Acadia National Park News:
Earmarks for Maine cash in at $21 million
A spending bill full of pet projects has drawn criticism, but Collins and Snowe call the funding 'appropriate.'
The $410 billion spending bill debated by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday includes about $21 million for some 45 projects in Maine, ranging from potato research to buying land for conservation.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=243242&ac=PHnwsAssateague National Park News:
Assateague names superintendent
Acting Superintendent Carl Zimmerman announced the selection of Patricia "Trish" Kicklighter as the new superintendent of Assateague Island National Seashore. Kicklighter succeeds Scott Bentley, who became superintendent at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in San Antonio.
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090306/NEWS01/903060315Big Bend National Park News:
Scenic Big Bend canyon is easy float for rafters
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – Garry slipped his raft into the slender entrance to Santa Elena Canyon as easily as a key into a lock. Adana followed, and then Mike. Our three-raft flotilla had begun an overnight trip last October through the most spectacular and most accessible canyon on the Rio Grande.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/...n1.1b79a53.htmlDenali National Park News:
From a Alaska Conservation Alliance press release:
Alaska's largest conservation coalition is now on record supporting a hydro project and a gasline routing option through Denali National Park. "This is all part of recognizing how we get to 50% renewable energy by 2025 and relying on natural gas as the 'bridge' fuel", notes Kate Troll, Executive Director of Alaska Conservation Alliance (ACA).
http://alaskareport.com/news39/x71119_conservation_groups.htmEverglades National Park News:
Armed with hooks, tongs and a snake bag, biologists at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge spent Thursday learning how to catch Burmese pythons.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/services/new...hons0306pnmar06,0,6793558.story
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Go Beyond the Grand Canyon for View
If you're looking for jaw-dropping scenery, northern Arizona has more than its share of vistas, whether you're up for a strenuous hike or prefer to stay in your car.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10467054/1/go-beyond-the-grand-canyon-for-views.html?cm_ven=GOOGLENAlternative Spring Break at Grand Canyon National Park
Even Grand Canyon National Park is getting in on the spring break action this year. Beginning on March 15, 2009, two groups of college students will spend a week of their spring break volunteering at Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4661-Grand-Can...n-National-ParkHaleakala National Park News:
Nature Conservancy Adds Land to Maui's Haleakala National Park
The Nature Conservancy has donated 34 acres of land in east Maui to the National Park Service, which officials say will be used to create a "gateway" to the Kipahulu portion of Haleakala National Park.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2009/2009-03-05-092.aspMisc. National Parks News:
Let nature be the solution
A few years ago, several dozen gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park. It was part of an Interior Department effort to keep down excess deer and elk populations, and to restore a natural predator to a habitat where it once roamed free.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20090306_Let_nature_be_the_solution.htmlMt. St. Helens: National Park Or National Monument?
A draft report from an advisory committee is recommending that Mt. St. Helens National Monument remain under the management of the U.S. Forest Service and not be designated as a national park.
http://news.opb.org/article/4441-mt-st-helens-national-park-or-national-monument/Outside the US/Canadian National Parks System:
Bombay HC free to decide on national park encroachment: SC
MUMBAI: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it will not interfere with the judgments passed by the Bombay high court
on the removal of illegal encroachments in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumba...how/4230913.cmsSouth Africa sets up Garden Route national park
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: South Africa has established a new national park along its southern coast to boost tourism in one of the most visited parts of the country.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/06/africa/AF-South-Africa-Tourism.phpNew national park unveiled in Knysna (note: there is a vaguely off-color ad on this page..that is a values statement, so open at your own risk. Most folks would not mind, I don't think...just be aware)
A Garden Route National Park (GRNP) has been established in Knysna, the Department of Environmental Affairs said on Friday.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=nw20090306100948964C819615Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Hiking News: Comments welcome on Bear Lake Road project
Half of Bear Lake Road at Rocky Mountain National Park has been fixed, now officials at Rocky Mountain National Park want to fix the rest of it.
http://www.examiner.com/x-2520-Denver-Hi...ke-Road-projectYellowstone National Park News:
Thank goodness for tourism, a $2 billion industry
Back in the 1990s, members of the Wyoming Travel Commission, including Cheyenne's Jim Hearne, Jackson's Clay James, Lusk's Gene Kupke, others and me, promoted a unique goal for state tourism revenue.
http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=98933Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite's famed Ahwahnee Hotel may get massive seismic overhaul
Yosemite National Park's historic Ahwahnee Hotel, a landmark destination with stunning views of Half Dome, Yosemite Falls and Glacier Point, could be closed for up to two years under a proposal by park officials to ensure it will survive a major earthquake.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11847761
