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November National Park News:

Posted By: James Morrissey

November National Park News: - 11/02/11 03:49 PM

The November National News - We are back up. :P
Posted By: James Morrissey

11/02/2011 National Park News: - 11/02/11 03:49 PM

Big Bend National Park News:
Border Crossing in National Park to Reopen
United States Customs and Border Protection and the National Park Service plan to reopen the Boquillas border crossing and customs station between the United States and Mexico in the Big Bend National Park.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/10/31/41079.htm

Environment key in border bill
Foes see agency causing harm; backers cite smugglers, cartels.
Both sides of a debate over a proposed law giving the Border Patrol more access to protected lands say they're trying to do what's right for the environment.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_n...p#ixzz1cYzFaNle
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Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Utah Prairie Dogs at the Center of Endangered Species Battle (I almost put this is Misc as it is really about a larger issue)
The Utah Prairie Dog is listed as a threatened species under federal law, but if you ask some people in Iron County, it's not nearly threatened enough.
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuer/n....Species.Battle
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Ranger awarded highest National Park Service honor
Grand Canyon National Park Supervisory Park Ranger Lisa Hendy was awarded the National Park Service’s 2011 Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award on Oct. 26.
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive...-service-honor/

Huge development planned near Grand Canyon
Just before tourists reach the entrance to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, they see Tusayan, a tiny town with a scattering of modest hotels, restaurants and gift shops that could be getting a lot bigger.
http://www.trivalleycentral.com/articles...13213386447.txt
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Misc. National Park News:
Chair Of House Subcommittee On National Parks Calls Parks, Other Federal Lands Unconstitutional
U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, who chairs the House subcommittee that oversees national parks and other federal lands, says it is unconstitutional for the federal government to own those tracts.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...stitutional8960

National Park Service chief outlines goals of feasibility study
Local sentiment for and against a new national park would be considered, but Congress, the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service would determine the uses of the 70,000 acres conservationist Roxanne Quimby proposes giving to the park service in 2016, according to a letter from the park service’s top official.
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/11/01/ne...udy/?ref=latest
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Greater Yellowstone grizzlies 'the road to recovery'
A grizzly bear takes five near Indian Pond in Yellowstone National Park. The grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has enjoyed a remarkable recovery in recent decades. But, with the recent spate of grizzly bear attacks on humans, officials and others plan to escalate the bear safety message hoping to curb nasty encounters with the bruins.
http://www.powelltribune.com/news/item/8930-greater-yellowstone-grizzlies-the-road-to-recovery

Many Yellowstone roads set to close for the season Nov. 7
If you’re still considering a fall trip to see Old Faithful or to get that perfect photo of the Lower Falls from Artist Point, you’d better go soon.
If you’re still considering a fall trip to see Old Faithful or to get that perfect photo of the Lower Falls from Artist Point, you’d better go soon.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/new...1cc4c03286.html

Yellowstone’s North Entrance Traffic Plan Approved
A new plan designed to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety at Yellowstone National Park's historic North Entrance has been approved.
http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/2011110157...n-approved.html
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Yosemite National Park News:
On busy days, more than 8,000 cars pass through Yosemite Valley in the nation's third most-visited national park. But, there are only 1,100 parking spaces.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45121091/ns/travel-news/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11/03/2011 National Park News: - 11/03/11 05:18 PM

Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Bryce Canyon National Park to Initiate the Public Scoping Process for a Multimodal Transportation Plan
The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting a transportation planning study to evaluate the transportation needs and infrastructure requirements to serve visitors to Bryce Canyon National Park.
http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/1626...e=home_stories2
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Everglades National Park News:
16-foot python devours deer in Florida
A Burmese python slithering through the Everglades proved that her eyes weren't bigger than her stomach, swallowing intact a 76-pound deer.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/01/us/florida-python-deer/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smokies Mountains National Park winter schedule
As cold weather settles in, many facilities in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will either shut down or be put on an abbreviated schedule until spring rolls around.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/nov/02/great-smokies-mountains-national-park-winter/

Bears broaden horizons due to severe food shortage
Cohabitation with black bears is a way of life for residents near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. However, this year the amount of animals throughout Sevier County is cause for pause.
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Maine Woods National Park News:
Maine Groups Oppose National Park Study
The Maine Forest Products Council today officially joined the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine and the Maine Snowmobile Association in opposition to both a proposed Maine Woods National Park and a park feasibility study.
http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNewsArchive/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3475/ItemId/18730/Default.aspx
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11/04/2011 National Park News: - 11/04/11 07:50 PM

