9/4/2012

Glacier National Park News:
Glacier Park bumps up estimate of Avalanche fire to 45 acres
The current size estimate of the Avalanche Wildland Fire in Glacier National Park is approximately 45 acres. This size estimate is due to more accurate mapping of the fire, not fire growth, park officials said Monday afternoon.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...19bb2963f4.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Legal Challenge Coming To Backcountry Fee At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
It might not cost you extra to venture off into the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for an overnighter next year. That's because the park's intentions to levy a $4 per person per night charge is going to face a legal challenge.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ional-park10474
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Misc. National Park News:
How Might The National Park System Fare Under A "President Romney"?
With Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, vague on details concerning his plans for reducing the federal deficit and shrinking government, speculation is running heavy, and it's not encouraging for the National Park System.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ent-romney10465
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Humans And Tigers Learning To Live Together in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Tigers, though beautiful, do not have a reputation for being accommodating...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112686382/tigers-chitwan-national-park-090412/

Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits
30 years of fighting poachers, Paul Onyango had never seen anything like this. Twenty-two dead elephants, including several very young ones, clumped together on the open savanna, many killed by a single bullet to the top of the head.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/world/...;pagewanted=all
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Repair work beginning on Lily Lake Dam in Rocky Mountain National Park
Repairs are getting under way at Lily Lake Dam in Rocky Mountain National Park to prevent it from failing.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3c659b46379a4d849f96f71cdad7aea1/CO--Lily-Lake-Dam
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Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park wildlife begin leaving high country for lower elevations
Elk and other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are beginning to leave the high country for lower elevations as they do every fall.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7a6c26a5bcda4deca7844ac1ca80d842/WY--Yellowstone-Wildlife

Researchers ponder what's next in volcanic Yellowstone
The Yellowstone caldera is one of the most geologically active pieces of real estate on the planet, with a high concentration of geysers, hot springs, mud volcanoes, and similar features. These features not only make Yellowstone a magnet for tourists, but they also attract the attention of geologists, who are interested in Yellowstone because it sits on top of a plume of melted mantle that has triggered titanic eruptions in the distant past. Now, two of these geologists have looked into what we know about the region in an attempt to estimate the risks for future eruptions.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/researchers-ponder-whats-next-in-volcanic-yellowstone/
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09/06/2012

Denali National Park News:
Bear statue will soon greet visitors at Denali Park visitor center
Young visitors to Denali will soon have a life-size bear statue to sit upon at the Denali National Park Visitor Center.
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/200...ow_left_bullets
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Glacier National Park News:
Crews hoping for cold front's help on Glacier Park wildfire
Crews working to contain a wildfire burning near Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park hope that an incoming cold front will pacify the 70-acre blaze.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...19bb2963f4.html

Mountain Lions and Wolves Face Off
Fierce Predators Fighting to the Death and Causing Controversy
With more wolves roaming the tri-state area than have been seen in decades, and thousands of mountain lions competing for the same territory and prey, it stands to reason that the two predators cross paths.
http://www.mtpioneer.com/2012-September-Mountain-Lions-and%20Wolves.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Man Rescued After Fall in Grand Canyon National Park
n Monday, September 3, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a visitor report that someone had fallen from the Grandview Trail located east of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/2003...e_first_stories
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North Cascades National Park News:
North Cascades National Park Looks To Expand
Hidden away in a remote corner of the Pacific Northwest, the North Cascades National Park is amongst the least visited parks in the entire U.S. system.
http://www.gadling.com/2012/09/05/north-cascades-national-park-looks-to-expand/
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
The Slaughter of Elephants in Vietnam Is Nearly Complete (Warning, Graphic Photo)
The plight of elephants in Africa is being explained, in graphic and saddening detail, in a new series of stories by my colleague Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times. “An epic elephant slaughter,” he calls it, with poachers wiping out tens of thousands of elephants a year for their ivory.
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012...early-complete/
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Estes Park Bears ramp up their search for food
Cooler mornings and shorter days are reminders for people that fall will soon arrive. Colorado Parks and Wildlife advises everyone that black bears notice the subtle change in seasons too, and will soon begin their annual food binge as they prepare for hibernation.
http://www.eptrail.com/estes-park-news/ci_21466746/estes-park-bears-ramp-up-their-search-food
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Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Park News:
EPA Raises Concerns Over Yellowstone National Park's Winter-Use Calculations
The lexicon built around enjoying the winter season in Yellowstone National Park grew this year when park officials coined "transportation events" to help define the impacts of snowmobiles and snowcoaches. But that phrase has even Environmental Protection Agency officials scratching their heads over exactly what it represents.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...lculations10492

