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April National Park News #29064
04/06/10 05:37 PM
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Tuesday April 6, National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #29065
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Acadia National Park News:
Maine Takes Steps To Improve Air Quality Statewide
Governor John E. Baldacci held a State House ceremony to celebrate the signing of LD 1662, “An Act to Improve Maine’s Air Quality and Reduce Regional Haze at Acadia National Park and Other Federally Designated Class I Areas.”
http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/unit...wide-27321.html

Help Acadia Become A Marine Protected Area
Acadia National Park needs your input. On April 13, the National Park Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will host a public information meeting to discuss the nomination of Acadia into a National System of Marine Protected Areas of the United States.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2010/04/06/help-acadia-become-a-marine-protected-area.htm
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies seeking trail improvement volunteers
On Sunday, April 25 from 10 am to 5 pm, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate National Park Week with a community service project that will involve performing trail improvements to the Elkmont Nature Trail located at the Elkmont Campground near Gatlinburg, Tenn.
http://hikinginthesmokys.blogspot.com/2010/04/smokies-seeking-trail-improvement.html
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News;
Yellowstone Winter Visits up From Last Year
Yellowstone winter visits up from last year, down from 2007-2008 season
Yellowstone National Park saw an 8 percent increase in visitors this winter season compared to last winter.
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=10297597

Sheep Station Restricts Grazing to Protect Grizzly Bears
In response to a lawsuit and comments submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project, the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in eastern Idaho, run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has issued a decision to halt the grazing of sheep in vital grizzly-bear habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Additional grazing restrictions are needed, but the Sheep Station’s decision is an important first step while the government facility continues to analyze the environmental impacts of its widespread grazing activities.
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2010/sheep-station-04-06-2010.html

Fri April 9, National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #29066
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Glacier National Park News:
More of Going-to-Sun Road open
Glacier National Park officials said Thursday that the Going-to-the-Sun Road is open for vehicles to Lake McDonald Lodge on the park's west side and to Rising Sun on the east side.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100409/NEWS01/4090331/1002/More-of-Going-to-Sun-Road-open

Glacier National Park Loses Two Glaciers
Glacier National Park has lost two more glaciers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency believes that all of the park’s glaciers may be gone by the end of the decade.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/33056/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies plans controlled burn at Cataloochee
If weather conditions permit, Park managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park plan to conduct a controlled burn on a cluster of five units totaling about 1,230 acres within a 3,580 acre tract of forest in the Cataloochee Valley area near Maggie Valley.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100409/NEWS01/100409036
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Misc. National Park News:
Government announces $12 million in highway improvements in Glacier, Kootenay and Yoho National Parks
The Canadian government announced $12 million in highway improvements in Glacier, Kootenay and Yoho National Parks Thursday morning.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/breaking_news/90252582.html
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Voyageurs Park turns 35 with new tour boat
Voyageurs National Park celebrates its 35th anniversary this summer and will mark the event with a sparkling new, 49-passenger tour boat on Rainy Lake.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/165314/group/Sports/
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park's Wolves Seem to Prefer Elk Loin Over Goose Breast
When wolves in Yellowstone National Park are hungry, they overwhelmingly choose elk, not goose, from the park's wildlife menagerie, according to studies of the predators. And they could care less about the revered status of bald eagles.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...oose-breast5673

Turning tables on lake trout
Biologists are planning to cast a wider net — literally — in their efforts to remove non-native fish from some waters in Yellowstone National Park. They propose hiring large, commercial operators using big boats with giant nets as part of a plan to remove lake trout and allow for a rebound in native Yellowstone cutthroat trout.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.html

Study suggests more prevalence of elk brucellosis
Brucellosis appears to be increasing in several elk herds in northwestern Wyoming, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.html

Grizzly euthanized after cyst found near spine
A 15-year-old male grizzly bear that lived at a West Yellowstone wildlife center and helped test the “bear-proofness” of coolers and other containers was euthanized after a cyst was found near its spine.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...ound+near+spine