Everglades National Park News:
Mixed reception in Washington for Everglades refuge
The proposed federal refuge north of Lake Okeechobee, which calls for putting some 100,000 of pasture land under permanent conservation and buying another 50,000, is touted as way to preserve both wildlife and ranches
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/03/2486111/mixed-reception-in-washington.html#ixzz1clffJPvp
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon uranium mining battle heats up at Washington hearing
A bill that would open 1 million acres near Grand Canyon National Park to new uranium mining was hailed Thursday as an economic boon and derided as a threat to the park’s wilderness and tourism value.
http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2011/11/gr...ington-hearing/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Cades Cove controlled burns continue next week
A spokesperson with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park says the prescribed burns in Cades Cove will extend into late next week. However, no burns will occur this weekend.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/189993/2/Cades-Cove-controlled-burns-continue-next-week
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Misc. National Park News:
The 101 top conservation projects identified by Interior Department
Here are the 101 top conservation projects identified in a new Interior Department report released Thursday as part of the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/e...9liM_story.html

President Obama Lays the Groundwork for His Conservation Legacy
Administration Moves to Protect Historical Sites and Lands
For many conservationists and lovers of the great outdoors, it was not obvious at first how President Barack Obama, with his urban Chicago roots, would make his mark on the vast expanse known as the public estate
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/11/obama_conservation.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
More Than 200 Alleged Rhino Poaches Arrested In South Africa In One Year
total of 214 suspected rhino poachers were arrested in South Africa between April 2010 and March 2011, according to the 4th National Compliance and Enforcement Report (NECER), released here by the Department of Environmental Affairs.
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=624719
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
More snow falls on the Park
Additional snow predicted for the weekend
A nother snowstorm passed through Rocky Mountain National Park last night, Nov. 1 and early the morning of Nov. 2.
http://www.eptrail.com/ci_19248724

Program: Wolves in the willows
Shining Mountains Group presents program
Diners can wolf down a buffet dinner, while learning about the prospect of wolf reintroduction and the historical role of naturalness in the management of Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) at the Shining Mountains Group annual dinner, Saturday, Nov. 12, from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Crags.
http://www.eptrail.com/ci_19249261


Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Weekend’s grizzy attack in Grand Teton used to raise opposition to long-standing Park elk hunt
Latest chapter in a thick book of controversy over hunt is being written-
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2011/11/02/gtnp-griz-elk-hunting-maul/

Close elk feeding grounds, make elk migrate, avoid disease disaster
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been found in elk, deer, and moose in several areas of Wyoming and has been moving ever closer to the already brucellosis infected elk herds that use feeding grounds in northwest Wyoming.
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2011/11/0...ke-elk-migrate/
Posted By: James Morrissey

11/07/2011 National Park News: - 11/07/11 09:55 PM

Acadia National Park News:
Acadia’s sweet season (Note: Not News, but interest)
For hardy souls, late autumn on Mount Desert Island is a study in stillness, solitude
The sun rises over Sutton Island and the Cranberry Isles. I’m walking by myself, following the carriage roads, circumnavigating the shore of Little Long Pond at the base of Sargent Mountain and Penobscot Mountain on the south side of Acadia National Park.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/tra...CJgI/story.html
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Denali National Park News:
Denali National Park and Preserve Forum: Park Road open to Mile 13
The contractors working on the culvert replacement project have finished for the season, and the Denali Park Road is now open to the Savage River Campground at Mile 13, weather permitting. The road will close at park headquarters (Mile 3) when the next snowfall occurs.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g14...rve_Alaska.html
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Grand Canyon National Park NEws:
Grand Canyon uranium fight heats up in D.C.
Environmentalists, businessmen battle over mining plan
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/repo...ht-heats-up-dc/
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Misc. National Park News:
Wildlife contraceptive may help control numbers, disease
As some presidential candidates denounce federal funding for birth control, researchers are studying the benefits of a government-developed contraceptive vaccine for wildlife.
http://helenair.com/news/local/state-and...1cc4c002e0.html

National parks boost economy
The 13 percent unemployment rate in San Bernardino County has taken a heavy toll on families, businesses and communities. But an often overlooked source of revenue for our county is that generated by our California desert national parks. Since the beginning of the recession in 2008, Americans may have curtailed plans for international travel, but tourism has actually increased at Joshua Tree National Park from 1.3 million visits in 2008 to 1.4 million in 2010.
http://www.sbsun.com/pointofview/ci_19278644

