Grand Canyon National Park News:
Alternative spring break at Grand Canyon National Park
If you’re visiting the park this month, you’re likely to see teams of volunteers working on plant restoration under the Alternative Spring Break program sponsored by the Student Conservation Assn. and American Eagle Outfitters.
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/alternative-spring-b-4241/Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
State makes recommendations for ozone non-attainment areas
State officials recommended today that three high-elevation areas in Western North Carolina and Great Smoky Mountains National Park be considered in violation of federal standards for ozone.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990312047Misc. National Park News:
Wilderness bill fails in Senate vote
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday defeated a bill to set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness. The bill also included language involving water in the Rocky Mountain National Park.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20...20Senate%20voteLivestock producers allowed to ‘take aim’ at wolves
The ping-pong ball that has become the hallmark of wolf management efforts bounced once again.
http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15984§ion=homepageRocky Mountain National Park News:
Ill-fated RMNP bill snagged again (Editorial)
Wilderness designation held up by rules change
Once again, an ongoing attempt to designate most of Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness has been caught up in a net of political dysfunction.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20090312/OPINION01/903120326/1014/OPINIONEarly season climbing in Estes Park
As we drop into the Estes Park Valley the whole world seems to open up as early morning light covers Sundance Buttress in the distance, slowly working its path west across Lumpy Ridge.
http://www.examiner.com/x-5379-Denver-Ou...g-in-Estes-ParkRocky Mountain National Park snowshoers explore hidden winter ecology
Driving up the Big Thompson Canyon on a recent morning, the only snow visible was in the mountains looming to the west.
http://www.reporterherald.com/features/Feature-Story.asp?section=Outpost&ID=22006Yellowstone National Park News:
Win a Trek Bike and Cycling Vacation to Yellowstone
Several of the Clear Channel Communication radio stations in Louisville, KY have teamed up with Trek Bicycles and Scheller’s Fitness and Cycling for a fantastic vacation contest giveaway.
http://hikinginthesmokys.blogspot.com/2009/03/win-trek-bike-and-cycling-vacation-to.htmlProtecting wolves (Editorial)
Predators vulnerable to hunters
It's disappointing that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has removed protection for the gray wolf in the Northern Rocky Mountain states. We were hoping for better from the Obama administration.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11898739Dog Sledding in Montana’s Wilderness
DOG sledding is an exercise in changed states, of chaos turning to order. One moment dogs were barking, yapping, whining, snarling, scrapping, jumping, biting and all the other things dogs do. The next moment they were straining at the gang line, and with a burst of acceleration, all turned silent but for the hiss of the runners on the snow and the sound of my own exhilarated breathing.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/travel/escapes/13dogsled.html?hpWeb Extra: Yellowstone rangers set up checkpoints
Yellowstone National Park rangers will be conducting safety and sobriety checkpoints on Highway 191 inside the park between Friday, March 13, and Sunday, March 15, 2009.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9997577
