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June National Park News #23133
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Acadia National Park News:
Rockefeller legacy on Mt. Desert Island a national treasure
Acadia National Park is America's first national park east of the Mississippi. Most of the park is on Mt. Desert Island, the third-largest island on the East Coast, midway along the coast of Maine.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-tc-trav-maine-0407-0412may24,0,268994.story


Peregrine falcons hatch chicks in national park
Acadia officials spot two nests
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/106681.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Flooding Reshapes Waterfalls in Grand Canyon
An American Indian reservation deep in the Grand Canyon has long been known for its towering blue-green waterfalls, but returning tourists will be greeted by an altered landscape.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/us/31canyon.html?ref=global-home

Search for Missing Hiker Scaled Back in Grand Canyon (Previously reported)
On Tuesday, May 26, the National Park Service was notified that 69 year old Robert A. Williams of Surprise, Arizona had not returned from the Memorial Day weekend and that his holiday plans had included hiking in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.naztoday.com/news/top-stories...n-grand-canyon/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Stimulus money to help spruce up parkway
More than $14 million in federal stimulus money will go toward helping the Blue Ridge Parkway make a dent in its $250 million maintenance backlog, while also infusing money into the local economy.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090601/NEWS01/906010317
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Outside the US/Canadian National Park System:
Sydney bushland saved, Yengo National Park in wilderness register
A GREEN chain now encircles Sydney with the declaration today that 120,000 hectares of bushland north of the city will be protected as wilderness.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,27574,25567795-5006009,00.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Surprise man, 69, still missing at Grand Canyon
Family members of a Grand Canyon hiker who has been missing for nearly a week prepared a list of safety tips for hikers in the hopes of preventing other families from losing loved ones, Grand Canyon National Park officials said Monday.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/surprise/articles/2009/06/01/20090601abrk-missinghiker.html

Arizona, Utah students to develop new raft motors
A rafting association has given grants to the engineering departments of four universities to develop alternative motorboat technology for commercial river operations at Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12493769

Grand Canyon Superintendent Steve Martin Receives Resource Stewardship Award
On May 13, at a recent meeting of area superintendents, Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA) Superintendent Steve Martin received the Regional Director’s Superintendent of the Year Award for Natural Resource Stewardship from Inter-mountain Regional Director Mike Snyder.
http://www.naztoday.com/news/top-stories...wardship-award/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Peeking at PBS's park view
Smokies documentary wins raves; co-creator says it's about people
Monday night's first peek of an upcoming documentary - "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" - offered a tantalizing preview of coming attractions when the 12-hour series airs on PBS beginning Sept. 27.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/02/peeking-at-pbss-park-view/


2009 Is The Big 75 For Great Smoky Mountains National Park
We had no idea that Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most visited national park in the country, but it is, and now is a great time to join the crowds. The park is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and is promoting its birthday with special events, nature programs, and a snazzy commemorative website.
http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/6/1/71...s+National+Park
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Thurs 06/4/09 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #23135
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A lot of news today - I guess that is what happens when one misses a day.:P There will be a bunch of parks celebrating 'fee free days' over the coming weeks. I have listed some of them below.


Glacier National Park News:
Flags make debut near East Glacier
A dedication ceremony for four welcome flags at the western entrance of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation outside East Glacier Park was held Tuesday.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...ar+East+Glacier

GNP lake trout removal plan up for public review
A proposal to remove lake trout from Glacier National Park's Quartz Lake is now up for public review.
http://www.kpax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10464762
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Park to reduce campsites
Employee housing slated to be greater part of Gros Ventre campground.
One of Grand Teton National Park’s oldest and largest campgrounds could get a major upgrade starting later this year after park officials announced they want to reduce its footprint, upgrade its infrastructure and allocate a significant number of RV sites for employee housing.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=4668

