7/29/13
Acadia National Park News:
Acadia to hold public meeting on Schoodic project Aug. 8
Acadia National Park is holding a public meeting Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. on a proposal to build a half-mile of bike paths and .4 miles of connector trails on the Schoodic Peninsula.
http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=82055:acadia-to-hold-public-meeting-on-schoodic-project-aug-8&Itemid=938
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Glacier Bay National Park News:
Cruise ship speed ban lifted in Glacier Bay
A temporary 10-knot speed limit on cruise ships taking passengers through the "whale waters" of Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park has been lifted. Officials of the national park say changes in humpback whale numbers and distribution in the bay make the limit no longer necessary.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/...-speed/2595483/**********
Grand Canyon National Park:
Lightning Kills Couple Near Grand Canyon
#Lightning strikes this week killed a couple near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and also injured a boatman in the bottom of the Grand Canyon, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2013/jul/28/lightning-kills-couple-near-grand-canyon/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies and parkway specialty plates saved
The black bear specialty plate once in danger of extinction on North Carolina roads has been saved.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20130728/NEWS/307280066/Smokies-parkway-specialty-plates-saved**********
Misc. National Park News:
National park visitors leave roadkill in their wake
Drivers are killing the very wildlife they're hoping to see
Drivers in America’s national parks are killing the very bears, deer, wolves and other animals they’re hoping to see, says a new report seeking changes to the way park managers deal with conflicts between cars and wildlife.
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20...kill-their-wake**********
Theodore Roosevelt National Park:
Roosevelt National Park: Where a future president found solace
Theodore Roosevelt went on many adventures, including to the Dakota Territory.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/des...dakota/2590937/**********
Yosemite National Park:
A Plan to Save Yosemite by Curbing Its Visitors
Far humbler corners of America have faced a similar dilemma: How much human activity should be allowed in a natural setting that is also promoted as a tourist destination?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/29/us/pla...ivity.html?_r=0**********
