Denali National Park News:
Denali Park road could open early
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Workers at Denali National Park have begun clearing the park road and could have it open to Mile 15 earlier than usual.
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10055755Glacier National Park News:
Bears waking up in Glacier
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) - Grizzly and black bears are emerging from their dens in Glacier National Park, park officials said.
http://www.kpax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10060854Grand Canyon National Park News:
The Most Dangerous Animal of Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park is home to a wide assortment of dangerous animals. The mountain lion, with retractable claws and large teeth, patrols vass areas of land within Grand Canyon National Park occassionally wandering into Grand Canyon Village.
http://www.examiner.com/x-5370-Grand-Can...n-National-ParkGrand Teton National Park News:
Park roads open for cyclists, pedestrians
Teton Park, Moose-Wilson and Antelope Flats roads in Grand Teton National Park may now be used for nonmotorized activities such as hiking, biking and in-line skating.
http://www.jhguide.com/article.php?art_id=4391Highway 89 pathway gets stimulus money
A Teton County pathway project will receive $300,000 to complete a route from Jackson to the Gros Ventre River in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=4387Joshua Tree National Park News:
WHITEWATER CANYON, Calif. — As David Myers scans the rocky slopes of this desert canyon, looking vainly past clumps of brittlebush for bighorn sheep, he imagines an enemy advancing across the crags.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/science/earth/24ecowars.html?ref=usLake Clark National Park and Reserve:
Skwentna bears brunt from volcano
SURREAL: Mat-su Borough mostly unaffected; schools open.
WASILLA -- Winds swept Mount Redoubt's towering ash plume toward the Mat-Su Borough Monday, raising fears the area could be deluged with ash.
http://www.adn.com/volcano/story/733896.htmlMount Redoubt Has Erupted First Time Since 1989
Anchorage
(ECN) - Mount Redoubt located in Lake National Park, which is about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska has erupted. The last eruption was recorded in December 1989.
http://www.ecanadanow.com/news/science/mount-redoubt-has-erupted-first-time-since-1989-20090323.htmlUpdate--Restless Redoubt Volcano, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
According to Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), at 10:09 PM AKDT, March 21, 2009, "AVO is raising the aviation color code to Orange and the alert level to Watch. Seismic activity has continued to increase and conditions may evolve rapidly culminating in an eruption within days to weeks."
http://www.examiner.com/x-4661-National-...-Park--PreserveMisc. National Park News:
February hotel numbers reflect economic woes
Recession » Occupancy off 9%, revenue even more
Utah hotels felt the recessionary crunch in February.
Occupancy levels statewide and in Salt Lake County were down 9 percent from the same month a year earlier. In the heart of ski season, Utah's mountain resorts did even worse, finishing a full 12 percent off the pace of February 2008, according to figures from the Denver-based Rocky Mountain Lodging Report.
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_11979444Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Cape Town to fine baboon feeders
Photo-opportunity hunting tourists caught offering food to baboons will face fines, authorities in the South African city of Cape Town have warned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7959954.stmRocky Mountain National Park News:
Prescribed Burning in Rocky Mountain National Park
Fire is a necessary evil in every natural ecosystem. Fire allows new seeds to grow and thins out the forest. Without fires, underbrush builds up and the recycling of nutrients does not happen.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4483-Rocky-Mou...n-National-ParkYellowstone National Park News:
Bill Would Limit Who Gets Quarantined Bison
HELENA – An eastern Montana senator is trying to prevent the Fort Peck Reservation – and anywhere in the state besides the National Bison Range – from getting bison from Yellowstone National Park, even if they’re certified brucellosis free.
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/bill_would_limit_who_gets_quarantined_bison/9087/Algae in Yellowstone studied for effects on arsenic
BILLINGS (AP) — Although its name may be more well-known as a tasteless poison, arsenic has been employed in gold mining, as a wood preservative and in medical applications.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090323/DC5/903230331See Yellowstone before the summer crowds arrive
It's barely spring, and there's still snow blanketing the high country, but they're already advertising the switch from snowmobiles to bicycles in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_11977113