When border security trumps the environment (Editorial)
How does waiving the Endangered Species Act in Glacier National Park help secure the border? Simple. It doesn't.
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20111107/COLUMNS/111109873/1078&ParentProfile=1055
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
Mount Rainier volunteers donate $1.6 million of time and energy
For an investment of almost $26,000 this summer, Mount Raininer National Park received more than $1.6 million in volunteer help. That is the assessment of Kevin Bacher, volunteer and outreach coordinator at the park, in his report on the summer volunteer program.
http://www.theolympian.com/2011/11/05/1865998/mount-rainier-volunteers-donate.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone spill to cost Exxon $135M
Exxon Mobil Corp. said it expects to incur costs of about $135 million from an oil pipeline break beneath Montana’s Yellowstone River that triggered a massive effort to limit damage to the scenic waterway.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2011/11/07/yellowstone-spill-to-cost-exxon-135m/

Yellowstone National Park sets winter-use plan
National Park planners say finalization of an environmental study for Yellowstone National Park will enable the park to open for motorized oversnow travel as scheduled on December 15.
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/11/07/yellowstone-national-park-sets-winter-use-plan/

Yellowstone Bison relocation delayed
A decision on a plan to relocate up to 160 Yellowstone National Park bison onto state and tribal lands has been postponed after ranchers raised objections, wildlife officials said Wednesday.
http://nativetimes.com/news/environment/6312-yellowstone-bison-relocation-delayed
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11.8.2011 National Park News: - 11/08/11 07:00 PM

Bryce Canyon National Park News:
BLM Releases Report on Controversial Strip Mine Expansion
The Bureau of Land Management is taking public comments on a proposed coal strip mine expansion outside of Bryce Canyon National Park.
http://kcpw.org/blog/local-news/2011-11-...mine-expansion/
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Glacier National Park News:
Glacier to continue boat inspections through winter
Summer may be over, but Glacier National Park managers are going to continue their watch for harmful aquatic plants and animals that could contaminate the park's pristine lakes.
http://www.kpax.com/news/glacier-to-continue-boat-inspections-through-winter/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies park adopts long-term elk plan
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a new plan for managing the park's elk population.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/nov/07/smokies-park-adopts-long-term-elk-plan/

Four Men Given Jail Time For Digging Up Gingseng In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Jail terms ranging from 15 days to 120 days were handed to four men convicted of digging ginseng.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tional-park8994
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Joshua Tree National Park News:
Joshua Tree National Park free Friday through Sunday
Friday through Sunday are free days at all national parks, including Joshua Tree National Park.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20111108...-through-Sunday
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Misc. National Park News:
National Park Entrance Fees Waived for Veterans Day Weekend
To commemorate Veterans Day, the National Park Service is offering free admission at all park units Friday, Nov. 11, through Sunday, Nov. 13.
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=53220
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park roads close to cars for winter; Snow travel to start in December
Roads to popular destinations in Yellowstone National Park are now closed for the season.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/755008f90963470e97bf29165493d5e0/WY--Yellowstone-Roads/

Oil-fouled logjam from ExxonMobil spill to be torched along Yellowstone River
Montana officials have set fire to an oil-tainted logjam along the Yellowstone River - the last of dozens of contaminated debris piles from a 42,000-gallon Exxon Mobil pipeline spill.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/ar...l#ixzz1d8rXOtjs
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11.9.2011 National Park News: - 11/09/11 07:57 PM

Acadia National Park News:
Bar Harbor rejects cell tower zoning changes
Residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of three out of four proposed land use ordinance changes on Tuesday.
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/11/08/ne...ges/?ref=latest
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Denali National Park News:
Alaska National Park testing propane-powered vehicles
Though Alaska’s known for its vast supply of oil, its National Park vehicles may soon be powered by propane. The government has been testing autogas maintenance vehicles at Denali National Park and Preserve in an attempt to lower spills from conventional liquid fuels like diesel or gasoline.
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking...d-vehicles/9242
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Joshua Tree National Park News:
'Base Jumper' Injured in Joshua Tree National Park News:
A 23-year-old "base jumper" whose parachute was blown into some rocks in Joshua Tree National Park was lucky to be alive today.
http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/59763/
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park continues to attract record numbers
It was no trick that more than 175,000 visitors to Yellowstone National Park last month were treated to unseasonably beautiful fall weather, yielding the park's second highest October visitation numbers on record and securing the park's second highest annual record.
http://www.kxlf.com/news/yellowstone-national-park-continues-to-attract-record-numbers/

Panel of Wyoming lawmakers recommends approval of wolf plan that could lead to delisting
A panel of Wyoming lawmakers voted Tuesday to recommend approval of a plan that could remove federal protections from gray wolves in the state as soon as next year.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6ebeed86c9a44f51baf43b5d93535805/WY--Wolves-Wyoming/

