Christmas Eve Update:
Glenn Canyon National Recreation:
Glen Canyon marina fire damage set at $3-5 mil
The National Park Service says last week's fire at a remote marina in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area destroyed boats and facilities valued at between $3 million and $5 million.
http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=9570866&nav=menu613_2_6Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Video):
The sounds of the season fill the voggy air at the Kilauea Military Camp Theater inside the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/volcano/20081223kilaueachristmas.htmLassen Volcanic National Park
Storms close road through Lassen park, but feel free to bring cross-country skis
The highway through Lassen Volcanic National Park is snowed in, but the park itself is anything but closed.
Redwood National Park:
Redwood National Park looks to cut trees to improve forest
Redwood National Park is looking to nudge 1,700 acres of cut-over forest back toward what it once looked like 100 years ago.
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_11301755Rocky Mountain National Park:
September 5, 1915: A park in the Rockies
Colorado acted on a passion for preserving its most cherished wild places even at a time when the state was still struggling to tame old frontiers.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/23/a-park-in-the-rockies/Shenandoah National Park:
Identity of body released by police
The name of the Maryland woman whose body was found in the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry was released Tuesday by police.
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/513746.html?nav=5006Yellowstone National Park:
New hunt changes elk migration habits
Animals pick up on shift along their routes, take additional time to arrive on south end of refuge.
Jackson Hole elk migration habits have changed this year due in part to good forage, light snowfall and a new hunt on the south end of the National Elk Refuge, biologists say.
http://www.jacksonholenews.com/article.php?art_id=4051Avalanche danger closes YNP's east entrance
Just one day after opening for the winter season, the east entrance into Yellowstone National Park over Sylvan Pass has been closed to all traffic due to avalanche danger.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9573891
