August 23, 2012 National Park News:
Jasper National Park News:
Jasper Locals Decry New National Park Tourist Attraction
Construction of walkway setting ‘dangerous precedent,’ says coalition
As construction of a controversial tourist attraction continues in Jasper, Alberta, local opponents of the project have taken to the streets to hand out flyers criticizing private development in the famed national park.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/canada/j...ion-282929.html***********
Lassen Volcanic National Park News:
Northern California wildfire disrupts Oregon scientists’ study of ecosystem
One of the forest fires burning in Northern California has hampered the efforts of environmental scientists from Oregon who are studying an ecosystem.
http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120823/NEWS0107/208230351/Olympic National Park News:
Olympic park 'killer goat' lawsuit mostly dismissed.
A judge has dismissed most of a widow's claims against the federal government after her husband was killed by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park.
http://seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2018971279_webkillergoat22.html**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Fire coverage tags Rocky Mountain National Park visits
Officials say national coverage of Colo. wildfires hurt visits in July
http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_21365010/fire-coverage-tags-park-visitsRMNP staff seeks public comment on allowing bicycles on East Shore Trail.
Rocky Mountain National Park is seeking public comments and input about whether to allow the use of bicycles on a two-mile section of the East Shore Trail, located near Grand lake.
http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20120821/NEWS/120829990/1079&ParentProfile=1067*********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Century-old trees near Yellowstone yield clues about human, forest histories
It’s no secret to even casual naturalists that the age of a tree can be determined by counting the rings in its cross-section. But researchers in the greater Yellowstone area are building on that technique and expanding the field of dendrochronology to learn new secrets about how landscapes were affected decades or centuries ago by people, climate and fire.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/08/c...rest-histories/Guest opinion: Killing bison's migratory instinct
It is summer in Yellowstone National Park. Some visitors are busy photographing bison and elk grazing together near a multi-colored thermal pool. But their cameras do not record these two ungulates’ radically divergent lives.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...ratory-instinct*********
