Hey Everyone,

Yesterday, March 1st, 2010, was a big birthday for those of us who love the National Parks. Yellowstone celebrated its 138th birthday (1872) - the first National Park in the world.

James

Carlsbad Caverns National Park News:
Carlsbad Caverns National Park road and parking reconstruction work halted
Effective Monday, the reconstruction work on parking areas at Carlsbad Caverns National Park and the road leading to the cavern has been halted, park officials said in a press release.
http://www.currentargus.com/ci_14495896
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Denali National Park News:
National Park Service supports expanding no-trapping area near Denali
A feud is brewing between the state and the National Park Service as the Alaska Board of Game prepares to debate proposals to expand or eliminate a no-trapping buffer zone on state land around the northeast boundary of Denali National Park and Preserve that protects wolves that cross the park boundary.
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/650...home_lead_story
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Glacier National Park News:
First Fossil-Makers in Hot Water
In Glacier National Park, one can find rocks that are layered like cabbage leaves. These "stromatolites" are the work of microbes that lived over a billion years ago.
http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3418/first-fossil-makers-in-hot-water
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Colorado's top five drive-by mountain vistas
Sometime while driving south from I-70 towards Leadville last week on my way to Chicago Ridge/Ski Cooper, I found myself grinning and thinking again how lucky I am to live in Colorado. I've had a passion for the mountains since I was little, and I've seen and played in most of the mountains in the U.S.
http://blogs.westword.com/ontheedge/2010/03/colorados_top_five_drive-by_mo.php

CSU takes lead on sustainability network
Colorado State University is the lead institution of the newly formed Rocky Mountain Sustainability and Science Network, which is funded by $500,000 from the National Science Foundation.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100302/LIFESTYLE/100301025
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone bears begin emerging from hibernation (Previously reported)
Bears are beginning to emerge from hibernation in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-03-02-yellowstone-hibernating-bears_N.htm
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Arches National Park News:
In Utah, a move to seize federal land
The state House passes a bill allowing the use of eminent domain to take protected land from the federal government. Utah wants to develop a stretch outside Arches National Park and other areas.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/03/nation/la-na-utah-domain3-2010mar03
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Denali National Park News:
Board should stop wolf loss near park line (Opinion Piece)
COMPASS: Other points of view
I'll never forget seeing the black alpha male and small gray female of the East Fork wolves in Denali National Park that day.
http://www.adn.com/2010/03/03/1166518/board-should-stop-wolf-loss-near.html
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Everglades National Park News:
Vast new refuge weighed for northern Everglades
To staunch pollution flows into the headwaters of the Everglades, Obama administration officials are considering designating a new national wildlife refuge north of Lake Okeechobee. The refuge could place 100,000 acres or more under federal protection, according to several sources who were briefed on the plans.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/vast-new-refuge-weighed-for-northern-everglades-314895.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Park officials say it's unlikely Caughron barn will be rebuilt
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/04/park-officials-say-its-unlikely-caughron-barn-be/
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Kenai Fjords National Park
Glacier melting a key clue to tracking climate change
The world has become far too hot for the aptly named Exit Glacier in Alaska.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62302A20100304
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Misc. National Park News:
When Repelling Bears: Aim, Spray, Recycle (not really park news, but an interesting article none the less)
I used bear spray for the first time last summer. Ok, that’s not quite accurate—I accidently let loose the contents of a bear spray canister in August.
http://magblog.audubon.org/when-repelling-bears-aim-spray-recycle
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Saguaro National Park News:
Saguaro park's annual fiesta to feature array of activities
A day of lectures, exhibits and performances will celebrate the history and culture of Saguaro National Park East Saturday during the fourth annual Fiesta de Saguaro.
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/local/foothills/article_511e3cbd-dd36-502c-9d27-a2bef150f5d1.html
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Shenandoah National Park News:
Two Men Convicted of Hunting in the Shenandoah National Park
Two Page County men have been convicted of hunting in the Shenandoah National Park.
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/85993277.html
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Park’s wolves eluding researchers
A lack of snow, inclement weather and bad timing has hampered the Yellowstone Wolf Project’s attempts to dart and collar animals this winter.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.html

Meeting on Yellowstone Park winter plan added in Cody
An open house in Cody, Wyo., has been added to the schedule to provide information on a new Yellowstone winter use plan and environmental impact statement The meeting will be held March 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cody Club room of the Cody Auditorium, at the corner of Beck Avenue and 13th Street.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.html

