Everglades National Park News:
Pythons Wreaking Havoc In Florida
Pythons have become a major problem in Florida where one suffocated a sleeping baby to death in her crib and thousands others prowl the Everglades, and nearby towns, threatening endangered species and pets alike.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015745344?Pythons%20Wreaking%20Havoc%20In%20Florida

The Everglades - what does the future hold?
For more than 100 years land developers, farmers and politicians at local, state and federal level did everything they could to transform the Everglades from "wasteland" to productive land.
http://www.ecofactory.com/news/everglades-what-does-future-hold-071009
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
LeConte Lodge in Great Smoky Mountains is worth the climb
Some people go to great lengths to escape Florida's summer heat. • I go to great heights — 6,593 feet above sea level to be exact, to LeConte Lodge at the summit of Mount LeConte.
http://www.tampabay.com/features/travel/article1016501.ece
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Misc. National Park News:
National Parks boss has NW Roots
President Barack Obama has made another Northwest-friendly appointment to a high post in his administration.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/173511.asp?from=blog_last3
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Acadia National Park News:
Schoodic: The Secret Side of Acadia (Travel Story)
Did the lobsterboats wake you at 4:30?” innkeeper Megan Moshier called brightly from the kitchen, which was emanating an enticing aroma of baked apple pancakes. No, I told her, I slept like a log.
http://www.downeast.com/node/11294
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Biscayne National Park News:
Biscayne National Park management plan revised
An effort to draft a general management plan for Biscayne National Park is under way, with a controversial measure to ban no-take zones in park waters.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1137858.html
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Denali National Park News:
Glaciers, wildlife stir sense of adventure, love of outdoors (Travel Story)
It's not every year you can share a milestone birthday with a state.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=305786&src=330
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Everglades National Park News:
Mighty moth may become Everglades' new weed eater
A moth from Hong Kong emerges as a powerful weapon against an exotic fern that threatens the Everglades by draping native plants in a cloak of death.
http://www.miamiherald.com/573/story/1138028.html

Feds may open forest, swamp around Alligator Alley
A federal proposal would open a vast sweep of forest and swamp on both sides of Alligator Alley to hunting and off-road vehicles.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1137333.html

Python threat to Florida Everglades
Deadly Burmese pythons are thriving in the Florida Everglades, after dozens of the reptiles escape from a pet shop 17 years ago.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtec...Everglades.html
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Glacier National Park News:
Trixi’s treat (Not really park related, but interesting)
Historic roadside diner in Ovando has been a mainstay for local ranchers and tourists shuttling between parks since moving to current home in 1968.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/07/12/weekly_features/helena_life/top/50hl_090712_trixi.txt
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Father, son rescued after falling in Snake River
A Los Angeles man who was rescued along with his 15-year-old son after they fell off an inflatable raft into the Snake River has been issued two citations
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12817655?nclick_check=1

Visits To Grand Teton National Park Dip In June
While Yellowstone National Park saw a record number of visitors in June, visits to Grand Teton National Park were down 3.7 percent from a year ago.
http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewswy/Visits.to.Grand.2.1081812.html
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Yellowstone National Park News:
MT again Brucellosis free
Montana cattle will once again carry the Brucellosis free status after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday that the state's cattle are now "class free".
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10673835

Separating from the herd: Getting away in Yellowstone's backcountry
Animal jams are a common occurrence in Yellowstone National Park. Elk, bison, coyotes, moose and bear appearing along the road (and sometimes in the road) cause traffic to stop and backup for hundreds of feet.
http://www.thedailystar.com/lifestyles/local_story_192083055.html?keyword=topstory

Yellowstone starts work on park's first major Recovery Act project
Work has begun in Yellowstone on the first of several large projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2009/07/10/news/news5.txt

Road construction slows traffic at Yellowstone's east gate
This next note is for anyone planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park. Road construction at the east gate begins Monday. The state transportation department said chip sealing crews will be working on US Highway 14/16/20 west of Cody. The road being reworked lies about halfway between Cody and the park’s East Gate.
http://www.ktakradio.com/news/2009/jul/10/road-construction-slows-traffic-at-yellowstones-ea/
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Yosemite National Park News:
Park service looks again at Yosemite visitor limit
Nine years after creating a plan to limit crowds in Yosemite Valley, National Park Service officials are starting over again.
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2019139.html
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Zion National Park News:
Zion Park blaze continues to burn
The lightning caused Horse Fire continues to burn in Zion National Park.
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090711/NEWS01/907110320/Zion+Park+blaze+continues+to+burn

