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	<title>Daily Hiker &#187; Sarah Sampson</title>
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		<title>Save Washington DNR Lands</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Washington residents, time is running out to take action and let legislation know that important Department of Natural Resources lands like Mount Si and Lake Spokane need to be included in the final budget negotiations. Currently, as many as 20 areas in Washington State could soon face closure if legislation does not find a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still time for suggestions on winter-usage at Yellowstone NP</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[America&#8217;s first national park, Yellowstone National Park, has been making the headlines in recent years because of controversial winter-usage plans. The fight over the limits and regulation of snowmobiles and snowcoaches between conservationists and snowmobilers has been widely reported.
Currently the park has set limits that allow up to 318 snowmobiles and 78 multi-passenger snowcoaches per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian government invests in BC National Parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni announced that the Government of Canada will invest $3.8 million in National Parks and Historic Sites on Vancouver Island. The invested funds would go towards boosting the tourism infrastructure at Pacific Rim National Park and the Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites.
Hoping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated SPOT Messengers available soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago (mid-December, to be exact) SPOT LLC issued a voluntary recall of all SPOT 2 Messenger beacons. Problems with battery life and messaging were detected and SPOT has been working hard to fix the problem.
Those who applied for the exchange program back in December have been waiting for the new units to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multiple false alarms lead S&amp;R on 2-month hunt for the culprit</title>
		<link>http://www.dailyhiker.com/news/multiple-false-alarms-lead-sr-on-2-month-hunt-for-the-culprit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We stumbled across this bit of news via Alan Arnette&#8217;s Twitter feed and had to share it, as it provides a valuable lesson for any gear and gadget enthusiast. According to the Denver Post, the mystery surrounding multiple false alarms triggered by a personal locator beacon (PLB) over the course of the last two months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reservations for Yosemite Half Dome climbs now available</title>
		<link>http://www.dailyhiker.com/news/reservations-for-yosemite-half-dome-climbs-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dailyhiker.com/news/reservations-for-yosemite-half-dome-climbs-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a years of overcrowding and potentially dangerous situations on the Half Dome cables in Yosemite National Park, a new system has been put in place. To reduce the amount of people on the cables at one time, you&#8217;ll need to reserve your climb in advance.
On Monday, March 1 the online registration system went live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on proposed National Monuments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early last week a list of fourteen areas under consideration for National Monument status was leaked to the press. This leak caused quite a bit of commotion on Capitol Hill. Shortly after the news broke, two senior House Republicans started accusing the administration (specifically, the Interior Department) of trying to take over vast areas of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Patagonia Nano Puff</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Patagonia introduced the Nano Puff last year at the 2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, everyone was talking about it. This summer they'll be expanding the Nano Puff jacket into a line with a few more styles (full zip, full zip hoody, and shelled version). We had a chance to test the current style, the half-zip pullover on a few recent excursions. Read more for our full review.]]></description>
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		<title>New York State Parks on the chopping block due to budget cuts</title>
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		<comments>http://www.dailyhiker.com/news/new-york-state-parks-on-the-chopping-block-due-to-budget-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following our Twitter feed, you&#8217;ve probably seen some of the links about New York&#8217;s latest solution to their budget woes. Late last week it was released that the state legislators are considering closing or reducing hours of operations and programs at a laundry list of state parks in order to trim the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fourteen wilderness areas to be considered for National Monument status</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration is considering adding up to fourteen locations across the western part of the United States to the list of National Monuments. In a memo that was leaked to the press, the wilderness areas are outlined and described as &#8220;good candidates&#8221; for consideration.
Though I&#8217;m quite a fan of keeping wild spaces protected through [...]]]></description>
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