Yellowstone wolf pack documented in film dwindling
A wolf pack that was once Yellowstone National Park's most viewed and prolific group of wolves is dying, with only one wolf left.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/03/04/1104027/yellowstone-wolf-pack-documented.html

Bringing bison back to North America
The next 10 to 20 years could be extremely significant for restoring wild populations of American bison to their original roaming grounds. But for this to happen, more land must be made available for herds to roam free, government policies must be updated and the public must change its attitude towards bison.
http://www.iucn.org/?4750
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite: Half Dome hiking permits sell like hot cakes
In their first 48 hours of peddling hiker permits, under a new system designed to relieve weekend and holiday crowding on Yosemite National Park’s popular Half Dome Trail, park concessionaires have sold nearly all of the 5,700 available spots. Permits went up for grabs Monday morning. As of 3:19 p.m. Tuesday, park spokesman Scott Gediman said, just 69 were left, all of them earmarked for Memorial Day, May 31.
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/yosemite-half-dome-h-6513/
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Denali National Park News:
Alaska OK's killing wolves near Denali Park
Despite opposition from the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska's Board of Game voted Friday to eliminate a "buffer zone" and allow hunting and trapping just outside park boundaries.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/196806.asp
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Glacier National Park News:
Man's Frozen Body Found Near Glacier National Park
The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is trying to identify a man whose frozen body was found near Glacier National Park.
http://www.keci.com/Man-s-Frozen-Body-Found-Near-Glacier-National-Park/6508699
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
North Rim wolf revival?
The last, best place to release wolves in the United States might be right in our own back yards.
http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/sta...12ecd739cc.html
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park.
National park draws public input
Concerns from water quality to hang gliding were aired Saturday during the second step in a yearlong process to find out how to focus interpretive programs and services for the next 10 years at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Park.
http://www.post-trib.com/news/2088007,dunesmeeting.article
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Misc. National Park News:
Nighttime scenery worth preserving, group says (Could also be listed in Grand Canyon, but it is a larger issue)
Artificial light is invading our darkest places, and astronomers aren't the only people concerned about it.
http://www.azstarnet.com/staff/tom-beal/article_df8cf11c-73e4-564c-a045-d41b68b5d471.html

New visions for the Delta: A national park, perhaps?
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is one of the world's unique landscapes, but unless you own a boat or part of an island, its natural wonders are simply hard to access.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/06/2586660_new-visions-for-the-delta-a-national.html
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
Skiers who were missing in Wash. make way to park
Authorities say two skiers who had been missing in Washington made their way to a campground and called to say they are OK.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdbHD6FRWHnJ8al0hUPr0HZwfb_AD9E8L7400
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Winter season winding down in Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park officials have started staggered closures of park roads to snowmobiles and snow coaches to begin a two-month process of plowing and road repair.
http://www.fox12idaho.com/Global/story.asp?S=12095302

Wolf pack immortalized in movies now down to one
Demise of the Druids
After a dominating 14-year reign in the northwestern corner of Yellowstone National Park, one of the park's most prolific and most viewed wolf packs in the world may have perished.
http://www.trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_b22af2cc-4423-567a-81e5-9f9eb97a6eb8.html

Scoping for new Yellowstone Winter Use Plan ends March 30
A public comment period for a new Yellowstone Winter Use Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) began Jan. 29, and continues through March 30. Individuals, groups and agencies have until the end of the month to submit written comments on the purpose, need and objectives, as well as the issues and alternatives they would like to be considered in the new plan.
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2010/03/05/news/news5.txt

Lots of news today, everyone. Looks like things are starting to thaw...:P

Acadia National Park News;
Acadia research center nets $4.7M
Nearly $4.7 million in federal stimulus money will be used to continue the conversion of the former naval base in Winter Harbor into an educational research facility for natural sciences.
http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45990.html
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Denali National Park News:
Area around Denali National Park in Alaska opened to wolf hunters (Previously Reported)
The Alaska Board of Game on Friday approved opening the northeast periphery of the Denali National Park and Preserve for wolf trapping.
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=49&a=442274
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Everglades National Park News (Editorial)
In Deal on Everglades, a Dream Is Deferred
When Gov. Charlie Crist announced Florida’s $1.75 billion plan to save the Everglades by buying out a major landowner, United States Sugar, he declared that the deal would be remembered as a public acquisition “as monumental as the creation of the nation’s first national park, Yellowstone.”
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/in-deal-on-everglades-a-dream-is-deferred/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies director honored for helping park service
The executive director of the Great Smoky Mountains Association has received an award from the National Park Service.
http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12100568


