Acadia NP:
Grounds for Appeal
Two-book set traces the birth, evolution of two treasured Mount Desert Island gardens
Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are,” wrote English poet Alfred Austin in the late 19th century.
http://www.bangornews.com/detail/99067.htmlBadlands NP:
Badlands National Park receives green rating
Badlands National Park is one of 15 parks in the Midwest Region of the National Park Service that has been rated green, the highest mark a park can get on the Environmental Management System Scorecard, superintendent Paige Baker said.
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090209/NEWS/902090320/1003/BUSINESSDenali NP:
An Alaska life lived large
Daryl Miller came home to Alaska not sure of where he was going.
http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/683375.htmlEverglades NP:
Exotic fish pose threat to native species in Everglades
The small pond six miles deep in Everglades National Park suddenly began bubbling like a pot aboil -- a telltale sign of air-slurping walking catfish.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/894861.htmlGlacier NP:
Climate change most affecting the mountains
The swift meltdown of the glaciers in Glacier National Park has led scientists to a surprising realization: Mountains are more susceptible to global warming than the lowlands around them.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090209/NEWS01/902090301Now, then photos capture glaciers' steep decline
Sometimes it takes a picture to see what isn't there.
Lisa McKeon and Dan Fagre have been watching Glacier National Park's glaciers shrink from their U.S. Geological Survey offices in West Glacier for years. They've downloaded the satellite data, dug the ice cores and analyzed the tree rings, stacking up the evidence that climate change will erase the park's iconic landmarks within their own lifetimes.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/02/09/news/mtregional/news06.txtGrand Canyon NP:
People of the blue-green water
For the last nearly 1,000 years, the inhabitants of the canyon have been Havasupai. This ancient tribe is now sharing its unique and ancient origins, history, art and culture with the general public.
http://www.azdailysun.com/articles/2009/...unda_190449.txtGreat Smoky NP:
Governor focuses on plant invaders
Gov. Phil Bredesen has issued a state proclamation declaring Feb. 22-28 as Invasive Weed Awareness Week in Tennessee.
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20090209/NEWS01/902090311Misc Parks News:
Turner: The long journey to wilderness
A half-million abandoned mines litter the American West, many dribbling poisons into rivers and streams. But after more than a century of healing, one such place is poised to become one of America's newest wilderness areas. It's a testament to the resilience of nature and the vision of the people who fought to preserve it.
http://www.redding.com/news/2009/feb/09/the-long-journey-to-wilderness/Burns' next effort visits U.S. parks
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- Before the national forests were designated or the interstate highways conceived, Congress made national parks.
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/con...7O.html?sid=101Rocky Mountain NP:
RMNP officials, area residents to work on plan for a changing forest
ESTES PARK — Residents whose properties abut Rocky Mountain National Park look with alarm at the patches of trees on the mountainside killed by bark beetles.
http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?id=21437Shenandoah NP:
People Take Advantage of Weather at Shenandoah National Park
February isn't always the ideal month to go hiking at Shenandoah National Park.
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/39290377.htmlYellowstone NP:
Study details wolf role in elk losses
Wolves aren't the elk eliminators some people paint them to be - nor are they blameless in the reduction of Montana's elk population, a new report says.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/02/08/news/state/24-study.txtDogs gave wolves, coyotes black coats
Black wolves and coyotes, often the villains of cartoons and children's fairy tales, apparently inherited their color from a much more warm and fuzzy animal: the dog.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008719874_woof08.html
