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April National Park News

Posted By: James Morrissey

April National Park News - 04/02/12 04:46 PM

April 2, 2012

Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Bears Stirring and Searching for Food
Wildlife officials remind residents to clean up attractants to reduce conflicts
Bears are stirring earlier than usual and have already resumed behavior that led to a record number of captures last year.
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/bears_stirring_and_searching_for_food/27307/

BLM Issues Prescribed Burn Warnings
Officials with the Bureau of Land Management are warning Yellowstone County residents about heavy smoke in certain areas within the county in the coming days.
http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/BLM-Issues-Prescribed-Burn-Warnings-145702385.html
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite usage plan forums held
Planning a rafting trip in Yosemite National Park might get a little trickier in coming years.
http://www.modbee.com/2012/04/01/2139560/yosemite-usage-plan-forums-held.html#storylink=cpy
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Posted By: James Morrissey

0403/2012 National Park News - 04/03/12 03:48 PM

Denali National Park News:
Alaska & the Aurora: pilgrimage to see the fabled Lights (Note: Not really 'news' but 'interesting.')
I just returned from a weeklong lecture jaunt to a hot-spring resort in the middle of nowhere, 90 minutes east of Fairbanks. That’s right: Alaska in late winter. Set up by a science tour company, the four dozen participants joined a hundred Japanese obsessively hunting for the Northern Lights.
http://www.hudsonvalleyalmanacweekly.com...-fabled-lights/
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Misc. National Park News;
Chimani Announces Free iOS and Android Apps for National Park Week
Chimani, the leading developer of mobile apps for national parks, is once again celebrating National Park Week by offering free iOS and Android apps.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/04/03/prweb9363322.DTL#ixzz1qzbr9dV0
Posted By: James Morrissey

04/05/2012 National Park News - 04/05/12 08:28 PM

Everglades National Park News:
John Ogden, prominent Everglades scientist, dies at 73
John Ogden, an eminent authority on the Everglades and influential architect of the plan to restore it, died at his Homestead home on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 73.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/04/2732099/john-ogden-prominent-everglades.html#storylink=cpy
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Glacier National Park News:
Oil Exploration Creeping Up To Glacier National Park's Border
While a big deal was made several years ago when the outgoing Bush administration moved to allow energy exploration on the doorstep of some national parks in Utah, relatively little has been heard about oil drilling on the Blackfoot Reservation next to Glacier National Park.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...arks-border9711
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
National park plans more bark beetle protection work
Rocky Mountain National Park officials have announced more work this spring to protect "high-value" trees from bark beetles.
http://www.reporterherald.com/lifestyles...protection-work

Rocky Mountain National Park using insecticide, pheromones to protect trees from beetles
Rocky Mountain National Park is planning several steps to mitigate the effects of a bark beetle outbreak on its trees.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fa51a1d3c7aa44048b91fdbaab9c8db8/CO--Park-Beetles/
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Poll: Should wolves be hunted on national parks land in Wyoming?
The gray wolf will soon be officially taken off the endangered species list in Wyoming, triggering new debates about how humans and wolves will coexist.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/0...land-in-wyoming

Wolves, no longer endangered in Wyoming, now labeled 'predators'
The gray wolf, soon to be off the endangered species list in Wyoming, will have a new official title in 86 percent of the state: predator. That means anyone may shoot a wolf on sight, no permit required.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/0...-predators?lite

Winter closures remain even as slopes melt off
As unseasonably warm weather melts the last snow from Josie’s Ridge and Crystal Butte, Jackson residents may be tempted to shed their cabin fever with an early spring hike.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8426

1940 Census Release Reveals Family History of Tourist-Favorite Barn
From around the world, people are flocking to genealogy websites -- in bandwidth-crashing droves -- in search of family history.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-olsen/1940-census-moulton-barn_b_1405882.html

Yellowstone Park wins approval for plan to convert cabins to visitor lodging
Yellowstone National Park planners have received approval for a proposal to convert 67 cabin units used for concessioner employee housing in the Old Faithful Lodge Area to visitor use, and to construct a new dormitory in the Old Faithful administrative area.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/04/y...isitor-lodging/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