Badlands National Park News:
Badlands National Park sprays thistles from air
Badlands National Park is using a helicopter to spray Canada thistles.
http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10714635
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Helicopter rescue in Grand Teton Nat'l Park
Twenty-two year-old, Sam Russell, from Jackson, sustained serious injuries as he was coming down the north west side.
He slipped on snow and tumbled about 2-hundred feet, before landing on a break between 2 snow patches. Russell's group was able to call and get a rescue crew quickly. A helicopter gave Russell emergency care, then took him to St. John's Medical Center.
http://www.nwpphotoforum.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=24311&Main=24075#Post24311
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite Valley protection plan back to square one
Nine years after creating a plan to limit crowds in Yosemite Valley, National Park Service officials are starting over.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/778950.html

Badlands National Park News:
Herbicide spraying starts at Badlands National Park
Aerial spraying of a herbicide for management of Canada thistle has begun at Badlands National Park, and spraying is expected to be completed by July 20.
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090712/NEWS/907120338/1001/news
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Denali National Park News:
Strike continues at Denali Park and Preserve
A spokeswoman for IBEW Local 1547 said Monday that 17 workers at Denali National Park and Preserve remain on strike.
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/14/strike-continues-denali-park-and-preserve/
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Man killed when car plunges into Grand Canyon
A man died after his car plunged 600 feet off the edge of the Grand Canyon's South Rim, authorities said Tuesday.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/arizona.grand.canyon.death/index.html
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Storms ignite Smurf House Fire, 2 others
Storms that produced roughly 500 lightning strikes in a 24-hour period in Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest have ignited three fires in the park.
http://www.jhguide.com/article.php?art_id=4817
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Finding art in Yellowstone
Most people decide to vacation in Yellowstone National Park because of its scenic beauty and the abundant wildlife there. However, when local art teacher, Marsha Lott, spent a week there recently, she was on the lookout for art.
http://www.effinghamherald.net/news/article/7815/


Yosemite National Park News:
Alone in a Crowd: Hiking Yosemite's North Rim
Yosemite Valley may be popular–rightfully so–but it still holds secrets. Hike this long-forgotten trail on the North Rim, and you'll have the granite icons to yourself.
http://www.backpacker.com/june_09_alone_in_a_crowd_hiking_yellowstones_north_rim/destinations/13134
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Denali National Park News:
Wind blows smoke from wildfires to Fairbanks
What a difference a day makes.
A day after one of the hottest, sunniest days of the summer, a change in wind direction left a thick blanket of smoke over Fairbanks on Tuesday as wind pushed smoke from several wildfires into Alaska’s second-largest city.
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/15/wind-blows-smoke-wildfires-fairbanks/
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Glacier National Park News:
Canoeist apparently drowns in Glacier park
Glacier National Park officials have recovered the body of a Pennsylvania man who apparently drowned when the canoe he was in capsized on Swiftcurrent Lake.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D99EEOMG2.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Park Service seeks Smokies memories
The National Park Service hopes people who have firsthand accounts of living in the Smokies or attending the national park dedication will share those memories.
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_12833590
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
A Regulated Elk Hunt: Senator Dorgan’s View (Letter to the Editor)
Your editorial against my proposal to thin the elk herd in Theodore Roosevelt National Park (“Elk Hunting in the Badlands,” July 8) missed the mark in several key respects.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/opinion/l15elk.html
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Acadia National Park News:
Woman hurt in fall at Acadia National Park
A woman from New York was rescued from the bottom of Otter Cliffs Thursday morning after she fell while rock climbing and hit her head, according to a park ranger.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/110827.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Rangers Investigate Report of Possible Abduction in Grand Canyon National Park
Rangers in Grand Canyon National Park are investigating the possible abduction of a woman from a residential area within the park.
http://www.naztoday.com/news/top-stories...-national-park/
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Olympic National Park News:
Olympic National Park entry fees waived this weekend
All entry fees at Olympic National Park will be waived Saturday and Sunday.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090717/NEWS/307179983
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
National parks not always refuges for Kenyan wildlife
Most of us tend to think of national parks as places that provide abundant protection for wildlife. But that’s not necessarily so.
http://features.csmonitor.com/environmen...enyan-wildlife/
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Yellowstone National Park News:
MSU study: Wolves affecting Yellowstone elk
Elk that have to contend with wolves have a harder time surviving according to a new study conducted by Montana State University researchers.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10740691

Authorities crack down on Yellowstone poaching -- eggs, that is
When there are discussions of poaching in Yellowstone National Park, the talk usually involves animals of some sort, but earlier this month scofflaws were stopped from poaching eggs in a thermal feature in Biscuit Basin.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/200907...ggs-that-is.php

