Assateague Island:
Assateague calls in the torches to battle phragmites
The park service plans to burn about 200 acres during one week sometime between March 10 and April 1 to remove the above-ground remains of Phragmites australis (common reed) that have been sprayed with herbicide. It will be the first time the park's staff has chosen to fight the rapacious cattail-like plant with fire.
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090217/OPI01/902170305Delaware Water Gap NRA:
National park maps out stimulus 'wish list'
With a federal economic stimulus program approved, the rangers at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area have put together a "wish list" of projects for the 70,000-acre park, one of the most visited in the country.
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090217/NEWS/902170320/-1/NEWSGlacier NP (Canada)
Parks Canada temporarily closes some winter permit areas
Parks Canada has announced that they will not be issuing winter permits for five of the fifteen winter restricted areas in Glacier National Park. Parks Canada spokesperson Doreen McGillis emphasized the measure is temporary, and Parks Canada will soon begin a public consultation process on the closure.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/revelstoketimesreview/news/39686474.htmlGlacier NP (USA)
Northwest warming, study reports
A new Montana State University study says that weather, especially in late winter and early spring, is getting warmer in northwestern North America.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/02/17/weekly_features/health/55hs_090217_warming.txtMisc. Parks News
Marvin Beans, 78, builder, restorer (Obit)
Marvin E. Beans, 78, a master builder who helped restore Independence Hall, died of Alzheimer's disease Thursday at Ann's Choice in Warminster.
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20090217_Marvin_Beans__78__builder__restorer.htmlStimulus plan can promote conservation (By Ken Salazar)
A national economic crisis might not seem to be the time for Americans to build a conservation legacy for the future.
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/02/17/editorial/doc499a36313ea17427273756.txtOutside the US/Canadian Parks System:
2009 sees alarming rise in tiger deaths in India
New Delhi (IANS): Six tigers have been killed by poachers since the beginning of 2009 and more have been killed by enraged villagers, estimates an NGO. The Indian government had itself raised an alarm about the dwindling number of tigers in the wild last year, saying there were only around 1,400 left.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200902170933.htmGovt sanctions aid for Keoladeo park
Jaipur - The endless wait for water in Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur would be over soon as the state government has sanctioned Rs 56.22 crore for the much delayed construction of the Govardhan drain as a permanent solution to the water crisis.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Jaipu...how/4140109.cmsRocky Mountain NP:
Wolf reintroduction: Guns aren't the answer to culling elk (Editorial)
Early this year, officials at Rocky Mountain National Park devised a plan to shoot as many as 100 cow elk within the boundaries of the park. They are taking this dramatic step because the park's elk have grown too numerous and, more importantly, too sedentary. As a result, elk are browsing aspen and willow to the brink of extinction, leaving biologically important streamside areas trashed and impoverished.
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_11694921Yellowstone NP:
Yellowstone caldera's pushing earth
The gradual uplift of Yellowstone National Park's caldera is pushing the earth's crust southwest along the Snake River Plain, affecting much of the Great Basin.
http://www.trib.com/articles/2009/02/17/news/wyoming/c9de8cba14369aab872575600009193c.txt
