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Preserving Thermal Springs And Bathhouse Culture In Hot Springs, …

WebIn the 1800s, when modern medicine was in its infancy and most sick people were treated at home, those with money gravitated to the burgeoning city of Hot Springs …

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Joshua Trees: An Uncertain Future For A Mojave Desert Icon

WebThroughout the 1940s, Mojave National Preserve was home to a mineral springs and health resort called Zzyzx, established by Curtis Springer. After his mining …

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Campfire Smoke Carries Health Risks, Aesthetic Impacts

WebCampfire smoke can e xacerbate existing health conditions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, carry carcinogens into your lungs, and make your …

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Dangerous Bacteria Suspends Services At Hot Springs National Park

WebBy NPT Staff - August 4th, 2019. People have long believed that the waters of Hot Springs National Park contained medicinal and healing properties. Today, new tests reveal these …

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National Park System Expansion Key To Biodiversity Protection

WebCongaree National Park is said to have the most animal biodiversity per 100 square kilometers, at 362. Cuyahoga Valley National Park reportedly ranks No. 1 in …

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Covid Dropped 2020 National Park Visits Down By Nearly A Third, …

WebThe coronavirus pandemic that began to sweep across the United States a year ago greatly impacted 2020 visits to the National Park System, as the year-end tally …

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Study Says Barely Half Of Americans Get Outside For Recreation

WebThe U.S. population is not quite 330 million, so about 165 million Americans didn't bother to go outside to enjoy some recreation in 2018, if this report is accurate. In …

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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story Of The Woman …

WebBefore Earl Shaffer walked the Appalachian Trail in 1948 in a single trip, no one believed it could be done. Shaffer came back from World War II "confused and …

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Researchers Place $6 Trillion Value On Mental Health Benefits …

WebBy Kurt Repanshek - November 13th, 2019. It's often noted that getting out into nature is good for the soul, both from physical and mental health standpoints. A …

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Public Health Service Agrees to Operate Yosemite Medical Clinic

WebThe U.S. Public Health Service will soon take over operation of the medical clinic at Yosemite National Park. This new arrangement will allow the Yosemite Medical Clinic to …

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Shenandoah National Park Water Restoration Project Open For …

WebYou can submit comments electronically at the project website, or submit written comments to the park’s headquarters in Luray, Virginia, by mail to: Meadow Run …

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Scientists Grappling With Wildlife Diseases Across The National …

WebAcross the country scientists, like Toth, are using national parks as their laboratories. Aside from coral reef mitigation, they study pressing wildlife health issues, including white-nose …

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Report Shows Visiting National Parks Could be Hazardous to Your …

WebPhoto by km6xo via flickr. Visiting national parks could be hazardous to your health. That's the conclusion that can be drawn from a snapshot of health and safety …

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The Trouble With Horses On Cumberland Island

WebCumberland Island feral horse feeding on marsh grass in 2005/Carol Ruckdeschel. And that’s far from the only way horses die on Cumberland, where the life expectancy of a …

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Inflation Reduction Act Carries Benefits For National Park Service

WebBy NPT Staff - August 9th, 2022. Conservation groups are applauding Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which carries about $1 billion for the National Park …

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The Presidio's Historic Public Health Service Hospital has Been

WebAt San Francisco's Presidio, a bold adaptive reuse project has reshaped the Public Health Service Hospital, clipping the two ungainly wings that were added to the …

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Doctors Can Prescribe Year-Long Pass To Canada’s National Parks

WebParks Canada has provided 100 adult Discovery passes this year and will reassess this number in future years. The pass sells for $72.25 (Canadian) and provides …

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Fossilized Bone Bed Found At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

WebRising out of the low waters of Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area earlier this year was a roughly 180-million-year-old fossilized bone bed …

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Yellowstone National Park Mule Deer Tests Positive For Chronic …

WebAn adult mule deer found dead in Yellowstone National Park has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a contagious, fatal disease of deer, elk and moose.. …

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