NATIONAL-PARKS-SERVICE

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Glacier National Park Hires ‘Bark Ranger’ to Keep Wildlife Away from People

Gracie the border collie is keeping bighorn sheep and mountain goats away from a busy parking lot.

Conservation Group Donates 400 Acres of Land to Yosemite

The gift marks the park's largest expansion since 1949.

Isle Royale: The Least-Visited National Park in the Contiguous United States

You can only get there by boat or seaplane.

13 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Park Rangers

Don't be a "Code W."

Road Trip Genius Calculates the Shortest Route Through 47 National Parks

This map includes every national park in mainland America.

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National Park Service Celebrates 100 Years With Citizenship Ceremonies

It's part of an ongoing partnership to usher in new United States citizens in some of the country's greatest locations.

Alan English CPA, Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0

10 Things You Didn't Know About Zion National Park

1. The highway to Zion was created with road trips in mind.

National Parks Are More Popular Than Ever

Visitation is at an all-time high ahead of the centennial.

These Special Edition Backpacks Are Perfect For Hiking the National Parks

The bags are all part of the celebration of the National Park Service's 100th birthday.

The National Park Service Is Looking for LA Volunteers to Pick Up Coyote Poop

The program is part of an effort to track and understand urban coyote populations.

Jarek Tuszynski, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0

Immerse Yourself in the Sounds of the National Parks

The ambient sounds of the National Parks of the Southwest is about to be your new favorite album.

Bass Harbor Lighthouse at Acadia National Park.

11 Facts About Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park in Maine may not be as renowned as some of its Western brethren, but it’s every bit as spectacular.

13 Photos of California's Devastating Drought

2015 marks California’s fourth consecutive year of drought.

Yellowstone National Park is full of natural wonders.

15 Things You Might Not Know About Yellowstone National Park

Celebrated for its flora, fauna, geological structures, and sprawling landscapes, Yellowstone National Park is undoubtedly one of the country’s greatest centers of natural beauty.

10 National Parks and the Ghosts and Monsters Who Supposedly Live There

Bigfoot aside, the instances of otherworldly national parks visitors are almost too numerous to chronicle.

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5 Legends from America’s National Parks

8 Cool Natural Earth Illusions

A phenomenon called pareidolia is what makes us interpret random stimuli as something meaningful. Here are 8 fantastic examples of the phenomenon in nature.

Martin Van Buren Had a Really Nice Toilet

It's December 5th, and we all know what that means: The time has come, once again, to celebrate Martin Van Buren's birthday. In commemoration of the eighth U.S. president, who would have turned a ripe 230 years old today, his upstate New York hometown of