04/09/2012 National Park News - 04/09/12 06:31 PM

Big Bend (State) Park News:
Texans protest burro endangerment
With dreams of wild burros roaming safely in West Texas, residents traveled halfway across the state to protest at the Capitol.
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/state/2012/04/08/texans-protest-burro-endangerment
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Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Scenic Utah highway closed by massive landslide set to reopen with limited access June 1
A scenic state highway in southern Utah closed by a massive landslide in October is scheduled to reopen to the public with limited access June 1 and full access by July 4, state transportation officials said.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2d4746db77464ef8bb9ad6da05d992b1/UT--Massive-Landslide/
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Everglades National Park News:
Pythons Roaming Everglades National Park Develop Taste For Birds And Their Eggs
You can add birds, and their eggs, to the prey that are falling victim to non-native Burmese pythons snaking through Everglades National Park, according to a study by Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service staff.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...-their-eggs9724
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Mighty hemlocks falling to tiny, hungry insects
State's giant trees being attacked faster than expected
Only a small portion of the state’s hemlocks — many that are hundreds of years old and stand 10 stories or higher — are expected to survive a scourge of tiny insects that has advanced here from the Northeast.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/201204...-hungry-insects
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Plan for cabins and dorms at Yellowstone approved
A plan to return 67 cabin units to visitor use and construct a new dormitory for Yellowstone National Park workers in the Old Faithful area has been approved by the National Park Service.
http://www.idahopress.com/news/state/pla...73273878a8.html

Granite skier rescued
A 31-year-old backcountry skier was rescued from Granite Canyon in Grand Teton National Park on Saturday.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8435
Posted By: James Morrissey

04/10/2012 National Park News - 04/10/12 07:42 PM


Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Gatlinburg gets nod from Forbes magazine
With early spring wildflowers already in bloom, the city now has another reason to feel pretty.
http://themountainpress.com/view/full_st...cal_top_stories
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Misc. National Park News:
Native forests ravaged by bug imports
Imported plants, which are now valued at more than $500 billion annually, may be a boon for the U.S. economy, but are having a devastating effect on the environment.
http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/native-forests-ravaged-by-bug-imports/

Herbivores take toll on ecosystem
Environmental effects from deer and elk rise as their natural predators decline, a study finds
Deer, elk and other big herbivores cause surprisingly extensive damage to forests and streams when their populations surge as a result of killings of their natural predators such as wolves and bears, says a new study by two Oregon State University professors.
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/27890202-41/wolves-elk-ripple-herbivores-predators.html.csp
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Wolf hunting meeting at Snow King tonight
Jackson residents will get a chance to review and comment on proposed Wyoming wolf hunting regulations tonight.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8439


Synthetic Turf Promotes Sustainability Through Conservation of Six Billion Gallons of Water Annually, Innovative Practices and Reclamation of Resources
From schools and municipalities to homeowners, a growing number of people are turning to synthetic turf for sustainable landscape and play solutions. As of 2012, the estimated total amount of synthetic turf installed in North America annually conserves six billion gallons of water and eliminates close to a billion pounds of harmful fertilizers and pesticides.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/synthet...rces-2012-04-10

Yellowstone Park restoration work progressing
A northern corner of Yellowstone National Park degraded by decades of inappropriate use and overrun with nonnative vegetation is showing signs of recovery following the first four years of a 10-year study.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...eac81915ca.html
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Posted By: James Morrissey

Re: 04/10/2012 National Park News - 04/10/12 07:42 PM

Please Note that the National Park News will be suspended until the 18th of April while I am away in Death Valley.