Smokies Pancake Restaurant Celebrating 50 Years
Pancake restaurant in Smoky Mountains resort town to celebrate 50 years with 1960 prices
With the majesty of the Smoky Mountains as a backdrop, the Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg has been serving locals and visitors alike for 50 years.
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=10051169
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Misc. National Park News:
Edgar Wayburn, 103, dies; No. 1 protector of U.S. wilderness
Edgar Wayburn, 103, a physician and five-time Sierra Club president who is credited with protecting more wilderness and parkland than any other American citizen, died March 5 at his home in San Francisco. No cause of death was reported.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030805247.html
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Olympic National Park News:
Besieged by water, Hoh Tribe seeks 37 acres of Olympic National Park
It chews, it gnaws and jumps around, avulsing in a tantrum of energy to new channels, taking anything in its way right along with it. Just ask members of the Hoh Tribe: The river that carries their name is shoving them right out of their reservation.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011292772_hohtribe09m.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Two tiger cubs found dead in Indian national park
Two tiger cubs have been found dead in mysterious circumstances at the Ranthambhore national park in the north-west Indian state of Rajasthan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8554936.stm
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P.E.I. National Park News:
Former national park campground getting remake
Crews will be going to work at an old campground in P.E.I. National Park this spring, ripping out the old infrastructure.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-i...l#ixzz0hhql6N1t
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
National park elk herd to be reduced by volunteer hunters
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Monday released its final plan to manage the elk herd in the park’s South Unit that will include the use of volunteer hunters.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/stat...1cc4c002e0.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Snowmobiler injured in wreck near West Yellowstone
A snowmobiler was injured in a wreck near Reas Pass south of West Yellowstone on Sunday, the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office said.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_84f1f708-2ace-11df-a16a-001cc4c03286.html

Try, try, try, again
Park Service begins fourth attempt at winter plan
With three previous plans voided by federal judges over the past decade, the National Park Service is beginning its fourth attempt to create a permanent rule guiding winter use in Yellowstone National Park.
http://powelltribune.com/index.php/content/view/3125/58/

Spring Plowing Begins in Yellowstone
With snowcoach travel ending in Yellowstone National Park the beginning of this week, National Park Service workers are making the transition to spring, with park road crews began making their first pass with plows to clear a lane south from Mammoth.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/20100309530/news/articles/spring-plowing-begins-in-yellowstone.php

Yellowstone National Park looking for Youth Conservation Corps participants
Yellowstone National Park is recruiting for the 2010 Youth Conservation Corps program, a residential work program for young men and women between the ages of 15 and 18.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_46c01486-2a12-11df-9812-001cc4c002e0.html
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Yosemite National Park News:
The Yosemite Fund seeks $1 million for youth programs
The Yosemite Fund is seeking $1 million for youth programs at Yosemite National Park.
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/03/08/1341674/the-yosemite-fund-seeks-1-million.html
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Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park opening more facilities for season
Zion National Park in southern Utah is awakening from winter slumber.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14633514

Acadia National Park News:
Acadia National Park in 5...
By land or sea, New England's first National Park is a fantasy island for fun.
The first designated national park in New England, most of Acadia’s 30,000 acres sprawl across rugged Mt. Desert Island. The park came to prominence during the late 19th century, when wealthy industrialists began summering in the island's largest community, courtly Bar Harbor. Boston landscape architect Charles Elliot and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. are the luminaries most associated with Acadia's establishment in 1916.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/03/08/acadia-national-park/
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Glacier National Park News:
Student's body found in Montana
A body discovered on the southern edge of Glacier National Park has been identified as a Lake Forest College student missing since Sept. 28, 2009.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/2096240,5_1_WA11_LFBODY_S1-100311.article