Hunter, Thinking He Was In National Forest, Kills Bison Inside Grand Teton National Park
It was a good shot, and a good kill, but the Idaho man who thought he was hunting inside the Bridger-Teton National Forest actually was inside Grand Teton National Park when he killed the bison. And hunting bison in the national park is illegal.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tional-park9008

Can elk migration routes be restored?
Pronghorn and deer still make the trek, but elk unlikely to follow.
Perhaps no conservation story has been celebrated recently in Jackson Hole as much as that of the Path of the Pronghorn.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=7920
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11.10.2011 National Park News: - 11/10/11 04:11 PM


Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Bryce Canyon to accept public comment on transportation study
The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting a transportation planning study to evaluate the transportation needs and infrastructure requirements to serve visitors to Bryce Canyon National Park.
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive...ortation-study/
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Glacier National Park News:
Finding a Trail in Glacier National Park Just Got Easier
Just in time for the arrival of the vacation planning season, HikinginGlacier.com launched a new website today that gives hikers interested in Glacier National Park a robust source of trail information at their fingertips.
http://www.jagsreport.com/2011/11/finding-a-trail-in-glacier-national-park-just-got-easier/
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban
Weary of plastic litter, Grand Canyon National Park officials were in the final stages of imposing a ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in the Grand Canyon late last year when the nation’s parks chief abruptly blocked the plan after conversations with Coca-Cola, a major donor to the National Park Foundation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/scienc...e-ban.html?_r=1
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Misc. National Park News:
National Park ranger set to mark 90th birthday
Betty Reid Soskin regularly shares insights on history and social change with visitors to Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, drawing on her own experiences living through the years before, during and after the war.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_19300684

Get ready for Art in the Park opening Saturday
A tip for newcomers to the Revelstoke visual arts scene: Art in the Park is an annual event hosted by Parks Canada that takes groups of artists into remote locales in the parks to study and create works of art.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/entertainment/133572778.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Idaho hunter cited for killing bull bison in Grand Teton National Park
A 48-year-old Idaho hunter is accused of illegally killing a bull bison in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/faffdf47f1f443a99c2c50311c264f74/WY--Grand-Teton-Bison-Killed/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11.11.2011 National Park News: - 11/11/11 08:21 PM

Cuyahoga National Park News:
A project to conserve as national park space nearly 600 acres at the summer home of the Cleveland orchestra has been completed.
http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/secti...2#ixzz1dQj6f4ib
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Denali National Park News:
Kantishna Land Exchange and Denali Pipeline Right-of-Way Pass Key Committee
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today won approval from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for two lands bills that will help facilitate energy projects in Alaska.
http://www.alaska-native-news.com/articl...Committee/23642
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Glacier National Park News:
Winter storm warning in effect for Friday night, Saturday
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, in effect from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday, for the Bitterroot and Sapphire mountains, the West Glacier region and Glacier National Park, and the Potomac/Seeley Lake region.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...l#ixzz1dQjKO6Zt

Interior secretary seeks to protect BLM land near Helena, in other states
America's wild lands got a lot of congressional interest on Thursday, including two proposed wilderness areas for the mountains north of Helena.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...l#ixzz1dQjUpAuY
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Ex-Grand Canyon head: Bottled water ban ended after talks with Coke; Park Service says not so
A plan to ban the sale of plastic water bottles at the Grand Canyon was scrapped after talks with Coca-Cola, which is a donor to the national parks system and a bottled water distributor, a former park superintendent who worked on the plan said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/e...Nj9M_story.html
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Misc. National Park News:
NPCA Report Paints Somber Portrait Of An Underfunded National Park Service
In an increasingly crowded and fragmented world, national parks provide much more than a refuge from the crush. They are, in many ways, a last stand for biodiversity, an incredibly rich collection of ecological assets that contribute both value-laden natural resources and direct economic gain.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ark-service9011
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park completes winter use EIS
Yellowstone National Park issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Nov. 4 that ensures the park opens for motorized oversnow travel as scheduled on Dec. 15.
http://www.laureloutlook.com/news/article_7402534a-0bbc-11e1-9f6e-001cc4c002e0.html

Small quake recorded near West Yellowstone
A small earthquake hit the area near West Yellowstone early Tuesday morning. But the quake was pretty small. And unless you were right on top of it you probably wouldn't have noticed.
http://www.kpax.com/news/small-quake-recorded-near-west-yellowstone/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11.14.2011 National Park News: - 11/14/11 10:05 PM

