7/11/13
Acadia National Park:
Canon U.S.A. Announces New Sponsorship with Friends of Acadia
The new sponsorship includes the use of Canon products for research and educational purposes to support Acadia National Park's Wild Acadia, a set of restoration and research initiatives whose goal is to protect the Park for visitors now and in the future.
http://geeks.broadwayworld.com/article/C...Acadia-20130710**********
Big Bend National Park:
Photographing Big Bend National Park: A Friendly Guide To Great Images
The features of today's cameras, coupled with the size of some national parks, can make photographing the parks on your vacation a daunting task. But when it comes to Big Bend National Park, Kathy Adams Clark has a book you should read.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/rev...eat-images23573**********
Denali National Park:
More winter Denali park access planned
Starting sometime in February, visitors will be able to drive the first 12 miles into Denali National Park and Preserve.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news...1a4bcf6878.html***********
Glacier National Park News:
Florida man dies after 1,000-foot fall in Montana’s Glacier National Park
A 21-year-old Davie, Fla., man who had been working in Glacier National Park has died after falling about 1,000 feet while climbing a mountain.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...f3ab_story.html**********
Misc. National Park News:
Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park
Bill proposes turning moon sites into national park
House representatives launch a bill to establish the Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park on the moon.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57593048-1/bill-proposes-turning-moon-sites-into-national-park/**********
Rocky Mountain National Park:
Hazardous Fuels Reduction Work Continues In Rocky Mountain National Park
The reduction of hazardous fuels is a significant preventative management tool used in preparation for managing wildfire near structures and communities.
http://www.estesparknews.com/?p=10582**********
Yellowstone National Park:
Yellowstone Bison Goring Victim: Don’t Repeat My Mistakes
A year later, the victim of a Yellowstone bison goring is warning visitors to the Park to heed the guidelines on keeping an appropriate distance from Park wildlife.
http://yellowstoneinsider.com/2013/07/11/yellowstone-bison-goring-victim-dont-make-my-mistakes/Yellowstone cautions against expanding wolf hunting, trapping outside the park
A proposal to relax gray wolf hunting and trapping rules in Montana got a cool reception from Yellowstone National Park administrators who said Monday that the move appears to be aimed at substantially reducing the population of the animals in the park.
http://dailyranger.com/story.php?story_id=8139&headline=Yellowstone-cautions-against-expanding-wolf-hunting,-trapping-outside-the-park
Yellowstone visitation tops 1 million by end of June
The latest park visitation figures show that more than 1 million recreational visitors have passed through Yellowstone during the first half of the year, with the park’s busiest season just getting under way.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2013/07/y...h.wkRqfVv5.dpuf**********
