Park.
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Niobrara National Scenic River
Published May 29, 2016
Cliffs, waterfalls, and a wide mix of vegetation line a river that winds through the Great Plains in Nebraska.
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House of the Sun
Published May 21, 2016
The unique topography of Haleakalā National Park has astounded visitors for more than a century.
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Katmai National Park, Alaska
Published May 14, 2016
A national park and preserve almost twice as large as Yellowstone provides ample habitat for brown bears and salmon.
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Biscayne National Park
Published May 1, 2016
Maps of the underwater topography reveal reefs and sandbars within the largest marine park in the U.S. National Park System.
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The Grandest of Canyons
Published April 24, 2016
Grand Canyon National Park stretches 277 river miles across the Colorado Plateau of northwestern Arizona, and it averages 10 miles wide. But the true wonder of the canyon arises from its depth...or height, depending on where you stand.
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Yellowstone National Park
Published April 17, 2016
Established in 1872, it was the first national park in the United States, and perhaps the world. Its geological and biological wonders have led international groups to declare it a world heritage site and a biosphere reserve.
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Grand Teton National Park
Published April 10, 2016
A long, active geologic history sculpted the surface features visible today in the Teton mountain range and Jackson Hole valley.
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Published April 6, 2016
The national park tells the story of the “Lost Colony,” at Roanoke Island, and of the Native Americans who visited the island long before the English.
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Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Published March 20, 2016
A pair of modest oyster flats turned into two of most important islands in the United States.
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A Monumental Addition in California
Published March 13, 2016
Three new national monuments in Southern California connect with existing protected areas to form the world’s second-largest desert preserve.
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Mona Island
Published February 28, 2016
The small Puerto Rican island is a natural reserve that has been nicknamed the “Galapagos of the Caribbean.”
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Olympic National Park
Published February 14, 2016
There are not many places in the world where you can move from the ocean to a rainforest to a glacier-covered mountain within 100 miles.
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Bandelier National Monument
Published February 10, 2016
The rugged canyons slicing through plateaus in New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument contain relics from human civilization that date back 11,000 years.
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A New Identity for Denali
Published September 3, 2015
North America’s highest peak is slightly shorter than previously thought.
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Dark Sky Parks
Published November 15, 2014
Areas recognized for their pristine dark skies are the perfect place to catch a glimpse of celestial phenomena.
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Early Snow on the Great Smokies
Published November 4, 2014
A potent weather system with origins in Manitoba moved south across the Great Lakes on Halloween and blew all the way to Florida, bringing snow and hard frost to regions that don't see either in some winters.
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The Loop
Published June 18, 2014
A double oxbow etched into the Colorado Plateau in Canyonlands National Park likely got its shape from an ancestral river.
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Canyonlands’ Grabens
Published June 6, 2014
Sinking blocks of rock created this distinctive network of valleys.
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Hot Springs National Park
Published April 23, 2014
It takes thousands of years for rainwater to seep deep underground, warm up, and return to the surface before bathers can enjoy it in Arkansas.
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