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Acadia:
Acadia National Park concessioner calls bid evaluation a ‘sham,’ will pursue protest in federal court
Calling the bid evaluation process a “sham,” a local firm that lost the Acadia National Park concessions contract last fall, after decades of providing retail and food services in the park, is appealing the decision in federal claims court.
http://bangordailynews.com/2014/01/20/ne...urt/?ref=latest**********
Everglades:
Everglades National Park by Bicycle
We put the bikes on the car rack. We were heading just a few miles down the road to ride in a World Heritage Site. What's not to love about living in Miami? Other people travel around the globe to visit a World Heritage Site.
http://floridabybicyle.blogspot.com/2014/01/everglades-national-park-by-bicycle.html*********
Grand Teton:
Conservation, recreation, safety issues abound in Grand Teton bike path debate
The most debated stretch of road in the National Park Service is known for its calming effect.
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/...723309f91f.html**********
Misc.
MISSOULIAN EDITORIAL: See another side of national parks in winter (BEWARE ANNOYING AD)
The nation’s national parks offer free admission on certain federal holidays throughout the year. That includes today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and it includes both Glacier and Yellowstone national parks in Montana.
http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/edito...19bb2963f4.html**********
Yellowstone:
Yellowstone says ‘biobullets’ for bison won’t work
Shooting wild bison with vaccine-laced “biobullets” to prevent the spread of disease to livestock would be too ineffective to justify the expense, Yellowstone National Park administrators said.
http://agrinews-pubs.com/Content/News/La...-work-/8/6/9464Yellowstone Park asks Wyoming DOT to adopt ‘orphan’ Beartooth Highway
Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk traveled to Cheyenne on Thursday to ask Gov. Matt Mead and state transportation officials to participate in a unique adopt-a-highway program.
http://www.powelltribune.com/news/item/11951-yellowstone-park-asks-wyoming-dot-to-adopt-%E2%80%98orphan%E2%80%99-beartooth-highway
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