Acadia
Acadia visitor count was up in 2007
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine (AP) — Acadia National Park had 2.2 million visitors last year — an increase from 2006 but still below the highs set in the mid-1990s.
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080919/NEWS02/809190365/1003/NEWS02Ferry plan to link parks
A waterfront park in Quincy will soon be connected by ferry to national park sites and other tourist venues stretching from the Boston Harbor Islands to Cape Cod.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/21/ferry_plan_to_link_parks/A primitive fish lures scientists to Maine
BAR HARBOR, Maine - The Mount Desert Island Biological Lab has been perched on the Maine coast for nearly a century, in a sort of eddy beside the main tourist route to Bar Harbor.
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/09/29/a_primitive_fish_lures_scientists_to_maine/Death Valley
Steve Kossack's Death Valley Expedition: Pardon the Blatant Plug for My Friend. :P
A 5-day exploration of color and light, November 12th-16th.
http://www.stevekossack.com/workshops/death_Valley_fall.htmWildlife that can take the heat
It contains the lowest place in North America, reaching 282 feet below sea level. The temperature once reached 134 degrees F., and in the summer the ground can be hot enough to fry an egg. It averages less than two inches of rain each year. It's called Death Valley – but this national park near the California-Nevada border is teeming with life.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0923/p17s01-hfks.htmlDenali
Earthquake felt in Denali National Park area
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A light earthquake has been felt in the area of Denali National Park.
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/303033.htmlTwo hunters were rescued by the Alaska State Troopers and National Park Service over the weekend.
Two hypothermic hunters were rescued from the banks of the Chulitna River last Saturday.
http://ktna.org/topics.php?aid=773Proposed visitors' center site questioned
WASILLA -- The latest proposal for a major tourist destination south of Denali National Park calls for a visitor center atop a rocky knoll up Curry Ridge, complete with a theater, snack bar, miles of hiking trails and parking for 300 cars and 150 buses or RVs.
http://www.adn.com/matsu/story/537884.htmlEverglades
Vehicle strikes, kills panther in Everglades National Park
A two- to three-month-old female panther was struck by a vehicle and killed in Everglades National Park on Monday night.
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/GREEN/80930091/1075Everglades restoration 'bogged down' by red tape, funding delays
Everglades restoration remains "bogged down" by procedural delays and lack of federal funding that threatens to further erode the River of Grass, a team of scientists concluded in a report to Congress released Monday.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flpeverglades0930pnsep30,0,6030855.story
Whale rescued off small island is euthanized
KEY LARGO, Fla. -- Marine mammal experts euthanized a stranded infant sperm whale after they had rescued it earlier in the day off the Florida Keys.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/706582.htmlGlacier
Glacier National Park reopens road
The Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park reopened Wednesday after closing for snowy conditions.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9069914Ken Burns on vacation/location at Glacier National Park
It's too early for civilians. As dawn's first light falls on the jagged peaks, creeps down the dwindling glaciers and glides across glass-faced Swiftcurrent Lake, most of the tourists in the Many Glacier Hotel are still snoozing.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-tr-burns7-2008sep07,0,1078657.story
Grand Canyon
Enviros sue over uranium mining near Grand Canyon
Environmental groups are suing Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for allowing uranium mining on about 1 million acres around Grand Canyon National Park, which critics contend could contaminate ground and surface water as far away as Los Angeles.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2008/09/enviros-sue-ove.htmlToyota Donation Supports Environmental, Education and Safety Programs for Grand Canyon National Park
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz., Sept 18, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- $500,000 and five hybrid vehicles donated by Toyota to Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/to...D&dist=hpprGrand Canyon facilities closing soon for season
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin announced today that many of the park's North Rim facilities will close for the season on Oct. 15.
http://www.thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080919/LIFESTYLE05/809190337Grand Teton
Grand Teton to open elk hunt
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Grand Teton National Park expects to host about 1,000 elk hunters in coming weeks.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9081978&nav=menu554_4_2Wildfiles: Hiking Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming
Local News 8's Genevieve Judge and Alyssa Chin spent one of their days off this week heading to Wyoming and hiking one of the many trails inside Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9002256&nav=menu554_2_4Park won’t bail out airport
Grand Teton National Park officials Thursday declined to provide law-enforcement support for the Jackson Hole Airport.
http://www.jhguide.com/article.php?art_id=3672Great Smoky
Smokies' visitation down since 2007
Officials at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park say visitation at its main entrances is down 5 percent so far this year, largely because of gas prices that spiked during the season.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/sep/09/smokies-visitation-down-since-2007/It Ain't Easy Being Free
In the banquet that is our national parks, the Great Smoky Mountains is the casserole—less thrilling but more filling than more glamorous offerings. Established as an economic engine for a depressed region, the Smokies generates more local jobs and dollars and serves far more visitors than any other national park. And, like most casseroles, the Smokies is both created and bound by tradition.