Acadia National Park News:
CG Assists in Rescue of Rock Climber
A Coast Guard Station Southwest Harbor 25-foot response boat rescued an injured rock climber at Acadia National Park, Maine.
http://www.military.com/news/article/coa...l=1186032366581


Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Growing fire delays reopening of road in Bryce Canyon
The Bridge Fire has grown another 400 acres, delaying plans to reopen a road.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/70531...yce-Canyon.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Man's drive over Grand Canyon edge ruled suicide
National Park Service investigators have ruled the death of a man who drove his car over the edge of the Grand Canyon a suicide.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_12861043?source=sphere_article
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Kayaker rescued after night on Snake River sandbar
An Indiana woman spent the night on a sandbar in the Snake River after she missed her pullout site while kayaking.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wy-kaykerrescue,0,4757863.story

Wildfire watch
Forest Service and National Park officials hope early summer rains and a wetter-than-normal winter may have curbed the potential for a severe fire season this year.
http://www.planetjh.com/news/A_105226.aspx
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Great Basin National Park News:
Remote Great Basin National Park amazes visitors
Listening to young visitors who managed to discover the least-visited national park in the lower 48 states, it's easy to get a picture of this surprising alpine oasis.
http://www.sltrib.com/travel/ci_12845054
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Misc. National Park News:
Nominee to lead National Park Service has deep roots in West
As superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park outside Seattle, Jon Jarvis twice climbed the 14,411-foot peak. As director of the National Park Service's Pacific West Region, he ordered that his 56 parks be carbon neutral by 2016, when the agency celebrates its centennial.
http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1332954.html

Please, leave it as you find it when visiting parks
Picture this: you're walking along a trail through a forest of smooth-barked aspen trees. Tall grasses wave along the trail's edge and glimpses of rocky ridgelines emerge through scattered openings. As you drop into a small hollow, you notice something on the trunk of one of the trees. Carved into the trunk is "Bill was here 7/09."
http://www.nwpphotoforum.com/ubbthreads/...e=0&fpart=2
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North Cascades National Park News:
North Cascades National Park will get $55,000 for projects
North Cascades National Park will receive $55,000, thanks to a fundraising effort from Washington's National Park Fund.
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/992760.html
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Greater Yellowstone Elk-wolf Study Shows Elk Having Fewer Calves Due To Changes In Nutrition
Wolves have caused elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to change their behavior and foraging habits so much so that herds are having fewer calves, mainly due to changes in their nutrition, according to a new study published by Montana State University researchers.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090717121424.htm

CNN's Reynolds Wolf talks with geologists about recent volcanic activity at Yellowstone National Park (CNN Video...no text...one short ad first).
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/07/18/wolf.yellowstone.quakes.cnn
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Crater Lake National Park News:
Whitney Fire burns in Crater Lake National Park
A portion of the trail around Diamond Lake is closed because of a wildfire burning in Crater Lake National Park.
http://kdrv.com/page/134747
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Everglades National Park:
Snakes on the glades – Florida launches mass python hunt
The death of a Florida toddler in the coils of an 8ft (2.5 metre) Burmese python has sparked an official crackdown to eradicate a menacing population of slithering predators in the sun-drenched holiday state.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/19/florida-santions-mass-python-hunt
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Longs Peak hiker dies in Rocky Mountain National Park
A Durango man hiking with a family member died from a "cardiac emergency" near the top of the14,259-foot-high Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park this morning, a park spokeswoman said.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/200907...n+National+Park
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Sequoia National Park News:
Thirteen-year-old girl drowns in swift-moving Sequoia National Park river
A 13-year-old Tulare girl drowned while swimming with family members at Sequoia National Park, officials said today.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/20...park-river.html
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Yellowstone National Park
Wolves Driving Down Yellowstone Elk Numbers: Study (Note: I know this has been reported earlier, but I keep finding out new items in the articles that I think make them worth publishing).
A new study shows that the wolves of Yellowstone are affecting elk populations in very surprising ways. Since 1995, elk populations have been declining. It was estimated in 1995 that elk populations in the northern range numbered somewhere between 17,000 and 19,000. In the three winters prior to 2008, the estimated elk population has dropped to somewhere between 6,279 and 6,738.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/200907...mbers-study.php
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Yosemite National Park:
Yosemite National Park Reports Increase in Bear Encounters - July 19, 2009
When you visit Yosemite National Park one thing you expect to see, hopefully from a distance is the presence of bears. Many campers would consider it a successful trip if they manage to get a snap-shot or two of a mother bear and her cubs forging for a mid-afternoon snack.
http://www.extranomical.com/NEWS/YOSEMIT...unters_339.html
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Zion National Park News:
Fire in Zion National Park burns 900 acres
Zion National Park » A fire that has burned 900 acres in Zion National Park has forced more trail closures.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12876692
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Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Wildfires close road, trail in Utah County
A road and a trail were closed Tuesday after the Lake Forest fire grew to 600 acres.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705318324,00.html
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Denali National Park News:
Man dies on tour bus in Denali Park
A 59 year old New Mexico man died of apparent natural causes on a Denali Natural History Tour bus near the Savage River Campground on Thursday.
http://ktna.org/2009/07/20/man-dies-on-tour-bus-in-denali-park/
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Everglades National Park News:
Heat may have killed fish in Florida Bay
Thousands of fish popped up dead this week in Florida Bay -- possible victims of what might be described as a marine version of heat stroke.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1153596.html