'There's nothing here'; Odd slogan highlights Montana's allure as a vacation destination
Busy, crowded streets echo with the sounds of traffic and chaos. Commuters wait for their ride, engulfed in the sounds of the city. Then, a breath of fresh air — they're greeted by a bus unlike any they've ever seen before. It's completely wrapped in the iconic vista of Glacier National Park. For a moment, their minds are far from the gridlock, imagining what it would be like to be taking in that view in person.
http://www.lonepeaklookout.com/articles/2010/03/10/news/news1.txt
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Some Smokies roads to be closed longer for stimulus projects; spring facilities schedule released
Roaring Fork motor nature trail and Clingman's Dome will be closed a little longer than normal this year, due to ARRA projects to rehabilitate the road.
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=115435&catid=2
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Lassen National Park News:
Lassen Volcanic National Park offers ranger led snowshoe walks
Join a ranger on Saturday, March 13 for a special snowshoe walk at the Manzanita Lake area near the north entrance of Lassen Volcanic NationalPark. “We are committed to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign to increase daily exercise for a healthier tomorrow. The two programs offered at Manzanita Lake will be an opportunity for visitors to increase physical activity and experience the beauty of the park” Stated Superintendent Darlene Koontz.
http://plumasnews.com/index.php/home/670...althy-lifestyle
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Redwood National Park News:
Redwood National Park pitches 5-year fire plan
Redwood National Park would burn more acres and build more fire fuel breaks as part of its plan to manage fire in the park for the next fire years.
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_14653712
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Mr. President goes to Yellowstone
As America's first national park, Yellowstone has always held a special place in the public's imagination. Not only is it home to an array of wildlife, such as bison, elk, and grizzly bears, it also happens to hold the most famous geyser in the world, Old Faithful.
http://www.gadling.com/2010/03/11/m/

NPS, Boy Scouts Reach Tentative Agreement on Bechler Access
It turns out there were far fewer differences between the goals of the National Park Service officials and organizers of Camp Loll, a Boy Scout camp off the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park, as the two sides have worked out a compromise plan for Park visitation in 2010 and beyond.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201003...hler-access.php
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park Welcomes New Superintendent
After fifteen years as superintendent of Point Reyes National Seashore, Don Neubaucher, has joined the ranks at Yosemite National Park .
http://www.extranomical.com/NEWS/YOSEMIT...endent_857.html
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Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park wants plan to make sure natural sounds are protected
Planners at Zion National Park are starting to look at ways to preserve natural sounds.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iSY8CYCykgO_qsYi1KYuSKQWZs8A

Sorry for the slowness of updates the last week..it is not for lack of news. With that aside, here we go...

James

Congaree National Park News:
Congaree canoe landings might be upgraded
Plans also in the works to improve parking at remote sites
http://www.thestate.com/2010/03/15/1201131/congaree-canoe-landings-might.html#ixzz0iNWZWKDy
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Glacier National Park News;
Schweitzer asks feds to cancel oil and gas leases near Glacier Park
ov. Brian Schweitzer on Monday asked the federal government to formally cancel oil and gas leases near Glacier National Park that have been in limbo since a 1988 federal appeals court ruled them improper.
http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_117551ee-3069-11df-8192-001cc4c002e0.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Geologists assessing US 129 rock slide
Tennessee Department of Transportation geologists will examine an embankment where rocks slid onto U.S. 129 Sunday morning.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/7240743/

Park ranger recounts his experiences in book
Brown describes cases of on-the-job rescues, ginseng poaching, drunken driving
As a ranger for the National Park Service, Rick Brown grew accustomed to visitors telling him what a great job he had, as if all he had to do all day was wander around in the woods.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/16/park-ranger-recounts-his-experiences-in-book/
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Misc. National Park News:
Clemson, National Park Service create information-sharing grid for park managers, users, researchers
Clemson University and the National Park Service plan to take sometimes-lonely information out of a virtual wilderness and place it at the fingertips of the people most likely to use it.
http://www.clemson.edu/media-relations/article.php?article_id=2614
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Tiger found dead at Jim Corbett National Park
Rangers found the carcass of a tiger at the Jim Corbett National Park on Monday.
http://sify.com/news/tiger-found-dead-at-jim-corbett-national-park-news-national-kdqnufjiijj.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News;
The "Greening Of Yellowstone" Celebrates 15 Years This Week
For the past fifteen years Yellowstone National Park has been educating more than one million people a year on ways to reduce trash and be a good steward to the land. Yellowstone is observing its 15th year of the "Greening of Yellowstone" program this week.
http://www.sheridanmedia.com/news/quotgreening-yellowstonequot-celebrates-15-years-week8591