http://www.businesstn.com/node/950Misc. Parks
Great National Parks for Spectacular Fall Colors: Western Edition
Autumn’s beauty abounds west of the Mississippi River and into the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest, where the transformation to fall’s rich colors is already in progress. Our national parks actually improve on their spectacle in fall, as cottonwood, aspen, huckleberry and fall wildflowers bring their bright hues to the landscape.
http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-P...Western-EditionMount Rainier
A walk on the wild side in Mount Rainier National Park
SEATTLE — By 7 a.m. on a summer morning, dozens of climbers were tramping past our tent in the White River campground in Mount Rainier National Park.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080929/FEATURES07/80929010All paths lead to high-country glory from Rainier's Sunrise
The highest point you can drive to in Mount Rainier National Park is called Sunrise, and you know why when you swing your pack over your shoulder and hit the trail here in the early a.m. Here, at 6,400 feet and above, the mountain once called Tahoma towers before your eyes, the white cone of its summit tinged with the pinks and peaches of dawn; Emmons Glacier curls down on the left textured by hundreds of crevasses, while Winthrop Glacier glissades below the rocky ramparts of Curtis Ridge on the right.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/380210_sunrise25.htmlNaches Peak Loop a trail of oohs and aahs
One thing the hiking guidebooks all agree on is that the Naches Peak Loop at Chinook Pass is one of the most spectacular hikes around. Plus, this is a hike that just about anyone can enjoy.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/379339_hike18.htmlOlympic
New Olympic National Park leader will attend open house in Sequim
People will have the chance to meet Karen Gustin, the new superintendent at Olympic National Park, at an open house Tuesday. Gustin took over the top spot at the park in April.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/story/491592.html Bite this, West Nile
A few weeks ago, the only dim spot on an otherwise spectacular trip through Olympic National Park was the bugs—specifically, a horde of aggressive mosquitoes that apparently considered our DEET a tasty appetizer. Swatting and swearing, eventually all five of us gave up and huddled in a three-person tent until the sun set and the bloodsuckers finally relented.
http://www.backpacker.com/blogs/470Shenandoah
Grant to Convert Historic Maps
The National Park Service announced Tuesday that the American Battlefield Protection Program has awarded a grant of $43,518 to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation.
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/29949784.html‘CCC Boys' Reunite For 75th Anniversary
SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK - Before he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 at the age of 19, Whitey Groves did "just as little [work] as [he] possibly could do." But the CCC taught Groves, now 90, the value of hard work.
http://www.rocktownweekly.com/news_details.php?AID=31832&CHID=2SNP To Host National Parks America Tour
Shenandoah National Park will host the National Parks America Tour on Saturday, September 27 in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Almost 200 volunteers are expected to assist park staff in restoring Big Meadows and removing invasive vegetation. Activities will include an informative talk about exotic plants followed by a hands-on activity in Big Meadows.
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/29239119.htmlYellowstone
Yellowstone preparing for winter with snowmobiles
CODY, Wyo. - Yellowstone Superintendent Suzanne Lewis says her staff are preparing for a normal winter season despite a court ruling against snowmobiling in the park.
http://www.sltrib.com/outdoors/ci_10600269It could be a very quiet winter in Yellowstone National Park
With a federal judge throwing out the latest winter use plan for Yellowstone National Park, one big question looms for potential visitors: How should they proceed with a potential winter sojourn?
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/index.php?contentID=924&articleID=239Livestock disease plan focuses on Yellowstone area
Cattle ranchers near Yellowstone National Park would have to test their entire herds for brucellosis and vaccinate them against the disease, under a plan offered Thursday by state livestock officials.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/09/26/ap5476634.htmlGray wolf, once protected, is now imperiled
After the gray wolf was taken off the endangered species list in March, hunters have gone on a shooting spree in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Now the federal government is debating whether to put the wolf back on the list.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2008/09/danas-thoughts.htmlYosemite
Climbing Half Dome
Hiking Yosemite’s signature landmark offers some outstanding views of the park’s central valley as well as a dose of reality: Plenty of ill-prepared hikers you’re likely to literally rub shoulders with on the way up and down.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/living/story/482618.htmlFresno for $200 gets you to Yosemite Park
You and the kids - or a group of pals - shouldn’t miss out on taking a trip that will be remembered forever - a visit to one of our national treasures - Yosemite National Park.
http://www.ajc.com/travel/content/travel/deals/stories/2008/09/26/fresno_yosemite_northwest.html
