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Photo of Jen Raffaeli, kennels manager, with mother dog Sultana and puppies - Prusik in front, NPS photo by Jayme Dittmar   Puppy paws
Dog days in Denali
 
Photo of man on beach at Olympic National Park, NPS photo by Pablo McCloud   Catch the wave
National Oceans Month
 
Photo of the Montgomery Street Barracks in the Presidio of San Francisco, built circa 1896   Always in style
Architecture at Golden Gate
 
Photo of hiker at Craters of the Moon   Keeping it wild
Craters of the Moon
 
Photo of the Painted Hills   National Park Getaways
This week: John Day Fossil Beds
 
Photo of Howard Russell Butler painting titled   Creating a masterpiece
Artistic tradition in Zion
 
Photo of endangered Schaus swallowtail butterfly, by Rick Cech   Hope for a species
One butterfly may hold a key
 
Photo of mixed berries and flowers   Healthy choices
Parks to increase nutritious food options
 
Historical photo of Harry Karstens and Robert Tatum on Mount McKinley in 1913, courtesy of Project Gutenberg   Century of climbing
Denali celebrates the first summit
 
Photo of park ranger with Elmo and Murray of Sesame Street   Sesame Street Explores National Parks
Elmo and Murray introduce preschoolers to nature
 
Photo of a juvenile blue angel by Paul Marcellini   Meet the neighbors
Photography exhibit opens at Biscayne
 
Photo of night sky at Grand Canyon by Tyler Nordgren   Stellar celebration
Star party at Grand Canyon
 
Photo of three women hiking on trail   Natural connections
Explore the National Trails System
 
Photo of campers setting up a tent   Putting it all together
Youth camping program at Lassen
 
Photo of the Little River Canyon between Powell Trail and Eberhart Point Trail   National Park Getaways
This week: Little River Canyon
 
PA_Allegheny-County_Pittsburgh-Renaissance-Historic-District_0002_150x72   Urban renaissance
National Register adds Pittsburgh historic district
 
Photo of island fox by Tim Hauf   Benefits of balance
Recovery efforts aid endangered island fox
 
Photo of fife and drum corps drumming at Manassas National Battlefield   For love of country
Honoring military service and sacrifice
 
Photo of two people walking along Twelvemile Beach at Lake Superior in the Beaver Basin Wilderness   Keeping it wild
Pictured Rocks
 
Photo of paddlers on the Chattahoochee river   National Park Getaways
This week: Chattahoochee River
 
Photo of Thomas Moran's 1872 painting, called   Painting the American West
Diary of Thomas Moran
 
Photo of flags and headstones at Andersonville National Cemetery   Honoring heroes
Memorial Day at Andersonville
 
Photo of a group of fiddlers on stage   Rosin up that bow
Fiddling championship at Homestead
 
Photo of the Vicksburg battlefield, photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive   Vicksburg campaign and siege
Upcoming events for 150th anniversary
 
Photo of the red beach at Siskiwit Bay campground   National Park Getaways
This week: Isle Royale
 
Photo of condor, NPS photo by Gavin Emmons   Flying free
Condors at Pinnacles
 
Photo of a stormy sunset at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore by Steve Perry, 2012 Share the Experience Photo Contest finalist   Hot shots
Share the Experience Photo Contest
 
Photo of two boys at river's edge looking under rocks, NPS photo by Cyntha Ocel   World of discovery
Jean Lafitte BioBlitz May 17-18
 
Photo of northern long-eared bat   Fighting for survival
Disease threatens bat populations
 
Photo of wayside exhibit overlooking dry lake bed and former dam site   National Park Getaways
This week: Johnstown Flood
 
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