Everglades National Park News:
Omnibus Money for Unnecessary Bridge?
This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," March 6, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506964,00.html
Glacier National Park News:
Tools That Leave Wildlife Unbothered Widen Research Horizons
You may remember Senator John McCain’s criticism of a study of grizzly bear DNA as wasteful spending. And you may have wondered how the scientists got the DNA from the grizzlies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/science/10wild.htmlPark officials taking comment on fish removal
WEST GLACIER - The proposed removal of lake trout from Quartz Lake in Glacier National Park will be examined in an environmental assessment.
http://www.abcmontana.com/news/state/40962867.htmlGrand Canyon National Park News:
It's Grand Canyon time
Grand Canyon time never changes. With the arrival of Daylight Savings Time, visitors to Grand Canyon National Park from outside of Arizona sometimes have trouble knowing what time it is. It is a little confusing since most of Arizona is on Mountain Standard Time year-round and does not observe Daylight Savings Time.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4661-Grand-Canyon-National-Park-Examiner~y2009m3d8-Its-Grand-Canyon-timeGreat Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Repaving on Newfound Gap Road to start March 16
Great Smoky Mountains National Park – An 18-month-long project to repave 6.5 miles of Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Newfound Gap Road is set to begin March 16, according to park officials.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990309030Outside the US/Canadian Parks System:
Aspen man killed in climbing accident in Patagonia
Travis Lizotte remembered as passionate for the outdoors and compassionate to others
ASPEN — An Aspen man who loved sharing his passion for the outdoors died Sunday in a climbing accident while helping lead an Outward Bound expedition on a peak in Argentina.
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/200903...0in%20PatagoniaRocky Mountain National Park News:
Creating a hiking list
Spring is almost here, it's time to create a list of hikes you want to do. They can be hikes for this year or hikes for "someday."
http://www.examiner.com/x-2520-Denver-Hiking-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Creating-a-hiking-listShenandoa National Park News:
Rumors abound, as facts surrounding park shooting remain sparse
While the federal government may rush to judgment on such things as presidential assassinations, wars against former Middle Eastern allies, or trillion dollar bailouts of the financial sector most responsible for our current economic predicament, never let it be said the Federal Bureau of Investigation jumped to conclusions about the identity of a man gunned down on federal park property within an eighth of a mile of Skyline Drive’s intersection with Route 340 at Front Royal, Virginia, around noon on Sunday, March 8.
http://wcrnews.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/...-remain-sparse/Saving History: Ken Burns and Shenandoah National Park
Legendary film maker Ken Burns has brought the greatest American stories to life on public broadcasting stations for more than 25 years. This fall, he shares the story of the national parks.
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/41002462.htmlYellowstone National Park News:
Montana State team finds Yellowstone alga that detoxifies arsenic
Arsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/msu-mst030909.phpYellowstone advance reservations down, but it could be worse
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Visits to Yellowstone National Park this summer could be down from last year, but the park’s concessionaire hopes an “11th-hour” spurt will help fill park hotels.
http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=99040
