Everglades National Park News:
Part of Florida Bay proposed off-limits to power boats
Everglades National Park wants pilot project to protect seagrass
Hoping to prevent boat propellers from tearing up seagrass, Everglades National Park has proposed banning the use of outboard motors in part of Florida Bay.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/fl-florida-bay-20091128,0,4894083.story
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Park rangers recover man's body at Grand Canyon
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say a man's body has been found 200 feet below the canyon's South Rim.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gLk6ME0AG9YmoR4mx0VOF4prZqmwD9C8RHN00**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Clingmans Dome at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gets a Makeover This Winter
Clingmans Dome, elevation 6,643 feet, is the highest point in both the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the state of Tennessee.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/200...over-winter4997**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Special Report: Rocky Mountain National Park faces challenges as it approaches centennial
John Mack hopped out of his government-issue Ford Escape one sunny mid-November day, and confirmed that a lone wind-toppled tree between campsites at Glacier Basin Campground was a lodgepole pine killed by pine beetles.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/200911...ches+centennial**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone saves some of its richest wildlife watching for the colder months
Simond Raymond of Switzerland braved snow-packed and icy roads, but he considered his winter visit to Yellowstone National Park a success. He saw wolves every day.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1348623.htmlFollow the herds
Travelers can watch beasts roam in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Kansas
It was sunrise on a bitterly cold September morning, but gray clouds obscured the sun. Snow blanketed the ground and the road was a sheet of ice. I struggled to keep the rental car on the park road.
http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/78036737.htmlBridger-Teton’s forest chief marks 10 years
Bridger-Teton’s Kniffy Hamilton is celebrating 10 years as forest supervisor for the 3.4 million acres of national forest land in Teton, Lincoln and Sublette counties.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5341Loss of pine seeds puts Yellowstone grizzlies’ survival in question (Editorial)
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy last week wisely denied the Department of Justice’s efforts to reverse his Sept. 21 decision that restored endangered species protections to the Yellowstone grizzly bear population.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/guest/article_7866ebd0-dbd0-11de-9601-001cc4c03286.htmlWyoming Challenges U.S. National Park Service Over Yellowstone Plan
Governor Dave Freudenthal and the State of Wyoming are challenging a snowmobile-related rule the U.S. National Park Service has adopted for Yellowstone National Park this winter.
http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/unit...plan-17005.html**********
Zion National Park News:
Woman dies from 1,000-foot fall in Zion park
A woman died in Zion National Park on Friday after falling 1,000 feet from a popular trail.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13885468