Canadian expert on human-bear conflicts to give four talks in greater Yellowstone area
Learning how to avoid human-bear conflicts and coexist with an expanding grizzly bear population will be the topic of four upcoming presentations by Alberta, Canada, biologist Jay Honeyman.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/09/c...r-talks-region/

9/7/2012

Great Smoky MOuntain National Park News:
NPS Director Jarvis’ "Call to Action" Answered By New Program At Great Smoky Mountains Institute
When National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis exhorted conservationists to find ways to celebrate the 2016 anniversary of the NPS, the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont came up with the Youth Leadership Class of 2016.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2012/09/nps-director-jarvis%E2%80%99-call-action-answered-new-program-great-smoky-mountains-institute10495
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Yellowstone/Grand Teton National Park News:
Hunting season kicks off on the Hebgen Lake Ranger District
Fall is quickly approaching and hunting season is kicking off on the Forest. Here are a few reminders to help keep yourself and others safe when venturing out this hunting season:
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/news/article_a274b24a-f905-11e1-aa5d-0019bb2963f4.html

Yellowstone National Park fishing closures lifted
Hebgen Lake - Good gulper fishing on callibaetis spinners, cripples and parachutes. A callibaetis nymph under an indicator about arm's length will get it done. Black flying ants will be eaten eagerly as well.
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/news/article_f2822664-f905-11e1-8ac5-0019bb2963f4.html

September 10, 2012 National Park News:


Denali National Park News:
Denali Park Road closes for snow and ice for second time
Mother Nature is giving late-summer tourists in Denali National Park and Preserve an early taste of winter.
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/200...ndow_left_top_3
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Second annual Grand Teton National Park Film Festival focuses on wildlife, scenic places
Grand Teton National Park will host a special three-day film festival Sept. 13-15 featuring an eclectic collection of works highlighting wildlife, scenic places and the great outdoors.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/09/s...-scenic-places/

Yellowstone should fine biologist who harassed grizzly for photograph
Yellowstone National Park should fine and reprimand wolf biologist Doug Smith for harassing a grizzly from a plane in order to get a photograph. In addition, Smith demonized grizzlies by making an absurd comment about the grizzly bear having "him in mind for his next meal."
http://www.examiner.com/article/yellowst...-for-photograph

Yellowstone Wolves Hit by Disease
Less than two decades after wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, viral diseases like mange threaten the stability of the new population.
http://www.livescience.com/23048-yellowstone-wolves-hit-by-disease.html

Biologists to bait grizzly traps in Yellowstone
Biologists studying the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem plan to set several baited traps in the area beginning Tuesday and continuing until the end of October.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/09/4803127/biologists-to-bait-grizzly-traps.html

Vets mark Sept. 11 with Grand Teton climb
When Nicolette Maroulis first came to, she thought she was dead. They were giving her last rites. The priest hadn’t acknowledged that she had woken up, and, so, lying there on that hospital table, it hit her that maybe she hadn’t. Maybe this was it.
http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/10966/vets-mark-sept-11-with-grand-teton-climb

Environmental groups announce intent to challenge Wyoming wolf plan in court
In a move that comes as no surprise in the long-running dispute over management of gray wolves in the greater Yellowstone area, a number of environmental groups announced on Monday their intent to sue to block Wyoming’s wolf management plan.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/09/e...olf-plan-court/
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite Knocked for Virus Response
Some recent visitors to Yosemite National Park have expressed concern that park employees allowed them to be potentially exposed to a deadly rodent-borne disease, even after workers knew previous visitors had contracted the disease.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443779404577641862233253188.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

9/12/2012 National Park News:



Glacier National Park News:
More visitors 'like' Glacier National Park
Social media, great weather drive visitation
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120911/NEWS01/309110025
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Misc. National Park News:
The economics of national parks (Editorial)http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-economics-of-national-parks/2012/09/08/c6cc74a4-f778-11e1-a93b-7185e3f88849_story.html

