Hey Everyone,
I have included some headlines that I have been following about the National Parks over the last month.
Everglades National Park
EPA removes expert who criticized Everglades program
Records show the EPA official was taken off the Everglades project after expressing pollution concerns.
By CRAIG PITTMAN, Times Staff Writer
Published November 24, 2007
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/11/24/State/EPA_removes_expert_wh.shtmlGreat Smoky Mountain National Park:
Smokies to spray again for tree pests in Cades Cove
GATLINBURG (AP) -- National Park Service officials say they'll spray again in December for tree pests in Cades Cove.
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=7420281Joshua Tree National Park
Weekend Window: Joshua Tree National Park
One of the Country's Desert Wonders
Joshua Tree National Park is one of the jewels of the Mojave desert and is located in southern California. And from the beginning, the region's look proved to be a distinctive marker, because of one unusual looking plant, in particular.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WeekendWindow/story?id=3882741Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Center
Human waste plagues Lake Roosevelt, other outdoor destinations
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
COULEE CITY, Grant County — The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is 129 miles of watery beauty that is becoming a giant outdoor toilet, and workers are not pleased.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004021541_weblakeroosevelt18.htmlMiscellaneoous Parks News
Feds envision energy corridors on public land
Sweeping plan, involving 11 states in West, still in draft phase
By MATTHEW BROWN
The Bush administration is proposing more than 6,000 miles of "energy corridors" for future pipelines and transmission lines in the West, crossing dozens of sensitive areas including national monuments, recreation areas and scenic rivers.
http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/11/16/news/state/22-corridor.txtPark Service can't afford to buy up private tractsConservationists worry about development
By SUSAN GALLAGHER | The Associated Press
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-flaparks11123sbnov23,0,3292014.story
Yellowstone National Park
The Gold in Yellowstone's Microbes
By PAT DAWSON/YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Yellowstone Park's bizarre steam vents and odiferous boiling pools are more than just tourist attractions and geological curiosities. They are home to unique microbes — living organisms that thrive in extreme heat. More than that, they are valuable resources for industries searching for fresh and big profits.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1686700,00.html?cnn=yes
Wyoming moose herds declining, but why?
Bob Pusatory , Director
JACKSON, Wyo. - University of Wyoming graduate student Scott Becker is unraveling a moose mystery in northwestern Wyoming.
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=75986Schweitzer says he's dropping bison plan
By The Associated Press
BOZEMAN - Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he is abandoning his "split state" idea for control of the veterinary disease brucellosis in Montana.
http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/11/19/news/state/20-bison.txtYosemite National Park
Earthquake Jolts Sierra Near Yosemite
Written by Elizabeth Bishop
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-3.5 earthquake has jolted the Sierra Nevada mountains just outside Yosemite National Park.
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=34601Yosemite wildfires allowed to expand
Friday, November 16, 2007
By Ramona Frances
'Seeing a natural fire can be a good experience ...'
Two lightening fires continue to be managed under the watch of fire officials near and within Yosemite National Park.
http://www.maderatribune.com/news/newsview.asp?c=229924