James
Posted By: James Morrissey

04/17/2012 National Park News - 04/17/12 07:03 PM



Misc. National Park News:
National Park Week means free admission
Admission to the national parks is free during National Park Week, starting Saturday and running through April 29. That means all 397 parks in the system will let you just roll right on in, without having to sit in one of those long lines wondering what in the heck the car in front of you could possibly be doing next to the ranger window for 15 minutes.
http://www.denverpost.com/styleheadlines...n#ixzz1sKFlrjzU
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone sees flat visits for winter season
Visits to Yellowstone National Park this winter were a lot like last winter.
http://www.powelltribune.com/news/item/9543-yellowstone-sees-flat-visits-for-winter-season

Grizzly status on tap this week at village
Federal biologists and regional policy makers will discuss a new way to calculate the size of the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Jackson on Wednesday.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8461

Grizzly Management Team Meets This Week Near Jackson
The Yellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee on Grizzly Bear Management meets this week in Teton Village near Jackson. The subcommittee is a part of the larger Interagency Grizzly Bear Team.
http://k2radio.com/grizzly-management-team-meets-this-week-near-jackson/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

4/18/2012 National Park News - 04/18/12 07:44 PM


Big Bend National Park (and Guadalupe Mountains NP)
Regional Haze Rule hopes to improve smoky park views
Big Bend National Park is one of the many parks in Texas whose scenic views are affected by air pollution. A plan to reduce haze by controlling air pollutants will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency next November.
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/state/2012/04/17/regional-haze-rule-hopes-improve-smoky-park-views
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Glacier National Park News:
Bear traps set to catch yearling killer(s) on Blackfeet Reservation
A grizzly bear or bears killed six yearling steers since Thursday at the Rumney Ranch on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northern Montana, 25 miles east of Glacier National Park.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120418/NEWS01/204180304/Bear-traps-set-catch-yearling-killer-s-Blackfeet-Reservation?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
The “New” Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
The 62nd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be April 25 – 28.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/6822-the-%E2%80%9Cnew%E2%80%9D-spring-wildflower-pilgrimage
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Misc. National Park News:
National Parks Week 2012: MapQuest Launches Web-Based Parks Travel Guide (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
National Parks Week 2012 is April 21 to 29, and the National Park Service is celebrating by granting free admission to all 397 national parks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17..._n_1431790.html

New apps help Yellowstone visitors find wildlife but raise concern about crowds of tourists
Pretty soon, the best place to be on the lookout for a wolf, grizzly bear or other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park could be your phone.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/e...JdOT_story.html

Fotopedia Releases Updated Version of Popular National Parks App
Fotopedia today announced the rerelease of their popular National Parks app for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. The app has been completely redone ahead of Earth Day and National Parks Week.
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/04/fotopedia-releases-updated-version-of-popular-national-parks-app

Where's a Yellowstone bear? Look on your phone
For wildlife enthusiasts hoping to catch a glimpse of wolves, grizzly bears and bison at Yellowstone National Park, the best place to be on the lookout may soon be a cellphone.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...a1ea7278f480ff8
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Holy Cow: Explosives needed to free frozen bovine in National Park
It may take explosives to dislodge a group of cows that wandered into an old ranger cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, then died and froze solid when they couldn't get out.
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/weather/weat...k#ixzz1sQGf72NP
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Some Interior Roads In Yellowstone National Park To Open Friday
Greater access to Yellowstone National Park is scheduled to arrive Friday, when park officials plan to open the north and west entrance roads for wheeled traffic.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...open-friday9769

The Path of the Pronghorn Protected
Forest Service agrees to remove livestock corrals that impede the pronghorn’s migration.
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2012/04/18/the-path-of-the-pronghorn-protected/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

04/20/2012 National Park News - 04/20/12 07:38 PM

Grand Canyon National Park News:
Mining Firm Fights for Grand Canyon Claims
A Canadian mining company and county supervisors in northern Arizona claim in Federal Court that a ban on new mining claims on public land near the Grand Canyon is a scientifically suspect job-killer that violates environmental regulations.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/19/45762.htm
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Park to celebrate National Junior Ranger Day
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate the sixth annual National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 28 from 10am – 2pm with special activities at all three of the Park’s visitor centers.
http://theonefeather.com/2012/04/park-to-celebrate-national-junior-ranger-day/


