Grand Canyon National Park News:
Pay Attention: Rules Are Changing For Getting Backpacking Permits at Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park long has run its backpacking permit operation with a four-month lead time. In other words, you could walk into the backcountry office on February 1 and ask for a permit for a date in June and receive it. Well, the rules are changing friends.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/200...tional-park4973Groups file lawsuit to stop mining near Grand Canyon
New mining jobs in the Arizona Strip area may be put on hold. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Grand Canyon Trust and the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit Nov. 16 challenging a Bureau of Land Management permit for the Arizona 1 Mine.
http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=34750Canyon officials to tackle warming
With 4.5 million visitors a year, reducing the national park's carbon footprint is a challenge.
http://azdailysun.com/articles/2009/11/20/news/20091120_front_207842.txt**********
Olympic National Park News:
Olympic National Park clearing roads after storm damage
As winds and rain from the recent storms subside, Olympic National Park crews have cleared debris and removed downed trees to reopen some of roads, including the Olympic Hot Springs and the Hoh Road.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2009/11/olympic_national_park_clearing.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Baby gorillas in Congo getting a new playpen: Paradise
The only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority announced Friday.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/20/congo.baby.gorillas/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Idaho extends length of wolf-hunting season
In what may be an effort to assure quotas are reached, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission has decided to extend the wolf-hunting season through March 31 in all zones.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/11/idaho-wolf-hunting.htmlWyoming challenges Yellowstone snowmobile rules
The state of Wyoming filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to block the National Park Service from further restricting snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j5DF5sUdbqH9uqEW-ymTAK7hjtZAD9C3K5UG0
