LOL, TOO MUCH NEWS TODAY!!!
Arches (And Other Utah NPs)
As the economy has soured, visits have soared at Utah's national parks and monuments, as more locals apparently are vacationing nearby to spend less on travel.
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705286823,00.html
Everglades NP:
Getting rid of pesky plants
Yup, it's true. Away with the Senegal date palm, a foreign black mangrove and a pretty shrub named Jacquinia aurantiaca. Turns out they're invasive exotics, capable of setting up housekeeping in our hammocks and mangroves.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/gardening/story/910885.htmlBack to the end of the world (I believe that we published this prior)
Florida native Jeff Klinkenberg tours a site that once housed the bogeyman of his Cold War youth.
http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Lifestyle/Article.aspx?id=941414U.S. Sugar's land purchase will be historical landmark
Sun Sentinel story on a state senator's attempt to derail Florida's purchase of U.S. Sugar lands for Everglades restoration detailed the latest controversy surrounding this conservation land buy.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-forum23greenpnfeb23,0,4746548.story
Glacier NP:
Wilderness proposals, debates cropping up
In the past 30 years, Montana's would-be wilderness hasn't changed much. But the debate around it certainly has.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/02/23/news/local/news02.txtGrand Canyon NP:
At Grand Canyon, water battle rages anew
Nearly a year after the federal government flooded the Grand Canyon in a test of resource restoration, questions persist about whether the agency in charge watered down the experiment to protect power providers and ignored high-level critics of the operation.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/02/22/20090222river-power0222.htmlGrand Teton NP:
Grand Teton investigates snowmobiling in video
Officials in Grand Teton National Park say they're investigating a YouTube video that shows skiers riding a snowmobile over Jackson Lake.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/idahonews/story/676199.htmlGreat Smoky NP:
Travel summary
Smokies' 75th anniversary under way
http://savannahnow.com/node/676626The thrill of a good challenge
Burt Kornegay has been leading trips into the wild for 38 years, the last 25 of those years through his Cullowhee-based Slickrock Expeditions. At a presentation this month in the Triangle, he was asked about the changes he has seen as a guide.
http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/1414667.htmlMisc. Parks News:
Stream destination (Same Article here and in Outside Parks)
Robert Laing takes a day trip to the almost highest falls in the world.
http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Lifestyle/Article.aspx?id=941310Memorial will be built
When the governor and a U.S. senator are expected to visit a rural community like Somerset, it usually means something “big” is happening.
http://www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2009/02/21/opinion/editorials/editorial367.txtOutside the US/Canadian Parks System:
Upswing in foreign tourists’ at Assam’s popular Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park (Assam), Feb.23 (ANI): Assam’s popular Kaziranga National Park, which is home to the endangered one-horned rhinoceros, continues to be a major draw for tourists, both domestic and foreign, despite travel advisories issued by several countries against visiting Assam following blast incidents in the recent past.
http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/67171.htmWater Pollution May Force National Park's Closing in Costa Rica
Manuel Antonio National Park, the second-most-visited park in Costa Rica, could have to close its gates this week after wastewater contamination was detected on its beaches, the Health Ministry said Sunday.
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=328264&CategoryId=23558Flames scorch floating national park in Manipur
IMPHAL/GUWAHATI: The only floating national park
in the world was in flames on Sunday, posing a threat to animals and other endangered species.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India...how/4172976.cmsStream destination (Same Article as Misc. Parks)
Robert Laing takes a day trip to the almost highest falls in the world.
http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Lifestyle/Article.aspx?id=941310Australia: Peak-time perfection just across the ditch
Most Kiwis probably think Australia is too hot in summer for serious tramping - especially considering what's been happening lately - but summer in the Snowy Mountains can still deliver harsh and unexpected weather.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australia-travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500883&objectid=10557228Saadani park shaping up as world-famous tourist centre
The famous fishing camp-cum-village of Saadani, barely three hours drive north of Dar es Salaam along the Indian Ocean, will soon go into history books as the growing volume of tourists visiting the three-year old Saadani National Park, attracts investors in the land sector.
http://ippmedia.com/ipp/observer/2009/02/22/132136.htmlPristine African Park Faces Development
IVINDO NATIONAL PARK, Gabon — The forest here seems to go on forever, interrupted only by the broad ribbons of its rivers. Deep inside, some of the world’s rarest creatures cavort in one of the most pristine patches of rain forest on earth, a direct but accidental result of Gabon’s reliance on one of the filthiest fossil fuels: crude oil.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/world/africa/22gabon.htmlRocky Mountain NP:
Bicyclists push park trails
Last-minute effort by Bush administration would open national parks
There are no mountain bike trails in Rocky Mountain National Park — but a last-minute proposed Bush administration rule change could make it easier to put one in.
http://www.denverpost.com/previous2/home/ci_11762899Coyotes thrive thanks to help from humans
When it comes to coyotes, Charlie Gindler, rancher and lands specialist with the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources, straddles the fence - laughing at them at times and shooting at them other times.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090222/ENTERTAINMENT06/902220320Theodore Roosevelt NP:
Meetings planned around ND on park elk plan
Medora, N.D. (AP) Theodore Roosevelt National Park is holding public meetings on its draft plan to reduce the park's elk herd, which is more than double the preferred size.
http://www.kxmc.com/News/335728.aspPark Service sets public meetings on elk management plan
The National Park Service is holding meetings across North Dakota this week to take input on options for managing elk populations in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=107504§ion=outdoors,outdoor%20news
Yellowstone NP:
Yakima man survives being buried by avalanche
It was the first fresh powder they'd encountered since arriving in the mountains of southeast Idaho three days earlier, but within hours one of them would be buried as the others watched helplessly.
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/02/21/yakima-man-survives-being-buried-by-avalanche