Mild weather spurs record March visitation, Smokies park up nearly 20 percent year to date
Officials of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park say mild weather probably had a lot to do with March being a record month for visits.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...9fTT_story.html
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Misc. National Park News:
Retired Park Service employees sound alarm over proposed border security bill
Retired National Park Service employees say a bill some congressmen are pushing to improve border security could actually open up millions of acres of park wilderness to road building, air strips, helicopters and off-road vehicles.
http://www.ktvq.com/news/retired-park-se...-security-bill/


National Parks Service releases Green Parks Plan for Sustainability
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today released the Green Parks Plan to focus the bureau on sustainable management of national parks and key environmental issues ranging from reducing energy and water consumption to limiting waste to lowering emissions of greenhouse gases.
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive...sustainability/
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Roads to Old Faithful and Canyon Open to Autos Friday
Roads into Yellowstone National Park from the north and west entrances reopen for the season to automobile travel at 8:00 a.m., Friday, April 20.
http://www.islandparknews.com/atf.php?sid=11374

Sharing animal sightings: Yellowstone app
Pretty soon, the best place to be on the lookout for a wolf, grizzly bear or other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park could be your phone.
http://www.newsday.com/news/sharing-animal-sightings-yellowstone-app-1.3671448
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite's Glacier Point Road opens today
Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park will open for the season at 5 p.m. today (April 20).
http://www.modbee.com/2012/04/19/2165547/yosemites-glacier-point-road-opens.html#storylink=cpy
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Posted By: James Morrissey

4/23/2012 National Park News - 04/23/12 08:16 PM


Misc. National Park News:
National Park Service director to lecture on parks, public health
He manages nearly 400 national parks, monuments, recreation areas and other National Park components for the National Park Service.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=86968

House Of Representatives Passes Legislation That Critics Fear Will Bring More Hunting Into National Park System
Concerns that hunting and fishing are slowly slipping away as pastimes in the United States have led the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that some fear would open more of the National Park System to hunting.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...park-system9810
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
Mount Rainier group plans first work party of season at Longmire
The first Mount Rainier National Park Associates trails work party for the season will be Saturday. Volunteers will be working on the Trail of the Shadows at Longmire.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/04/22/2116727/mount-rainier-group-plans-first.html#storylink=cpy
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Official: Flash floods kill 7 in Kenyan park
The Kenya wildlife Service says seven members of a church youth group visiting one of its parks have died after they were swept away in a gorge by water from flash floods.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/...in_kenyan_park/

E-eye to protect tigers at Corbett National Park
Imagine sitting in a cosy room but keeping an eye on hundreds of kilometers of jungle. Battling acute manpower shortage, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has launched a pilot project for 24X7 surveillance of the Corbett National Park using high-tech infrared and thermal imaging cameras.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_e-eye-to-protect-tigers-at-corbett-national-park_1679437
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park NEws:
Grizzly bears to keep threatened tag until at least 2014
Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park will keep their threatened status for at least the next two to three years, as wildlife officials said Friday they plan to bolster their case that the species has recovered.
http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Grizzly-...-148434365.html
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Posted By: James Morrissey

4/24/2012 National Park News - 04/24/12 09:42 PM


Everglades National Park News:
Biden tours Everglades, brushes off GOP criticism
On Monday, Vice President Joe Biden found himself in the midst of predators, with alligators in the water and snakes in the grass.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/23/biden-tours-everglades-brushes-off-gop-criticism/
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Great Smoky National Park News:
Park announces temp closures of Chimney Tops Trail
Officials at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have announced that the popular Chimney Tops Trail will be closed each Monday through Thursday from Monday, April 30 through Thursday, October 18 while the trail undergoes a major facelift. The Chimney Tops Trailhead is along Newfound Gap Road about 8 miles south of the Park’s Gatlinburg, TN entrance. The work is expected to take two seasons to complete.
http://theonefeather.com/2012/04/park-announces-temp-closures-of-chimney-tops-trail/
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
First Yellowstone bison calf born on Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Another bison was added Sunday to the Yellowstone National Park herd transferred to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation last month.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120423/NEWS01/204230303

