Topic: Rocky Mountain National Park
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Melting ice reveals ancient atlatl dart
Used by a Native American hunter some 10,000 years ago, the atlatl dart was discovered in a melting patch of ice high in the Rocky Mountains.
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House passes bill protecting 2 million acres of wilderness
The bill, which is being called the most sweeping land protection law in a quarter century, would set aside more than 2 million acres of desert and forest in nine states.
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Bid to allow guns in national parks
The Interior Department considers a proposal to lift a 25-year ban on concealed weapons in national parks.
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When pieces of national parks go on sale, U.S. can't pay
Despite a slight uptick in 2008, federal funding for privately owned land purchases has taken a hit in recent years.
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