Everglades National Park News:
Conservation committee could remove restrictions
Sea trout, redfish and some sharks could be vulnerable for more harvesting if the rules are passed.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/13/2499894/conservation-committee-could-remove.html#ixzz1digtwxoU
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Glacier National Park News:
Snow piles up in parts of western Montana
This weekend's snow event may not seem like much to write home about for folks living in the valleys of western and northwestern Montana, but some higher elevation areas saw a pretty good dumping of the white stuff.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/snow-piles-up-in-parts-of-western-montana/

Study: Trout inhibited by temperature (Note: Annoying ad)
A recently published research paper suggests that maintaining natural temperatures on the Flathead River system may inhibit the movements of invasive lake trout to upstream waters.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_b954828e-0db9-11e1-a49f-001cc4c002e0.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Trashing the Grand Canyon
Corporations that help subsidize some national and state parks might have undue influence over park policy.
Every year, more than 4 million visitors come to see the awesome majesty of Grand Canyon National Park — the soaring rock formations, the mighty erosive power of the Colorado River, the plastic bottles strewn along the trail, the chipmunks chewing on twist-off bottle caps....
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-coke-20111114,0,226560.story
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Great Falls National Park News:
New national park in NJ (Note: Beware annoying ad)
A waterfall in one of New Jersey's largest cities that has been featured in everything from a William Carlos Williams poem to an episode of the televison show "The Sopranos" became the nation's newest national park Monday.
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20111113/WDH04/111130357/New-national-park-NJ
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Misc. National Park News:
Conservation group worries about park funding cuts
The National Parks Conservation Association is sounding an alarm over the potential impacts on parks if the so-called congressional “supercommittee” fails to develop a plan for trimming $1.2 trillion from the federal budget over the next 10 years.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_f360a142-0db9-11e1-8b97-001cc4c002e0.html
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Wind levels trees in Rocky Mountain National Park
Extremely high winds and micro bursts on Saturday evening through early Sunday morning blew down numerous trees in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park officials.
http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_19332090
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Light snow to continue
A fast-moving Pacific storm system left more than 5 inches of snow on Jackson as of Sunday afternoon, and forecasters predicted more accumulation in the week ahead.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=7930

Feds plan public meeting on Wyoming wolves
Some environmental groups say they intend to press the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand protections for wolves in Wyoming when the federal agency takes public comment next week on a wolf management plan.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20111113/NEWS01/111130303/Feds-plan-public-meeting-Wyoming-wolves?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11.15.2011 National Park News: - 11/15/11 09:18 PM

Misc National Park News:
Clean Air Groups Settle With EPA Over Haze Cleanup
A coalition of clear air advocates and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have filed a legal settlement that establishes firm, enforceable deadlines for action on plans to clean up regional haze pollution in 43 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2011/2011-11-14-092.html
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Oil speculation spreading to Rocky Mountain Front
Speculation that the oil-rich Bakken shale formation may extend as far west as the Rocky Mountain Front is sparking increased leasing of land along the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains and in north-central Montana.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/nationa...position=recent
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
"Vital Signs" Report From Yellowstone National Park Points To Areas Of Concern In Park's Health
How "healthy" are the national parks?
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...arks-health9040

Montana's 3-month bison season under way
Montana's three-month public bison hunt opened Tuesday in areas outside Yellowstone National Park, including for the first time in Park County's Gardiner Basin.
http://www.idahopress.com/news/state/mon...d8c8f28d90.html

Environmental groups back act reauthorization to help fund addition to Grand Teton Nat'l Park
Environmental groups say they support legislation being billed as way to help the federal government pay for a significant new addition to Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/abf08aa6655c4f6d8768afce33836b2e/WY--Grand-Teton-Land/

Wyoming wolf management plan divides locals
Just about everyone in western Wyoming agrees things will change if a long-awaited wolf agreement between the federal government and the state is approved.
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/...l#ixzz1doM2H49I
Posted By: James Morrissey