Bears are opportunistic eaters after long winter’s nap
Even with a mild winter and elk and wolf numbers at historically low levels, Yellowstone National Park’s grizzly bears should be able to find plenty of winter-killed carcasses to feed on this spring, said Kerry Gunther, the park’s bear management biologist.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.html
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Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park building a picture of its sounds
Zion National Park lures visitors with a landscape of towering redrock studded by vibrant greenery and slot canyons carved by wind and water.
http://www.sltrib.com/outdoors/ci_14669380
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Acadia National Park News:
Senate gives initial OK to concealed weapons in Acadia
The state Senate on Thursday gave its preliminary approval to a bill that would allow the holders of concealed weapons permits to carry loaded guns within Acadia National Park.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/139251.html
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Death Valley National Park News:
Good time of year to visit Death Valley
If it were called Life Valley or Wondrous Valley, the largest national park in the lower 48 states -- spread across 3.3 million acres -- probably would attract more visitors.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/03/17/1863242/alluring-death-valley.html#ixzz0iZ9F91sg
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
McCain offers guidelines for noise at Grand Canyon
Sen. John McCain on Tuesday introduced a measure that would speed up a yearslong effort to manage flights and noise at the Grand Canyon by imposing guidelines on air traffic routes and incentives for conversion to quiet aircraft technology.
http://jackcentral.com/news/2010/03/mccain-offers-guidelines-for-noise-at-grand-canyon/
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
RMNP to hold Biennial Research Conference
How have the thousands of climbers who have scaled Longs Peak since 1925 changed the ecology of one of the most iconic mountains in Colorado?
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100318/LOVELAND01/100318003
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Talk focuses on pronghorn migration
Wyoming is the setting for the second-longest overland mammal migration in the Western Hemisphere, second only to that of Alaska’s caribou. In “Pronghorn Passage,” the first program in this year’s Draper Museum of Natural History Lunchtime Expedition series, Emilene Ostlind discusses the annual migration of Wyoming’s pronghorn between Grand Teton National Park and the Red Desert.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c002e0.html

Yellowstone has 3,000 bison, maybe more
Yellowstone National Park officials report that the park's two bison herds now number an estimated 3,000 animals.
http://www.fox12idaho.com/Global/story.asp?S=12161879

Park Co wants more snowmobiles in Yellowstone
Snowmobile access to Yellowstone National Park remains the main issue for Park County commissioners commenting on a new winter use plan for the park.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/03/18/1121656/park-co-wants-more-snowmobiles.html#ixzz0iZ8xmJjz

Yellowstone’s grizzlies beginning to emerge from winter dens
Even with a mild winter and elk and wolf numbers at historically low levels, Yellowstone National Park’s grizzly bears should be able to find plenty of winter-killed carcasses to feed on this spring, said Kerry Gunther, the park’s bear management biologist.
http://www.helenair.com/lifestyles/recreation/article_32869928-324a-11df-ba0c-001cc4c03286.html

Survey counts 6,000 elk in northern Yellowstone
An annual survey of the northern Yellowstone elk herd shows the population holding fairly steady compared to recent years.
http://www.fox12idaho.com/Global/story.asp?S=12161784

Glacier National Park News:
Plowing begins in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park road crews have begun spring plowing, but park officials say the entire Going-to-the-Sun Road won't be open until mid-June.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c002e0.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
smokies seeks comments on proposed rehabilitation of road
The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to rehabilitate 14.5 miles of Newfound Gap Road on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. 441) and to reconstruct many of its stone masonry guard walls.
http://seymourherald.com/news/2010/mar/23/smokies-seeks-comments-on-prop/

Smokies visits drop 28.4 percent in February
The combination of winter weather and the I-40 rock slide depressed visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by 28.4 percent in February.
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100323/NEWS/303239975
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
The New Zealand government proposed today to allow mining in 7,000 hectares (27 square miles) of high-value conservation land in national parks and other currently protected areas. Horrified conservationists warn such mining would destroy precious, irreplaceable ecosystems and New Zealand's valuable image as a clean, green tourist destination.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2010/2010-03-22-04.html
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
It must be spring: Colo. gets another snowstorm
Another round of snow is blasting through Colorado for the second time since spring began.
http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=12186961
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone bicycle season starts
Bicycle season is getting under way at Yellowstone National Park even though crews haven't finished clearing roads of snow.
http://www.kbzk.com/news/yellowstone-bicycle-season-starts/

Cody comments on Yellowstone winter use
Park County residents got a chance to ask questions and make comments Monday at two meetings on creating a new set of rules to guide winter use in Yellowstone National Park.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c002e0.html
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