Yellowstone and Grand Teton hotels get creative to find sustainability
Environmentally conscious travelers can be an outspoken and passionate group, particularly when it comes to staying in marquee national parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton. They all want to tread lightly, but they sometimes disagree over the best way to do that, even when it comes to something as mundane as bath soap.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/04/y...sustainability/
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Posted By: James Morrissey

04/25/2012 National Park News - 04/25/12 06:41 PM

Glacier National Park News:
"Fall For Glacier" And Help The Glacier National Park Fund
What are you doing September 6-9? If you're a fan of Glacier National Park, you should be planning to be in the park supporting the Glacier National Park Fund.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2012/04/fall-glacier-and-help-glacier-national-park-fund9813
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Park announces new system for Elkmont firefly viewing
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced a new reservation system for the Elkmont Firefly Viewing event beginning in 2012. The popularity of the firefly event has increased significantly over the past several years, prompting park officials to re-evaluate the effectiveness of managing the event on a first-come-first-served basis.
http://theonefeather.com/2012/04/park-announces-new-system-for-elkmont-firefly-viewing/

NASA goes on top of the Smokies, all covered in light rain
Mid-morning peak in light rainfall appears as clouds and fog at Purchase Knob in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-nasa-smokies.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
African big game poaching surges on Asian affluence
The hit job was done by professionals who swooped over their quarry in a helicopter before opening fire.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/25/uk-africa-poaching-idUSLNE83O00Q20120425
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Wildlife Officials, Conservation Groups Battle Over Yellowstone Grizzlies
Federal wildlife officials are back to the drawing board in their effort to take Yellowstone grizzly bears off the endangered species list.
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/30950431/detail.html

Early snowmelt hitting the Yellowstone
On Saturday morning a gauge on the Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs picked up the first sign of major snowmelt in the mountains that feed the basin.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...a5ae57bfd8.html
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Posted By: James Morrissey

4/26/2012 National Park News - 04/26/12 08:58 PM

Acadia National Park News:
Water main complicates Acadia road closure
Sometimes a retaining wall does more than just keep soil and rocks in place.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/04/25/news/hancock/water-main-complicates-acadia-road-closure/
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Big Bend National Park News:
Big Bend's landscape devastated
Surrounded by large patches of straw-yellow sotol and withered prickly pear, federal botanist Joe Sirotnak summarized the causes of a massive plant die-off that has changed the Big Bend desert landscape, at least temporarily.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_n...p#ixzz1tBLtNTvF
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Everglades National Park News:
Biden visits Corps of Engineers project in Everglades
Vice President Joe Biden discussed the administration's efforts to restore the Everglades at the S-356 pump station, a component of the Modified Water Deliveries, or MDW, to Everglades National Park project in Miami-Dade County, Fla., April 23.
http://www.army.mil/article/78506/Biden_visits_Corps_of_Engineers_project_in_Everglades/
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Opposition to New Development Aims to Protect Natural Water Supplies
Plans for a major development just south of the Grand Canyon are drawing strong opposition from some of the same people who supported a similar proposal more than 10 years ago, including the canyon-dwelling Havasupai Tribe.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.co...supplies-109911 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.co...1#ixzz1tBKQ2M4R
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Misc. National Park News:
National Park Foundation receives $500,000 grant from Disney
In celebration of National Park Week, the National Park Foundation – the official charity of America's national parks – today received a $500,000 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to help connect kids and families to nature through America's national parks.
http://www.eturbonews.com/28957/national-park-foundation-receives-500000-grant-disney

Border Proposals Could Leave Parks Unprotected
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol could soon be given free reign in national parks along the border if the proposed National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act is passed.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-s...ted-227620.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Grand Teton National Park sets 2012 summer opening dates for roads, facilities
The summer season officially gets under way Tuesday in Grand Teton National Park when the Teton Park Road opens to auto traffic. Most facilities and campgrounds in the park will be open by the end of May.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/04/g...ads-facilities/

