Deleware Water Gap National Recreation Area News:
Delaware Water Gap park ready for stimulus funds
The National Park Service says it's ready to spend millions of dollars from the massive economic stimulus package on improvements at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090301/NEWS/903010340/-1/NEWS01Everglades National Park News:
Plans for Everglades waters have some common elements
A long-anticipated suite of alternatives for managing the marine waters of Everglades National Park over the next 20 to 30 years has been released, and none includes additional no-fishing zones.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/outdoors/story/926737.htmlGreat Smoky Mountains National Park News:
Great Smoky Park marks 75 years
The 75th-anniversary celebration of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is under way.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/travel/national/article/S-SMOK01_20090225-204303/215942/Misc. Parks News:
Northward Ho (Not about just one park...)!
Alaska's splendor may never be this cheap again
Jean Tyrell tested her footing as she stepped from the tiny bush plane and out into Alaska's Ruth Amphitheater, a tabernacle of granite, snow and ice.
http://www.denverpost.com/travel/ci_11793806Florida's coral reefs: A plan to protect them
A few miles from the southeast Florida coast, at a depth of crushing pressure and frigid temperatures, lies an eerie world of snowy coral, undiscovered forms of life and rock towers thrusting through ink-dark water.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbdeepcoralsbmar01,0,5200775.story
Alaska's Predators Under Fire Within National Park Lands
Bears and wolves threatened by increased hunting in national preserves
The nation's leading voice for the national parks, the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), has asked the Alaska Board of Game to stop manipulating populations of brown bears and wolves in federally-run national preserves, which the state is now doing to artificially increase moose and caribou numbers for hunting.
http://yubanet.com/usa/Alaska-s-Predators-Under-Fire-Within-National-Park-Lands.phpOutside the US/Canadian National Parks System:
Northwest national park awakens
Walking at Xaghra il-Hamra is one of nature's best attractions. The majjistral, the fresh wind that blows from the northwest, is very welcome as it brings with it a feeling of wellbeing. One of the best views in our islands can be gained near the tabletop edge of the park's sheer cliffs, which provide a bird's eye view of wild terrain below with rolling rockscape stretching out behind.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090301/environment/northwest-national-park-awakensKruger National Park News:
Walk in the park for SA
South Africa’s Davis Cup players are unlikely to find the Macedonians tough nuts to crack.
http://www.thetimes.co.za/Sport/Article.aspx?id=949228Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore News:
Snowshoe hikes on Saturdays continue at park
The popular Saturday afternoon snowshoe hikes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will continue into March as long as snow conditions permit, according to National Park Service officials.
http://www.leelanaunews.com/drupal/?q=node/5220Yellowstone National Park News:
Silent Beauty: Yellowstone In Winter Makes For Hardy Trip
The bone-chilling cold of a Wyoming winter has tightened its icy grip on Yellowstone National Park. The bison, conserving heat and energy, stand perfectly still in the meadows, up to their bellies in snow.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/mar/01/silent-beauty-yellowstone-winter-makes-hardy-trip/Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite roars into winter action
The park's snowy landscape is the place to be for skiers, ice skaters and snowshoers.
Yosemite National Park may be known for its towering granite cliffs and booming waterfalls, but when temperatures drop and snow falls, the park becomes a winter wonderland.
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-yosemite1-2009mar01