Cattle Drive
Jackson Hole, Wyo.-The herd of RVs, motorcycles and SUVs heading in and out of town to the north, this weekend, will experience delays due to a herd of cattle.
http://www.planetjh.com/news/A_105091.aspx
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Great Falls National Park News:
Great Falls National Park with kids
Tired of the city? There is an excellent national park just outside of Washington, DC. At Great Falls, your kids can run and explore as though they were in the Boundary Waters.
http://www.examiner.com/x-1243-DC-Metro-...-Park-with-kids
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
On 75th birthday, Smokies park still faces great tests
If you’ve been reading the paper, you know that this is a big year for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s the year the park marks its 75th anniversary with a string of events in both North Carolina and Tennessee. Although a Smokies park was authorized during the Coolidge administration, it wasn’t officially established until 1934 and thus is considered 75 years old in 2009.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090603/OPINION03/90602048/1006
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Joshua Tree National Park News:
Joshua Tree National Park closures, fee-free days announced
JTNP — There’s good news and bad news for those wishing to make use of Joshua Tree National Park as summer closings and fee-free weekends were announced this week.
http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/200...45919856400.txt
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Misc. National Park News:
Idea of Mount St. Helens national park still alive
Advocates of turning Mount St. Helens into a national park aren't ready to give up on the idea, despite an advisory committee's recommendation to keep it with the U.S. Forest Service.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_mount_st_helens.html
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North Cascades National Park News:
OK expected for high-country trout plantings
Doc Hastings has less than a month to try to ensure continued high-country trout fishing for hike-in anglers in North Cascades National Park, according to his communications director Charlie Keller, but prospects are good.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090604/SPORTS/706049900/1008/SPORTS02
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone power, phone services back after outages (Question?? W-h-e-r-e can you get Internet in Yellowstone????)
Services were restored at Yellowstone National Park Wednesday after three separate power outages left the park and other areas without electricity, phone and Internet most of the morning.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10471914&nav=menu227_3

Yellowstone fees to be waived three weekends this summer
To spur interest in the American National Park system during the recession, entrance fees at parks will be waived for three weekends throughout the summer.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/index.php?contentID=924&articleID=285
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Zion National Park News:
Police ask for help finding missing Orem woman
Orem police and rangers in Zion National Park are looking for a 31-year-old woman missing for more than a week.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12503486

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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Woman Rescued After Fall at Grand Canyon National Park
Late this afternoon, park rangers rescued a 38 year old woman who had fallen approximately 50 feet near a popular view point in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.naztoday.com/news/top-stories...-national-park/
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Appeals court says Grand Teton snowplane group has no case
A group appealing a ban on operating snowplanes on Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park has lost its case in federal court.
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20090604/NEWS/906049984/1058
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Donations to Friends of Smokies Trails Forever campaign total $1 million
Friends of the Smokies has announced donations and pledges of more than $1 million toward a $2.3 million challenge grant to support trail improvements in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20090605/NEWS/906049934
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone Hot Spring Teeming with Viruses
At 370 feet in diameter, Grand Prismatic Hot Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in Yellowstone and the third largest in the world.
http://www.livescience.com/researchinaction/ria-090604.html
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Park Service honors Jackson Hole scientist
The National Park Service has honored a Jackson Hole geophysicist with its annual natural resource research award.
http://cbs4denver.com/coloradowire/22.0....sicistHonor.xml
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rocky Mountain National Park evening programs begin Saturday
Rocky Mountain National Park will begin the Saturday Evening Programs on June 6, at 7 p.m. with “The Pika, Heir of the Ice Age.”
http://www.eptrail.com/news/2009/jun/05/rocky-mountain-national-park-evening-programs-begi/
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone Park sees increase of 20 percent in visitors during May
Yellowstone National Park staff reported Friday that more than 260,000 people visited the park during May, an increase of 20 percent over May 2008.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090606/NEWS01/906060311/1002

Sun 06/07/09 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #23138
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Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the abbreviated list of news events...still sifting through all of them. I will be gone until this evening, and this is a start. :P It has been slow the last couple of days, but I hope that there is more local stuff by this evening.

-JM


Lassen Volcanic National Park News:
Sunday Drive: Lassen Volcanic National Park
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: Snowplow crews on Lassen's Main Park Highway punched through at 8,500 feet this past week and then opened the road Friday for the first time to visitor traffic in nearly six months.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/07/SPRS180D85.DTL
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies Park superintendent challenged, inspired by work in Smokies
On his first weekend as the new superintendent of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Dale Ditmanson attended a board meeting with the Friends of the Smokies, the nonprofit organization that supports the park through fundraising.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/07/park-superintendent-challenged-inspired-by-work/
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Elephant electrocuted in national park
A 14-year-old female elephant died of electrocution in Rayong's Khao Chamao-Khao Wong National Park yesterday morning.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090607-146665.html
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Zion National Park News:
100 years of Zion National Park
It is a place of spectacular, towering cliffs, shimmering Navajo sandstone formations and the roar and rush of the Virgin River, which painstakingly carves a masterpiece of geologic formations duplicated nowhere else in the world.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705309001,00.html

Amazing adventures: Zion National Park offers hikes from easy to strenuous
My first impressions as a boy of 9 or 10 riding into Zion Canyon with my parents and sister Elaine were:
So, this is what a "national park" is like, "a wonderfully big and spectacularly beautiful … park."
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705308787,00.html

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Another relatively quiet news day over-all. Great Smoky continues to really dominate the story lines.

