Posted By: James Morrissey
May National Park News - 05/07/13 08:22 PM
May 7, National Park News:
Acadia National Park News:
Cadillac Mountain Road to Open Sooner than Expected
The road to Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park will open earlier than planned.
http://www.wabi.tv/news/39892/cadillac-mountain-road-to-open-sooner-than-expected
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Canadian Company to Defy Ban on Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
A Canadian mining company is using a 27-year-old environmental impact study to evade President Barack Obama’s ban on new mining near Grand Canyon National Park, but activists and a Native American tribe have filed suit to stop the re-opening of its abandoned uranium mine six miles south of the canyon's South Rim entrance, which attracts nearly 5 million visitors a year.
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies...506?news=849938
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Huge land deal links Smokies, forest
The overlook on U.S. Highway 129 was filled to capacity with motorcyclists from Texas, Florida and Louisiana. They had pulled off the Tail of the Dragon, an 11-mile stretch of highway in Blount County famous for its scenery and curves, and now they were taking photos.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/201...Cherokee-forest
Volunteers needed to staff Clingmans Dome information center
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are seeking volunteers to staff the information center at Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the park.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/06/volunteers-needed-to-staff-clingmans-dome-center/
Relocated black bear numbers soar in Big South Fork
Scientists say black bears are making a strong comeback on the plateau in Tennessee thanks to a family tree with roots in the Great Smoky Mountains.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/273180/2/Relocated-black-bear-numbers-soar-in-Big-South-Fork
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Mozambique: Rhino's Wiped Out of Limpopo National Park
Authorities in the Limpopo National Park (PNL) have announced that no rhinoceros are left in the park in southern Mozambique.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201305061555.html
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Acadia National Park News:
Cadillac Mountain Road to Open Sooner than Expected
The road to Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park will open earlier than planned.
http://www.wabi.tv/news/39892/cadillac-mountain-road-to-open-sooner-than-expected
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Canadian Company to Defy Ban on Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
A Canadian mining company is using a 27-year-old environmental impact study to evade President Barack Obama’s ban on new mining near Grand Canyon National Park, but activists and a Native American tribe have filed suit to stop the re-opening of its abandoned uranium mine six miles south of the canyon's South Rim entrance, which attracts nearly 5 million visitors a year.
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies...506?news=849938
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Huge land deal links Smokies, forest
The overlook on U.S. Highway 129 was filled to capacity with motorcyclists from Texas, Florida and Louisiana. They had pulled off the Tail of the Dragon, an 11-mile stretch of highway in Blount County famous for its scenery and curves, and now they were taking photos.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/201...Cherokee-forest
Volunteers needed to staff Clingmans Dome information center
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are seeking volunteers to staff the information center at Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the park.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/may/06/volunteers-needed-to-staff-clingmans-dome-center/
Relocated black bear numbers soar in Big South Fork
Scientists say black bears are making a strong comeback on the plateau in Tennessee thanks to a family tree with roots in the Great Smoky Mountains.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/273180/2/Relocated-black-bear-numbers-soar-in-Big-South-Fork
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Mozambique: Rhino's Wiped Out of Limpopo National Park
Authorities in the Limpopo National Park (PNL) have announced that no rhinoceros are left in the park in southern Mozambique.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201305061555.html
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