11.17.2011 National Park News: - 11/17/11 09:20 PM

Denali National Park News:
Senate panel endorses Alaska park land swap for small hydro project
A Senate committee has endorsed legislation that would authorize a national park land exchange and construction of a 100-kW hydroelectric project in a non-wilderness area of Denali National Park in Alaska.
http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/...l_endorses.html
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Glacier National Park News:
Glacier Park’s climate a paradox
Precipitation in Glacier National Park over the past few decades is up about 14 percent, but the Park is actually drier in many respects, with streams hitting low flows earlier than usual and wildfires occurring more frequently.
http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/whitefishpilot/article_1d0a7c44-107f-11e1-a4a7-001cc4c03286.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky attendance suffers 'significant decline' in October
The number of visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park suffered a big drop last month when compared with the previous year, according to new numbers released by the park on Thursday.
http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headline..._134038758.html
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Joshua Tree National Park News:
Rangers reunite to celebrate Joshua Tree National Park
A few dozen current and former employees of Joshua Tree National Park and their guests celebrated the park’s 75th anniversary at a reunion Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Twentynine Palms Elks Lodge.
http://www.hidesertstar.com/the_desert_trail/news/article_68c13b8c-1098-11e1-97f5-001cc4c03286.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Grand Teton National Park Nighttime Speed Limit Reduction To Save Wildlife
Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) officials permanently reduced the nighttime speed limit to 45 miles per hour on a busy section of highway at night, effective today.
http://transportationnation.org/2011/11/...-save-wildlife/

Yellowstone officials take park's 'vital signs'
Bison and grizzly bear numbers are up, two bright spots in an otherwise dim portrait painted in Yellowstone National Park’s third “Natural Resource Vital Signs” report released this week.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...l#ixzz1e02CzBUa

Yellowstone Seeks Public Comment On Old Faithful Lodging Plan
on new changes might be coming to one of Yellowstone's most visited areas.
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/29790840/detail.html

Supervolcanoes Will Not End Earth in 2012, Probably
In what life was probably like prior to the coming of the year 2000, every man and his dog is coming up with a theory for how the Earth will end come 2012. After already curbing fears that a giant “killer solar flare” will wipe out planet Earth next year, NASA has again weighed in, this time explaining that a supervolcano will not have a supereruption during 2012.
http://planetsave.com/2011/11/17/supervolcanoes-will-not-end-earth-in-2012-probably/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11.21.2011 National Park News: - 11/21/11 09:34 PM

Denali National Park News:
Economic report touts good things for future of Healy, Denali businesses
More than 50 people who attended the Denali Chamber of Commerce’s annual Economic Forecast Luncheon Thursday heard an optimistic prediction for 2012.
http://newsminer.com/bookmark/16500597-E...nali-businesses
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Glacier National Park News:
Canadian province OKs law protecting Flathead
British Columbia has passed a law that bans mining and drilling in nearly 400,000 acres upstream of Glacier National Park, fulfilling a trans-border agreement to protect the Canadian portion of the Flathead River Basin.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20111121/NEWS01/111210309/Canadian-province-OKs-law-protecting-Flathead?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Endangered Condors help find human body in Grand Canyon National Park
Unusual condor activity in the vicinity of Navajo Bridge which spans the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park alerted Peregrine Fund employees who notified park rangers earlier this week. The Peregrin Fund monitors the endangered California Condor that was introduced to the Grand Canyon several years ago. http://www.examiner.com/grand-canyon-nat...k#ixzz1eNV2iT00
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Misc. National Park News:
Fears Rise That Congress Could Open More Units Of National Park System to Hunting
Few units of the National Park System are open to hunting, but there are fears that legislation now working its way through Congress could clear the way for hunting across dozens of parks in the system.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tem-hunting9065

Robert Goldman: Of wolves, ecology and justice (Editorial)
The paw print was almost the size of my hand. I knelt down to study it and with my fingertips traced the outline of the print, the pads, the subtle punctuation of its nails, and pondered the animal that left it.
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/columns-a...justice/1116138
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Olympic National Park News:
Olympic National Park highlighted in report warning of dangers of more cuts to nation’s parks
Across-the-board cuts to national parks in 2012 could result in an eight-year low for funding for Olympic National Park, a park advocacy group said in a report that used 12 national parks as examples of the dangers of cuts in funding.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/articl...g-of-dangers-of
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
National park mulls new logo to replace extinct Javan rhino
Cat Tien National Park is looking for a new logo to replace the old one, which features the Javan rhinoceros that has been declared extinct in Vietnam.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/...avan-rhino.aspx
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Grizzly encounters may be Idaho’s new normal
And people and bears are meeting up closer to populated areas and recreation centers (Note: BEWARE OF ANNOYING AD)
When Connie Funkhouser saw the fresh bear track heading into the Caribou-Targhee National Forest on her recent run, she turned around.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/11/20/1886263/grizzly-encounters-may-be-idahos.html#ixzz1eNTrUVv4

Officials Seek New Ways to Cull Bison
As many as 360 migrating wild bison would be shot by hunters in Montana, captured for slaughter or shipped elsewhere this winter under a proposal from Yellowstone National Park officials seeking an alternative to the indiscriminate slaughters of previous years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/scienc...herds.html?_r=1