-JM

Acadia National Park News:
Acadia National Park to be free for 3 summer weekends
Entrance fees will be waived at Acadia National Park three weekends this summer as part of the National Park Service’s effort to encourage more Americans to visit national parks.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/107827.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
At 75, Great Smoky Mountains still stunning if a little tattered
On the cusp of its 75th birthday, America's most-visited national park remains a stunning place to give your heart.
http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/798291.html

Birdlife: Bird songs of the Smokies
You'll hear far more birds than you'll ever see on a June visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/07/bird-songs-of-the-smokies/

Former superintendents relished time at Smoky Mountains park
Those who have been superintendents of Great Smoky Mountains National Park say they consider the job a choice assignment in the National Park Service and have many memories from their time, both of the scenery and the challenges of being the boss.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/07/former-superintendents-relished-time-smoky-mountai/

Stories to tell
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it’s easy to get lost in the past. The nation’s most-visited national park has nearly 80 historic buildings scattered throughout its 800 square miles, evidence that until the 1930s children attended school there while their parents coaxed corn from the hardscrabble soil of the southern Appalachian Mountains.
http://www.buffalonews.com/494/story/695623.html
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Misc. National Park News:
I Do…for Less (Editor's Shameless Plug - I will go to ANY National Park to photograph a wedding....)
As the economy shrinks, so do wedding budgets
Budget weddings are in vogue this recession.
More couples are trimming their guest lists, bargaining with florists or doing away with expensive favors like personalized miniature cakes, says Michelle Preli, editor in chief of Brides.com, a Condé Nast Publications Inc. site.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203353904574145520680497830.html

Filmmaker Ken Burns sees national parks as 'democratic '
The latest project of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and his longtime colleague Dayton Duncan is "The National Parks: America's Best Idea." The six-part series took six years to create and will air on PBS in the fall.
http://www.adn.com/life/arts/story/822809.html
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Wildlife managers ask people to control dogs
Wildlife managers around Jackson Hole are asking people to use extra caution when hiking with their pets during the next few weeks because baby moose, deer and elk have been seen around the region.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=4681
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Denali National Park News:
Wounded warrior seeks closure from mountain-climbing adventure
A Soldier who was wounded in Iraq is looking for closure for his injuries and a new starting point for his life this week as part of a team attempting to scale North America's highest peak.
http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/06/08/223...bing-adventure/
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Glacier National Park News:
Grizzly bear bites jogger in Glacier National Park
A jogger was injured in Glacier National Park Sunday when he encountered a grizzly bear while running on a backcountry trail on the park’s west side.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/06/08/bnews/br13.txt
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Misc. National Park News:
Luxury train cars purchased for use in national parks
A company that operates lodges and restaurants in national parks has bought 25 passenger cars that belonged to a defunct luxury train operator.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-06-09-national-park-train-cars_N.htm

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This is a little bit more like it!! There were several news stories today about the NP System. Enjoy.

James


Arches National Park News:
The Fiery Furnace, Arches National Park
I survived the Fiery Furnace!! Could you survive the Fiery Furnace? It is a test of scrambling over slick rock, Enstrada and Navajo sandstone, making your way under the Walk Through Arch, crawling on your belly tinto the claustrophobia-causing Crawl Through Arch, staring back at the Skull Arch and seating yourself on the slick rock, looking up and being astonished to see the Surprise Arch.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4821-Phoenix-RV-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d8-The-Fiery-Furnace
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Death Valley National Park News:
Visit a ghost town on the way to Death Valley National Park
Have you ever read those headlines about old West ghost towns, with haunted hotels and abandoned mining towns and wonder what they have to offer? This adventure if you are planning to go to Death Valley National Park from either the south of Ca. or from northern down the Hi-way 395 will offer such an adventure.
http://www.examiner.com/x-11409-Death-Va...y-National-Park
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Everglades National Park News:
Cold shoulder: Edgewater exploring ban on reptiles (Scroll down)
Kelly Pyle is fascinated by ball pythons, electric blue day geckos and red bearded dragons. But these days the local and federal government are too.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/EastVolusia/evlHEAD02061009.htm
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Glacier National Park News:
Feds file charges in 2008 Crown King wildfire
Yuma man faces 6 counts in blaze
The U.S. Attorney's Office has filed charges against a Yuma man who started a fire near Crown King this past year that forced the evacuation of the entire community and burned down several homes.
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=69045
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon fire updates
Three fires caused by lightening are currently burning in Grand Canyon National Park. No guest services have been affected.
http://www.examiner.com/x-5374-Phoenix-G...on-fire-updates