How Have National Parks And Public Lands Fared Under The Obama Administration? (Editorial)
With the Obama administration nearing the end of its first, and possibly only, term, it has a track record for its stance on public lands in general and national parks specifically, though it's not as rosy as many conservationists had hoped for when the president came into office.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...nistration10515
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Misc. National Park News:
The Economics of National Parks (Editorial)
The financial pressures on the national park system noted in the Sept. 5 editorial “America the less beautiful” seem senseless even if viewed solely from an economic perspective. These parks more than pay their own way when one considers their effect on the U.S. economy, from the transportation, accommodation and other expenditures of the system’s almost 300 million annual visitors. The millions of foreign visitors to the parks bring the United States billions of dollars annually.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/t...8849_story.html
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
North Dakota national park elk project progresses
Officials at Theodore Roosevelt National Park are moving into the next phase of an elk management program, using technology rather than guns.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/apArticle/id/DA17L8SG1/
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Attendance Up Slightly:
Despite a stubbornly high national unemployment rate and weak economy, visitation so far this year to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks has increased slightly over 2011, with the summer travel season ending on a relatively high note for the regional tourism industry.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/09/y...through-august/

Researchers begin grizzly trappings in Yellowstone
Researchers begin grizzly trappings in Yellowstone
Year-to-date Yellowstone and Grand Teton visitation up slightly through August
http://www.idahopress.com/news/state/res...5796222888.html
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite’s Half Dome cables added to national historic register as limited access pondered
A rocky trail and hundreds of feet of twisted metal cables might not immediately conjure an image of something worthy of historical preservation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...f8eb_story.html

Did Park Service do enough to warn Yosemite visitors of hantavirus risk?
There has been an outbreak of hantavirus, a deadly disease spread by rodents. More than 22,000 people who visited Yosemite National Park since June have now been warned they should get tested. There have been eight confirmed cases and three people have died. One of the survivors said the warnings came too late.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57510794/yosemite-park-reacts-to-hantavirus-cases/
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9/14/2012

Acadia National Park News:
Stars set to shine at annual Acadia Night Sky Festival (Note: annoying ad)
Stars set to shine at annual Acadia Night Sky Festival
Many residents and visitors to Maine will be out on Mount Desert Island this weekend to celebrate the night sky.
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/214748/2/Stars-set-to-shine-at-annual-Acadia-Night-Sky-Festival

Lighthouse Trail Closed for Repairs
The U.S. Coast Guard has started maintenance and repairs to the Bass Harbor Head Light and keeper’s house. The paved access trail to the lighthouse, on the west side of the parking area, will be closed immediately and will reopen by Oct. 6.
http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=76838:lighthouse-trail-closed-for-repairs&Itemid=938
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Glacier National Park News:
Missing Glacier Park hiker's body recovered SW of Hidden Lake
The body of a teenage hiker missing in Glacier National Park since July 28 has been recovered.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/missing...19bb2963f4.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Eight Deaths Reported at Grand Canyon So Far This Year
So far this year there have been eight deaths at Grand Canyon National Park. That number easily could have been nine when a 25-year old French national feel 200-feet from the Grandview Trail on Labor Day but miraculously survived. He fell while trying to find a lense cap he had dropped.
http://www.lakepowelllife.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3240:eight-deaths-reported-at-grand-canyon-so-far-this-year&catid=186:latest-local-news&Itemid=18
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Misc. National Park News:
If Parks Aren’t A Drilling Target, What Other Lands Are?
Testifying before a House subcommittee today, Mitt Romney’s chief energy adviser assured lawmakers that the candidate’s energy plan would not lead to oil and gas drilling in U.S. national parks and monuments.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/09...-are/?mobile=nc
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Yosemite National Park News:
Park service: Yosemite visitor recovered from rodent-borne illness blamed for 3 deaths
A visitor to Yosemite National Park has recovered after becoming the ninth person diagnosed with a deadly rodent-borne illness blamed for three deaths among those who spent time at the park this summer, officials said Thursday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/e...f8eb_story.html
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9/17/2012 National Park News:

Grand Canyon National Park News:
8 deaths so far this year at Grand Canyon National Park compared to 21 fatalities last year.
As the summer season wraps up, deaths are down at Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona in 2012, with officials reporting that eight people have died at the park so far this year.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8926b3e9c60c4a7296bcf5ccb14dab9f/AZ--Grand-Canyon-Deaths
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Misc. National Park News:
Paintballing in Death Valley: Outdoor pursuits and national parks top Google list of America's top vacation destinations
The U.S. may be one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, but when it comes to summer vacations it seems most Americans just want to get away from it all.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...l#ixzz26l3HJiPw
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
Crews fighting fire near East boundary of Mount Rainier National Park
Crews are working to put out a fire started by lightening Sept. 8 that is burning near the east boundary of Mount Rainier National Park, within a mile of Three Lakes, park officials said Sunday.
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/201.../#storylink=cpy