East Yellowstone Trout Unlimited rescues 5,200 trout from irrigation canals in north Wyoming
The East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited has rescued a record number of stranded trout from irrigation canals in northern Wyoming this fall.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e413d3b68dae461aafc2e36a78e111a0/WY--Saving-Trout/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

11.23.2011 National Park News: - 11/23/11 08:02 PM

Big Bend National Park News:
Border-transgressions bill looks mostly like a means of avoiding environmental laws (EDITORIAL)
Reading the news over breakfast can cause indigestion and raise my blood pressure. When I read that legislation proposed in Congress would allow the Border Patrol to bypass 36 environmental regulations on federal land, I almost choked on my English muffin.
http://www.minnpost.com/community_voices...ironmental_laws
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Glacier (BC) National Park News:
Canada Vows Protection of Glacier Headwaters
Almost 30 years ago a Canadian company wanted to build a coal mine six miles north of Glacier National Park, near the North Fork of the Flathead River. The result was a contentious battle spanning three decades and reaching the highest levels of government in both Canada and the United States.
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/canada_vows_protection_of_glacier_headwaters/25497/
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Glacier National Park News:
Hunter fined $735 for accidentally killing grizzly bear near Libby
A hunter who shot and killed a grizzly bear near Libby after mistaking it for a black bear was fined $735 and ordered to complete 30 hours of community service.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...l#ixzz1eYoCngIA
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Horseback riding and balloon rides coming to the Smokies?
Changes to the Zoning Ordinance in Pigeon Forge may soon allow horseback riding and passenger balloon vendors to set up shop in city limits.
http://www.examiner.com/great-smoky-moun...s#ixzz1eYoPtnlv

Part of road work in Smoky Mtns area nearly done
Part of the road work leading from Interstate 40 into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is about done after nearly 2 1/2 years.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/nov/22/part-of-road-work-in-smoky-mtns-area-nearly-done/

Sen. Kay Hagan cosponsors bills for public land protection
United States Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) announced that she is cosponsoring two key pieces of legislation to help expand and permanently protect North Carolina’s forests and public lands.
http://www.mountainx.com/article/37747/Sen.-Kay-Hagan-cosponsors-bills-for-public-land-protection
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News:
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Officials Searching For Solution to Non-Native Animals
For more than 1,000 years non-native animals have called the forests of Hawaii home.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ive-animals9073
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Maine Woods National Park News:
State senator forms group to promote Quimby’s proposed national park
A state senator from Cape Elizabeth announced Tuesday the formation of what she called a statewide organization that will lead the effort to help environmentalist and businesswoman Roxanne Quimby donate 70,000 acres for the creation of a national park in 2016.
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/state/2011/11/23/state-senator-forms-group-promote-quimby%E2%80%99s-proposed-national-park/1119551
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Family Planning on the Range: The Battle Over Bison Contraceptives
At feeding time, residents of the Brogan Bison Facility cluster around a hay bale, blinking at flecks of alfalfa dust that swirl in the air and settle in their shaggy coats.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/ar...eptives/248851/

Landowners file lawsuit over Yellowstone River oil spill
Several landowners whose property was damaged when an Exxon Mobil pipeline spilled oil into the Yellowstone River in July have filed a lawsuit against the oil giant.
[url=ttp://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/landowners-file-lawsuit-over-yellowstone-river-oil-spill/article_51253b9a-ef5f-11e0-8fb6-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1eYn4ncwX][url=ttp://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/landowners-file-lawsuit-over-yellowstone-river-oil-spill/article_51253b9a-ef5f-11e0-8fb6-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1eYn4ncwX][url=ttp://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/landowners-file-lawsuit-over-yellowstone-river-oil-spill/article_51253b9a-ef5f-11e0-8fb6-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1eYn4ncwX]ttp://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/landowners-file-lawsuit-over-yellowstone-river-oil-spill/article_51253b9a-ef5f-11e0-8fb6-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1eYn4ncwX[/url][/url][/url]

Yellowstone Park road repairs set for summer
It might take until mid-summer 2012 to repair a section of road, not far from Yellowstone Park's east gate, that was washed out this spring.
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_29b9df3e-148f-11e1-8919-001cc4c002e0.html

Sheep station scrutinized
Federal and state agencies, sportsmen groups and environmentalists are calling for an end to sheep grazing on a federal research ranch in the Centennial Mountains, saying the decades-long practice is coming at the expense of grizzly bears and other wildlife.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...l#ixzz1eYnP8Xdf
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Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park officials seeking comment on proposed new irrigation system
Zion National Park officials are seeking public comment on a proposed irrigation system near the visitor center and campgrounds.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8b...ark-Irrigation/