Wed Apr 14 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #29067
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Acadia National Park News:
Officials, fishermen discuss marine proposal for Acadia
Acadia National Park officials and fishermen from surrounding towns got the chance Tuesday to clear the air about the park’s marine areas.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/141173.html
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Dry Tortugas National Park
Weather and time have inflicted more damage to Fort Jefferson than hostile cannon fire ever did.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/04/13/florida.crumbling.fort.stimulus/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Planning commission hears proposed ridgetop laws
As he looks out from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at downtown Gatlinburg, it's easy for Mitch Morris to get nostalgic. This is a trip Morris and his wife made from Alabama on their honeymoon 24 years ago, even before they had a minivan full of children who could tag along for a quick vacation.
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=118770&catid=2
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Misc. National Park News;
All national park fees to be waived April 17-25 in the United States
Entrance fees will be waived at all 392 national parks April 17-25 for National Park Week.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i94HsaZpFTrTQ1-bxakyD5ikh-uA
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone roads to Old Faithful open Friday
Visitors to Yellowstone National Park can begin reaching some of their favorite park attractions via automobile later this week.
http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=12307582

Grand Teton to Use Protective Oak Mats on Construction Sites at Moose
Grand Teton National Park construction project managers will use interlocking oak plank mats to minimize distrubance to vegetation and soils during construction activities related to the Moose Complex rehabilitation project.
http://gtnpnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/grand-teton-using-protective-oak-planks.html

Mon April 19th, 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #29068
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Glacier National Park News:
Glacier National Park (not really news, but a nice article)
There are few national parks that can compare to Glacier in the northwest corner of Montana. With 13 campgrounds and over 700 miles of hiking trails, there’s no shortage of natural beauty at your fingertips.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/apr/18/travel-glacier-national-park-montana/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Bat in GSMNP tests positive for White Nose Syndrome fungus
It's news that biologists in the region have been dreading; today the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that the first bat with a fatal condition has been found.
http://www.wbir.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=119310&catid=141
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News:
Park rangers investigating motorcycle death in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
National Park Service rangers are investigating the apparent motorcycle death of Robert D. Schommer, 47, a Big Island resident who was found dead by the side of Highway 11 Friday night in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/articl...s+National+Park
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Misc. National Park News:
Questions for Jon Jarvis, director of the National Park Service
The National Park Service celebrates National Park Week this week by waiving entrance fees at the nation's 392 national parks. National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis discusses the program, the new law allowing guns in parks and his 34-year career with the agency.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/18/AR2010041803095.html?hpid=topnews
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
'Severe' Yellowstone Volcano Eruption Not Expected Soon
While the ongoing eruption of a volcano in Iceland has caused havoc for local farmers and travelers throughout Europe, a possible eruption of a much stronger volcano at the Yellowstone National Park would be potentially devastating, a representative from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) told reporters on Monday.
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1851709/severe_yellowstone_volcano_eruption_not_expected/

Yellowstone Bear World opening weekend
Several bear cubs stole the show at Yellowstone's Bear World. It's the park's opening weekend and many of you got a chance to see a special treat.
http://www.kidk.com/news/local/91431574.html
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Mon April 26th, 2010 National Park News [Re: James Morrissey] #29069
04/26/10 04:31 PM
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So far, a fairly quiet news week. Here are some headlines from today.

James


Glacier National Park News:
Montana Officials Predict Tourism Growth
Montana officials predict tourism growth, hope visitors more inclined to spend money
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10473069
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Misc. National Park News:
National Park Director Jarvis Interviewed On C-Span
Johnathan Jarvis relates the conditions of our national parks and how the U.S. should adapt its conservation strategy to the 21st Century (Video)
http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/04/21/...e+Director.aspx
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Enjoy traffic-free riding in Yellowstone National Park
Cyclists can enjoy 50km of traffic-free roads at beautiful Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming for free this spring.
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/enjoy-traffic-free-riding-in-yellowstone-national-park--25884


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