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I'm Jason Epperson.

As Summer Begins, the National Park Service is instituting phased reopening at many parks across the country,

allowing visitors various levels of access to amenities.

Meanwhile, park officials, concessionaires, and gateway communities are figuring out how

to manage the influx of new travelers amidst a pandemic that is far from over.

The plan for the resumption of operations follows current CDC guidelines for disease prevention in public places and workplaces.

It follows a phased approach to reopen park areas, beginning with outdoor spaces such as trails,

boardwalks, observation decks, boat ramps, picnic areas and other open landscapes.

Park operations will be flexible, continually evaluated and adjusted on a park by park basis.

As parks transition through this phased reopening,

park superintendents are coordinating with the states, tribes, local governments,

partners, concessionaires, and the gateway communities to communicate

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