Posted By: James Morrissey

11.25.2011 National Park News: - 11/25/11 04:24 PM

Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Annual Festival of Trees runs through Saturday in Gatlinburg, Tenn., near Smokies
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not the only place to see trees in the area over the holiday weekend.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5d9c03bccb9a48b68a6f15ce2e3a574a/TN--Tree-Festival/
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Maine Woods National Park News:
Maine Senator Launches Pro-National Park Group
A state senator from Cape Elizabeth is forming a statewide organization that will work for the creation of a national park in northern Maine.
http://www.wmtw.com/news/29844417/detail.html#ixzz1ejbsOvvg
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Misc. National Park News:
National parks (Note: Canada) rake in $2.5 billion from tourists: Peter Kent
Tourists are pouring more than $2.5 billion into the Canadian economy by visiting national parks, Environment Minister Peter Kent said Thursday.
http://www.canada.com/business/National+...l#ixzz1ejd0s2XD
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Saguaro National Park News:
Counting Cacti At Saguaro National Park
In an ongoing effort to better understand the life cycle of saguaros and what environmental threats are fatal to them, Saguaro National Park officials are conducting a saguaro census in the park and are looking for help.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2011/11/counting-cacti-saguaro-national-park9066
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
Mountain lion trapped for study in Teddy Roosevelt National Park dies
The first mountain lion trapped at Theodore Roosevelt National Park recently as part of a joint study died before she could be collared, officials said.
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/event/article/id/53209/
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone grizzlies to stay on endangered species list
Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone region will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act a while longer — at least until the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service studies how global warming impacts and the decimation of a key food source figure into a long-term recovery plan for the iconic mammals.
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/11/23/yellowstone-grizzlies-to-stay-on-endangered-species-list/

Court says taking protections from grizzlies was error
Conservationists touted a major victory Tuesday in their battle to protect Yellowstone grizzly bears when a federal appeals court ruled that wildlife managers erred when they removed Endangered Species Act protection from "one of the American West’s most iconic wild animals."
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/52973563-68/bears-wildlife-grizzlies-pine.html.csp

Yellowstone To Update Fire Management Plan With Output From Public
Yellowstone officials plan to update the way they handle fires as part of their fire management plan. The park hasn't changed it's fire management plan since 2004, but changes in federal fire policy means the park needs the public's help in forming it's new approach.
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/29848134/detail.html
Posted By: James Morrissey

11.28.2011 National Park News: - 11/28/11 08:02 PM

Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road in Smokies to be closed Wednesday to spray hemlock trees
The 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed to all vehicles Wednesday to spray hemlock trees.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/0b9e69122277475a97163e5a7f77f35e/TN--Cades-Cove-Closing/
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Lassen Volcanic National Park News:
Road through Lassen Volcanic National Park open to cross-country skiers, snowshoers
The main road through Lassen Volcanic National Park is full of snow, but it's now open for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
http://www.redding.com/news/2011/nov/26/park-road-open-to-cross-country-skiers/
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Maine Woods National Park News:
Quimby opponents criticize new national park advocacy group
When he heard that a Cape Elizabeth state senator had organized a citizens group to advocate for a 70,000-acre national park proposed by businesswoman and environmentalist Roxanne Quimby because a park would create jobs, Town Councilor Michael Madore immediately thought of a counterproposal, he says.
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/11/27/ne...advocacy-group/
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Mesa Verde National Park News:
New Winter Opportunities for Visitors to Mesa Verde National Park
Winter can hold new opportunities for visits to Mesa Verde National Park, if the snowfall cooperates.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tional-park9081
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Misc. National Park News:
Parks Canada buries national park plan after voters reject it in civic election
Plans for a national park on Bowen Island have been abandoned after island voters rejected the initiative during the Nov. 19 civic election.
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Parks...6843/story.html

Congress to decide between Park Service or Forest Service
Six years of studies costing more than $500,000, two months of public meetings and years of debate are over.
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_19420995#ixzz1f22lZyf8

Why The Delay In Designating Official Wilderness In National Parks?
There is a false sense of security in the National Park System surrounding officially designated wilderness.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ional-parks9079
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Climate change, dirty air plague Yellowstone, says report
A report says Yellowstone National Park's air quality is worsening. The Natural Resource Vital Signs report measures park health based on the condition of 25 natural resources in 2010. It was authored by Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-an...-134558428.html
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