Death Valley National Park News:
Restaurant and saloon in Death Valley burns
Authorities say a fire has done extensive damage to the Stovepipe Wells restaurant and saloon in Death Valley National Park.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15906354?nclick_check=1
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Glacier National Park News:
Local scouts celebrate at Glacier NP
A local Boy Scouts troop was one of only 20 units that had the privilege of volunteering this summer at Glacier National Park as part of a centennial commemoration of both Boy Scouts of America and the picturesque park.
http://www.thewesternnews.com/news/article_9545a604-b16f-11df-853c-001cc4c002e0.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park may ease elk monitoring in Cataloochee Valley
Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park would scale back monitoring of elk under a new plan that calls the once-experimental herd viable.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100827/NEWS/308270039
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Joshua Tree National Park News:
Firefighters are making progress in containing the blaze burning in Joshua Tree National Park.
http://www.kpsplocal2.com/news/local/sto..._vU-M9LJ_A.cspx
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Katmai National Park News:
Search For Missing Plane in Katmai National Park and Preserve Has Covered 17,500 Miles
Searchers returned to the skies over Katmai National Park and Preserve on Thursday as the hunt for a missing plane and its four occupants moved into its sixth day.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...17500-miles6476
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Misc. National Park News:
Need to Cull Elk in Theodore Roosevelt National Park Points To Larger Problem Across National Park System
After much debate, discussion, and consideration, elk culling operations are scheduled to get under way in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in November, when the first of 240 volunteers will be guided into the park's South Unit with instructions to kill as many cow elk as they can.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...park-system6468
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Climber rescued from Teton traverse ledges
Grand Teton National Park climbing rangers rescued a 29-year-old Jackson woman Thursday after she fell while attempting to climb the Grand Teton.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6394

Gov: No ‘for sale’ sign
After a meeting with federal officials this week, Gov. Dave Freudenthal said “we put together a transaction,” that would see the government buy state land in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6393

Outdoors: More about the Yellowstone wolf debate (Editorial)
Last week I wrote about the reintroduction of grey wolves to Yellowstone National Park. The wolves took to the park and the elk herds like ducks to water.
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/x1984937906/Outdoors-More-about-the-Yellowstone-wolve-debate

Deal reached over Grand Teton National Park?
After meeting with federal officials this week, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal announced a deal to preserve the state’s Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/2010/08/27/tetons_2337.php
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park: Marijuana farm raided, thousands of plants seized
For most of us, remote areas of Yosemite National Park are places to escape and unwind. But those same places can provide the perfect cover for illegal pot farms.
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/yosemite-national-pa-7433/

Hey Everyone -

Just a note that I will be out in Western PA trying to find elk this weekend. Last year, when I was there last, there was no cell signal that I can recall. If that is the case, then I will not be updating the news as it takes quite a bit of time to put together.

I will be back Sunday night and will probably not update the articles until Monday...unless I get a good wifi signal. :P

James

My recollection about Benezette was correct. There were some places where I was able to get a weak wifi signal - but not long enough to do the news. Here are the headlines for today:



Denali National Park News:
Joe Miller wants Alaska to control and develop federal lands, including Denali National Park
Tea Party-backed Joe Miller, who is threatening to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, has a bold vision for Alaska, one that would entail the state taking over federal lands, including Denali National Park and Preserve.
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/dispatches...i-national-park
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Editorial: Smokies prepared for national initiative
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park would appear an excellent place for federal officials to learn about the best community-driven strategies for Americans to reconnect with the natural world.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/30/smokies-prepared-for-national-initiative/
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Joshua Tree National Park News:
Keys fire is fully contained
Fire crews have fully contained the three-day old Keys Fire that burned 110 acres in the Joshua Tree National Park.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100829/NEWS0803/100829008/1006/news01/Keys+fire+is+fully+contained
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Mesa Verde National Park News:
Visiting the Cliff Dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park (Not news, but an interest piece)
There's no time to be nervous. The kids charge ahead up the 32-foot ladder, squeezing through a narrow, 12-foot tunnel, walking in toeholds carved into dusty sandstone.
http://www.smartertravel.com/travel-advi...html?id=5432489
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Potential for more bear-human encounters this fall near Yellowstone
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=150400&catid=339

Farr West woman overwhelmed by buffalo incident, media attention
Cathy Hayes is still recovering from getting hit by a bison in Yellowstone National Park in July, but she's also recovering from getting hit by the national news media.
http://www.standard.net/topics/education...media-attention

A Shrine That Seems to Tame Old Faithful
The view from the cathedral-size windows of the new $27 million visitor center that opened here last week leads down a paved path toward a gently curved mound of rock. A mist of hissing steam drifts from the mound, but every 90 minutes or so, water starts to spurt fitfully, then more aggressively, until it erupts into a tower as high as 180 feet, whose spray may be spread by the breeze toward the hundreds of viewers gathered to watch the spectacle.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/arts/design/31yellowstone.html
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Mostly a slow news day.

-JM


Great Sand Dunes National Park News:
Water, wind build Great Sand Dunes (Not news...but an interest piece)
Driving up to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, the view seems almost silly: Across from shallow creeks at the base of the 14,000-foot Sangre de Cristo Mountains sit the largest sand piles in North America, kept in place by wind and water.
http://www.ajc.com/travel/water-wind-build-great-602741.html
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Jasper National Park News:
Maine climber found after 21 years in Canadian ice
The body of a mountain climber from Maine has been discovered in a melting glacier more than two decades after the man fell 1,000 feet to his death in the Canadian Rockies, a park official said.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdrkCPfSKwseRHUuw8gCODRms-bQD9HTVV9G0
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Yellowstone National Park News:
A Cathedral to the Shrine of Nature
The view from the cathedral-size windows of the $27 million visitor center that opened here last week leads down a paved path toward a gently curved mound of rock. A mist of hissing steam drifts from the mound, but every 90 minutes or so, water starts to spurt fitfully, then more aggressively, until it erupts into a tower as high as 180 feet, whose spray may be spread by the breeze toward the hundreds of viewers gathered to watch the spectacle.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/arts/design/31yellowstone.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

West Yellowstone Cleans Up, Starts Repairs
Town Comes Together To Prepare For Labor Day Weekend
Managers of the West Yellowstone hotels damaged in Saturday’s storm are breathing a sigh of relief Monday after inspectors assessed their buildings.
http://www.localnews8.com/news/24818755/detail.html
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