Too Late to Quell Python Invasion? (Editorial)
I can't escape the feeling that the just-announced "python-hunting" campaign in South Florida will be a bust.
http://www.theledger.com/article/2009072...ython-Invasion-
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Appeals Court Rejects Suit Against Motorized Rafts in Grand Canyon
A federal appeals court yesterday upheld a decision rejecting attempts by environmental groups to stop rafters from using motors and helicopters in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/07/22/...ed-r-20848.html

Interior efforts protect public (Editorial)
We have 25 million reasons to avoid the risk of putting uranium mines near the Grand Canyon
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2009/07/22/20090722wed1-22.html

BASE jumper lands photographer in trouble
A 2007 BASE jump at Grand Canyon National Park landed a South Lake Tahoe photographer in federal court in Arizona last week.
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20090722/NEWS/907219984/1007/NONE&parentprofile=1056
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Whitebark pine cone crop looking good
High-protein food could help reduce conflicts between grizzlies, hunters this fall.
http://www.jacksonholenews.com/article.php?art_id=4852
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone visitor gored by bison
A bull bison at Yellowstone National Park gored a 55-year-old tourist after the man got within 10 feet of the animal in a campground.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-07-22-yellowstone-bison-gores-visitor_N.htm

First Noticeable Fire of Season Hits Yellowstone
The first noticeable fire of the 2009 summer season has been spotted in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley, as a small burn on the southwest slope of Druid Peak is now large enough to be noticed.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/200907...yellowstone.php

Things At Yellowstone Aren't As Calm As Once Thought
This month’s copy of National Geographic has some great reading for those headed out to Yellowstone National Park this summer. However, it’s the kind of information that you may not want to hear if you’re a worrywart. Apparently the volcano supervolcano that created one of the country’s best national parks isn’t as sleepy as researchers once thought.
http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/7/21/7...As+Once+Thought

Talks Over Grizzly Protection Break Down
A court-ordered discussion between parties to lawsuits challenging a decision by the U.S. Government to remove the Yellowstone grizzly from the Endangered Species list ended with no agreement, ensuring two judges will hear challenges.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/200907...-break-down.php
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Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park sets ceremony for 100th anniversary
Ecuadorean officials say there's new hope that famed Galapagos giant tortoise Lonesome George, believed to be the last of his species, could soon be a father.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12882583

Grand Teton National Park News:
Local man falls 200 feet from Wyoming mountain
A local man remains hospitalized in Wyoming after a 200 foot fall from a mountain on Saturday July, 11.
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/s...ain-217738.html
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Olympic National Park News:
Lightning Cause Of 2 Olympic National Park Fires
Two fires are burning deep in the Olympic National Park within the park boundary and the designated wilderness. One is located in the upper Duckabush and the other in the Dosewallips River valley said Olympic National Park officials.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/20160960/detail.html
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Obama Administration Aims to Cut Yellowstone Snowmobiles By More than Half
According to reports, a proposed rule change issued by the National Park Service would allow up to 318 snowmobiles per day into Yellowstone National Park for the next two winters. The rule would cut by more than half the 720 allowed last winter by the Bush administration. In a notice to be published tomorrow in the Federal Register, the National Park Service says it is reopening a public comment period on the 318-per-day plan that never went into effect.
http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/07/23/ob...more-than-half/

Minnesotans find new life in Yellowstone
Like many of this nation's pioneers, two former newspaper workers ventured west and found a new life. And the great outdoors has been kind to them.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoo...3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ

Commission weighs cuts to elk licenses near Cody
Some outfitters in the Cody area who rely heavily on out-of-state hunters for business say they are opposed to a Wyoming Game and Fish Department proposal to cut the number of general elk hunting licenses issued in key areas near Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.newsday.com/commission-weighs-cuts-to-elk-licenses-near-cody-1.1323350