Yellowstone National Park Officials Finalize Plans For Future Of Lake Area
ational Park Service officials have approved a long-term plan for managing development at the Lake area of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...e-lake-area9817

As Bison Return to Montana Prairie, Some Rejoice, and Others Worry
Sioux and Assiniboine tribal members wailed a welcome song last month as around 60 bison from Yellowstone National Park stormed onto a prairie pasture that had not felt a bison’s hoof for almost 140 years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/us/bison-return-to-montana-prairie.html?_r=1

Wolf regulations pass in Wyoming, move to feds
One of the most contentious animals in Wyoming moved one step closer to being hunted, with very little fanfare.
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/...l#ixzz1tBMK3daH
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Posted By: James Morrissey

04/27/2012 National Park News - 04/27/12 07:35 PM


Glacier National Park News:
Glacier Facebook a big hit
Glacier National Park has it going with social media, with the Glacier Facebook page recently surpassing 100,000 viewer “likes.”
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_ade60632-901f-11e1-a8ca-001a4bcf887a.html

People should be aware with grizzlies starting to leave their dens
Ranchers and recreationists are being advised by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks that female grizzly bears with cubs are exiting winter dens on the Rocky Mountain Front, with some already following river bottoms from foothills to the prairie.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...eave-their-dens
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Public Invited to Grand Canyon’s Endangered Species Day, Celebrate Wildlife Day Events
Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Friday, May 18, 2012, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate Endangered Species Day in recognition of the national conservation effort to protect our nation's endangered species and their habitats.
http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/2012-04-25_cwd-esd.htm
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Park delays openings of road, highway path
Grand Teton National Park officials will delay the opening of Moose-Wilson Road and a new multiuse pathway on Highway 26/89/191 due to construction.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8501
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Posted By: James Morrissey

4/30/2012 National Park News - 04/30/12 01:59 PM


Badlands National Park News:
Feds move closer to first tribal national park
As the National Park Service and Department of Interior move closer to creating the nation’s first national park managed by an American Indian tribe, new details about what the park could look like are being released, including plans to establish a free-roaming bison herd.
http://www.nativetimes.com/news/environment/7131-feds-move-closer-to-first-tribal-national-park
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Big Bend National Park News:
Big Bend landscape evolves with harsh weather
Surrounded by large patches of straw-yellow sotol and withered prickly pear, federal botanist Joe Sirotnak summarized the causes of a massive plant die-off that has changed the Big Bend desert landscape, at least temporarily.
http://www.theeagle.com/texas/Big-Bend-landscape-evolves-with-harsh-weather--7128960
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Crater Lake National Park News:
Changes coming to Crater Lake National Park
The lake never changes, but people heading to Crater Lake National Park this summer will notice some differences, especially if they hike down to the lake.
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/news/inside/article_a86d68d4-91c9-11e1-a882-001a4bcf887a.html
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Everglades National Park News:
Tracking pythons may provide clues to vanishing wildlife
Kristen Hart's search for a cold-blooded killer came to an end at a perfect hideout -- thick scrub brush, dense trees and shade. She crouched with three scouts and whispered.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news...ildlife-633691/
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Misc. National Park News:
Hunting bill worries advocates of national parks
Leaders of an advocacy group for the National Parks System expressed concern this past week about the potential consequences of a federal bill they say could pave the way for hunting on some land within the system.
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/2012...-national-parks
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Olympic National Park News:
U.S.: Salmon revival in sight as Elwha River dams fall
Elwha, Glines dams being felled to open path for thousands of salmon
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Salmon+revival+sight+Elwha+River+dams+fall/6538520/story.html
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Yosemite National Park News:
Low snow, so take the high road soon
Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park, one of America's most beautiful mountain highways, is likely to open this week over 9,943-foot Tioga Pass.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/29/SPQ11OAT0S.DTL#ixzz1tX1abIQZ
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