Everglades National Park News:
South Florida economy gets boost from Everglades restoration funds
Conceived during the boom times of the late 1990s, the multibillion-dollar restoration of the Everglades has emerged as a key means for South Florida to weather the recession.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbeverglades0303pnmar03,0,3434654.story
'Bridge to nowhere' OK'd for Everglades
Project buried in spending bill
A provision buried inside Congress' giant spending bill would overturn a federal court order, discard part of environmental law and reject an Indian tribe's plea, forcing the government to build a bridge in Everglades National Park that a federal judge has declared "a complete waste of taxpayer dollars."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/03/bridge-to-nowhere-okd-for-everglades/Everglades funds could bring 'hundreds' of jobs
Advocate says $183.4 million in Everglades funds for projects will create hundreds of jobs
New federal money for the Everglades was announced Monday with a new twist, as two members of Congress emphasized the impact the funding could have on South Florida's ailing economy.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-bn-everglades-0302,0,4353268.story
Journey through the Everglades: Part I
When planning to travel through swamps, marshes, or river grass, one needs usually two things: time and patience. With both securely on my side, I set out to experience the natural life that exists in Florida’s greatest ecosystem, and most prominent National Park, the Everglades.
http://www.examiner.com/x-3214-Tampa-Int...erglades-Part-IGlacier National Park News:
No More Glaciers in Glacier National Park by 2020?
It's an oft-repeated statistic that the glaciers at Montana's Glacier National Park will disappear by the year 2030.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090302-glaciers-melting.htmlGrand Canyon National Park News:
California Condor release at Vermillion Cliffs
This spring and summer, when you visit Grand Canyon National Park, you may catch a glimpse of one of Arizona's four new residents—endangered California condors from Oregon and Idaho.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4661-Grand-Can...rmillion-CliffsGreat Smoky Mountains National Park News:
Sen. Alexander to play piano at Smokies concert
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Sen. Lamar Alexander plans to play the piano with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/4644809/Misc. National Park News:
Animals & Money: Blowing big money on blowing away predators (Editorial)
Now that Obama is in control of the government, one of the big priorities of animal advocates -- even bigger than getting the Obama family a shelter dog -- is the elimination of the USDA's Wildlife Services Department, which spends $117 million a year in a Sisyphean quest to exterminate predators.
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/03/03...away-predators/This kid has seen it all
Miles Todaro, a 12-year-old at East Hampton Middle School, has a passion for the National Park Service.
http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=197724Debate over economic stimulus priorities hits Park Service
The economic stimulus package sent $750 million to the National Park Service -- and is sparking debate over the agency's priorities.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/03/02/...servi-9933.htmlOutside the US/Canadian Parks System:
The Flooding's Finished at Karijini National Park
While most thoughts of Australia this month have been on the fires burning in Victoria, the opposite kind of natural disaster has been causing chaos in the northern parts of the country, with large areas of Queensland and Western Australia being hit by cyclone-induced floods.
http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/23/3...i+National+ParkVote for Komodo park, govt appeals
The government has called on citizens to vote online to get the famed Komodo National Park onto the prestigious New Seven Wonders of Nature list.
http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20090303.C03&irec=2Jeremy Thompson Finds Gorillas In His Midst
Nothing prepares you for seeing mountain gorillas in their natural habitat from just feet away. They are simply magnificent creatures and scarily like us.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-N...200903115232426Fire strips national park of 10000 ha greens
Mumbai A major fire suspected to have been triggered by tribal people residing within the forest area on Monday charred about 10,000 hectares of forest in the heart of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/fire-strips-national-park-of-10000-ha-greens/430148/Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
What to do with Elk
According to a National Park Service release, elk were reintroduced `to restore the extirpated native species and a missing component of the Badlands ecosystem and to enhance visitor experience.` They`ve done well. Now, park officials are evaluating what to do with the overwhelming elk population.
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=27538Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone elk population up slightly
A survey conducted of the northern Yellowstone elk population shows a slightly higher number of elk in the area compared to the three previous winters, but, overall, the long-term trend indicates abundance has decreased significantly since wolf restoration, according to a news release from Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9931455&nav=menu227_3West Yellowstone snowmobiler seriously injured in crash
A West Yellowstone man was hospitalized over the weekend after he fell from his snowmobile and was struck by another on the Two Top snowmobile trail.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9931560Spring plowing begins in Yellowstone National Park
Maintenance crews have begun plowing roads in Yellowstone National Park as the park prepares to open for automobile traffic in the spring.
http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/stories/ktvbn-mar0209-yellowstone_roads.1b4d745f.htmlSubmit your photos of Yellowstone for the Winter Photo Festival by March 6
Share your favorite winter photos of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem during a Winter Photo Festival at 7 p.m. on March 11 in West Yellowstone.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090227/ENTERTAINMENT01/902270303Zion National Park News:
Road Trip to Chicago (and back)
Because It's About Time You Got to Know the Good Ol' U.S. of A.
Sure, jetting off to a foreign country is glamorous and all, but all the true adventurers are staying in the states this spring break. So grab a few friends, load up the most reliable car you can find with road-trip essentials (U.S. map, cash, camera and extra memory stick, sleeping bags, tent with rain tarp, hiking clothes, casual clothes, night-out clothes, lots of water and a large bag of potato chips for later) and get the hell out of La Jolla.
http://www.ucsdguardian.org/focus/road_trip_to_chicago_and_back-1.1591573Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks
There aren't many places in the world where the forces of nature have come together with such dramatic results as in Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. From arid desert and desolate canyons to pine-covered peaks and awe-inspiring rock formations, these two parks -- located about 85 miles apart in colorful southern Utah -- offer some of the American West's most beautiful scenery, along with almost unlimited opportunities for hiking, camping, and other outdoor experiences.
http://www.kansascw.com/Global/story.asp?S=9880168
