Everglades NP:
Exotic fish threaten Everglades
Exotic fish threaten native species in Florida's Everglades but marine biologists say the threat is hard to assess because the invasive species are underwater.
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/02/09/Exotic_fish_threaten_Everglades/UPI-82011234221552/Great Sand Dunes NP:
Measure may benefit Dunes park
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks Sunday during a visit to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. The new Interior secretary makes a return visit to his home valley.
The Great Sand Dunes National Park and the three national wildlife refuges in the San Luis Valley could see up to $4 million in spending thanks to the federal stimulus bill.
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/02/16/news/local/doc4998fc909b55d875827047.txtMisc. Parks News:
Stimulus bill expected to restart mine cleanup
When the Beal Mountain mine opened in 1988 near Butte, Mont., its owner promoted open-pit cyanide leaching for extracting gold from ore as modern and environmentally friendly.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifgZE4QYSZRIjP6BIMH_5VyO9y4QD96C1EC00Petrified Forest NP:
There's something about Mary
This year would be Mary Colter's 140th birthday, which makes it a great time to revisit her regional architectural masterpieces.
http://www.azdailysun.com/articles/2009/02/16/news/20090216_front_191014.txtRocky Mountain NP:
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation sets banquet date
The Northeast Georgia Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) will hold its Fourth Annual Big Game Banquet and Auction at Gwinnett Center on February 28th, 2009.
http://www.theweekly.com/news/2009/February/15/Rocky_Mountain.htmlWolf reintroduction: It won't work here like in Yellowstone (Editorial)
In an ideal world, Rocky Mountain National Park would contain an intact ecosystem with all its pieces present. However, the park is not a complete ecosystem, and native predators — including wolves and grizzly bears — have long been missing. As a result, the vegetation and other species in the park suffer because of an abundance of elk.
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_11694919City Secrets: Best waterfall hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado's snowy winters put on an amazing show when the snow melts in the spring. Go too early and you may see a dry or frozen waterfall. Go too late and you miss the waterfall show at its best. While I love dozens of waterfalls around the state, I'll limit this report to just my top 5 favorite waterfall hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park:
http://www.examiner.com/x-2520-Denver-Hi...n-National-parkValley Forge NH Park:
Pa.'s Valley Forge park plans huge deer shoot
Valley Forge National Historical Park officials are planning a major sharpshooting operation to kill up to 1,300 deer over the next four years.
http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_11711138Yellowstone NP:
Agency releases brucellosis test numbers
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says the fourth year of a program testing elk for brucellosis yielded 50 adult females with positive results.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9846985&nav=menu554_1_1Yellowstone’s shifting geological puzzle
When Hank Heasler first visited Yellowstone National Park as a little boy, he stared at the bubbles rising up from green- and orange-ringed mud pots, colored by heat-loving bacteria that thrive in water recycled through deep underground aquifers.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2009/02/15/news/000ynp.txt