September 18th, 2012 National Park News


Everglades National Park News:
Dan Rather's TV report on pythons in Everglades airs Tuesday (Note - posted two days ago, I just saw it today)
Veteran television journalist Dan Rather will air his special Tuesday night on the Burmese python in the Everglades.
http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/sep/17/dan-rathers-tv-report-pythons-everglades-airs-tues/
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Pilot lands on road near Grand Canyon
Authorities say a pilot landed safely on a highway near the Grand Canyon after mistaking the roadway for part of a nearby airport.
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/pilot-l...mment_form=true
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
Fire caused by lightening burning in Mount Rainier National Park’s Wilderness
A lightning-caused fire was ignited when a storm cell moved through the park on Saturday, Sept. 8th.
http://www.blscourierherald.com/news/169977206.html
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rocky Mountain National Park wolf reintroduction case to be heard at CU-Boulder
Law students at the University of Colorado will have a chance to watch the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals hear arguments in two cases on the campus this week.
http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_21...duction-case-be
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September 20, 2012 National Park News:


Grand Canyon National Park News:
Hiker Rescued In Grand Canyon
An overdue twenty year-old male who was hiking at the bottom of Supai Canyon was located and rescued late Monday afternoon. He was suffering from extreme dehydration and upon initial contact was confused and disoriented. The Northern Arizona University student was transported to the Flagstaff Medical Center where he was treated for a non-life-threatening condition and later released.
http://www.lakepowelllife.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3261:hiker-rescued-in-grand-canyon&catid=186:latest-local-news&Itemid=18
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Misc. National Park News:
What Goes On At A National Park BioBlitz? Well, Counting Butterflies Is One Task (Note, the article references RMNP, but is a misc issue)
Clouded sulfur? Mormon fritillary? Hoary comma? I had never heard of such intriguing creatures before last month, but the Rocky Mountain BioBlitz put me in close proximity to all three. No fear factor or injuries sustained. Just a stroll in a sub-alpine meadow in an effort to inventory butterflies.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...s-one-task10546
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Group's appeal on Rocky's elk management plan Thursday
An environmental group will get another day in court in its challenge to the National Park Service's approach to managing the Rocky Mountain National Park's elk population. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument this Thursday, Sept. 20, in WildEarth Guardians' appeal challenging the National Park Service approach at managing the elk population within the park.
http://www.eptrail.com/estes-park-news/ci_21573777/groups-appeal-rockys-elk-management-plan-thursday
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone bison: Stop using birth control (Editorial)Papers across the country are revealing horrific plans by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to sterilize members of America’s last wild bison population, the beloved herds of Yellowstone country.
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news/opin...mment_form=true

Interior: Grand Teton land deal funding uncertain
Wyoming officials including Gov. Matt Mead are starting to worry that the federal government might renege on a $107 million deal to buy more than two square miles of state land within Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/sep/18/i.../#ixzz272jFzKNu
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9/24/2012 National Park News:


Banff National Park News:
Larches lure thousands to Banff National Park, causing traffic jams
As thousands of visitors flocked to Banff National Park to view golden coloured trees on the weekend, Parks Canada said it would look into offering a shuttle or transit service to alleviate traffic congestion in the future.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Larc...7637/story.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Ariz. man lacked permit for tours of Grand Canyon
A northern Arizona man temporarily has been banned from Grand Canyon National Park after being cited for providing commercial guide services without a permit.
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/19607262/ariz-man-lacked-permit-for-tours-of-grand-canyon
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Crews practice Smokies swiftwater rescues (Note: Video also)
Two East Tennessee fire departments joined with the National Park Service to practice swiftwater rescues in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/235887/2/Crews-practice-swiftwater-rescues-in-the-Smokies


Joshua Tree National Park News:
Joshua Tree National Park names Mount Minerva Hoyt after activist
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, who in the early 1900s showed no political mountain was too high to scale if you believed in your cause, now has her name on a mountain peak in Joshua Tree National Park.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120924/NEWS01/309230069/Joshua-Tree-National-Park-named-after-activist?odyssey=nav|head
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Idaho wildlife officers fail to find grizzly bear wounded by elk hunters
Wildlife officials in eastern Idaho say they were unable Sunday to find a grizzly bear wounded a day earlier by elk hunters as they tried to retrieve a six-point bull elk carcass in the Island Park area west of Yellowstone National Park.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...1a4bcf887a.html
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