Wildfire near Grand Canyon expands
The Ruby Fire eight miles southeast of Tusayan, Ariz. continues to grow slowly and is approximately 1,290 acres. It is one ½ miles southwest of the Game Reserve Fire that is in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10499778
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Fireflies put on a show at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
One of the greatest shows in the Smokies is going on right now.
Every year at this time, the fireflies at Elkmont blink in unison. It's part of their mating behavior.
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=90079&catid=2

Get your vehicle pass for Cades Cove concert
Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have extended the opportunity to purchase vehicle passes for the 75th anniversary outdoor concert performance by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in Cades Cove.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/09/vehicle-pass-smokies-concert/
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Misc. National Park News:
Summer savings in the USA's top national parks
Grand Canyon. Yosemite. Glacier National Park. These amazing outposts of the American wilderness have always been a great bargain for travelers, but never more so than in 2009.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/deals/inside/2009-06-10-national-park-deals_N.htm
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Nahanni National Park
Canada plans to expand one of its most prized parks to more than six times its current size in a move to help protect the habitats of grizzly bears, caribou and other species, the government said on Tuesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5585FH20090609
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Two climbers injured in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park rangers are responding to an incident that occurred this afternoon above Emerald Lake. Two male climbers fell below Hallett Peak above the south side of Emerald Lake. They had been steep snow climbing. This area is roughly 2.5 miles from the Bear Lake Trailhead in a steep, rocky area.
http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=16521

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Hey Everyone,

There was quite a bit of news today surrounding the National Parks. As usual, if you see something, please send me a note. It is always appreciated.

James

Acadia National Park News:
Downeast Maine and Campobello: as real as it gets (Editor's note - not really about Acadia, but the surrounding areas)
It’s certainly no secret that Maine is rich in natural splendor – after all, it isn’t coined Vacationland for nothing. As visually striking as Maine is, it also has a depth of character all its own that many visitors often miss because they don’t venture off the beaten path.
http://www.examiner.com/x-12981-Downeast...hentic-Traveler
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Big Bend National Park News:
Man found dead in Big Bend National Park
One person died and two others were flown to area hospitals after a group of seven suspected illegal immigrants were found stranded in the Big Bend National Park, the U.S. Border Patrol said Thursday.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6472941.html
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Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Bryce astronomy festival starts Wednesday
Bryce Canyon’s 9th Annual Astronomy Festival starts Wednesday with a variety of events including free entrance fees for Utah residents.
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090...tarts+Wednesday
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Denali National Park News:
Snoqualmie man tops continent’s highest peak
Last year, Snoqualmie resident Brian Dickinson announced he would climb the world’s seven summits — the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents.
http://snovalleystar.com/2009/06/10/snoqualmie-man-tops-continents-highest-peak
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Wildfires burning near Grand Canyon
Most of the lightning-caused wildfires around the Grand Canyon in Arizona are being successfully managed, U.S. fire officials say.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/11/Wildfires-burning-near-Grand-Canyon/UPI-46131244754080/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
More breeding-age females mean best elk-calving season in park
The 2009 calving season in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park appears to be off to the best start since elk were brought to the park eight years ago.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/12/more-breeding-age-females-best-elk-calving-park/
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News:
Hawaii parks saw 10.8% fewer visitors in May (Editor's Note - HVNP and surrounding areas)
Hawaii’s national parks saw a nearly 10.8 percent decrease in visitors in May.
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2009/06/08/daily44.html
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Sequoia National Park News:
Marble Falls in Sequoia National Park
Marble Falls is the ideal hiking destination for a spring visit to Sequoia National Park. This 8-miles round-trip hike starts from Potwisha Campground.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4400-LA-Outdoor-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Marble-Falls
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Wind Cave National Park News:
Wind Cave National Park to host free tours
Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be offering free tours of the Natural Entrance, Garden of Eden and Fairgrounds on the weekends of June 20-21, July 18-19, and August 15-16.
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2009/06/11/news/top/doc4a317c6bb51ac061688855.txt
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Grizzly mauls man near West Yellowstone
A man from Boise, Idaho, was mauled Tuesday afternoon after surprising a grizzly bear sow with one or more cubs while hiking alone in the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/06/11/news/mtregional/news07.txt

Wolf delisting faces new court challenge
The Greater Yellowstone Coalition filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the removal of gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protection in Idaho and Montana.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=4698

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