Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Peninsula park friend dead at 82
Robert L. Hunker led Cuyahoga Valley effort
Peninsula businessman and preservationist Robert L. Hunker, who played a key role in creating the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, died Monday at Akron City Hospital.
http://www.ohio.com/news/41800572.htmlDenali National Park:
Alaska’s Mount Redoubt volcano Blows 4 Times, Is It Eruption (Editor's note...not really about Denali, but it is the park mentioned in the article)?
Volcano erupted four times along night in Alaska’s Mount Redoubt. This erupted burst and resulted ash up to 9 miles to the air. After this accident, the citizens were evacuating for prevented the ash fall from the air.
http://jeffleyland.com/news/alaskas-mount-redoubt-volcano-blows-4-times-is-it-eruptions.html/Glacier National Park (BC):
BC’s Most Endangered River Needs Permanent Protection
Provincial Government Must Act Immediately to Save Flathead River
A no-staking reserve in the entire Flathead River Valley should be established immediately now that the Flathead has topped BC’s most endangered rivers list for the third year in a row, a coalition of Canadian and American environmental groups said today.
http://www.wildsight.ca/news/472Glacier National Park News:
First Glacier NP bear spotted
The first bear of the season has been awoken and has been spotted in Glacier National Park.
http://www.kpax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10060803Glacier Park Seeks Comment on Non-Native Quartz Lake Trout
Glacier National Park is seeking public comment on what to do about the discovery of predatory lake trout, or mackinaw, in Quartz Lake in the park's northwest corner. Quartz Lake was last best natural lake for native fish in the Columbia River Basin.
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/a...ake_trout/9118/Grand 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.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=4391Lake Clark National Park News:
Redoubt explodes a 6th time
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Mount Redoubt ended weeks of seismic unrest and suspense with a series of six powerful eruptions late Sunday night and Monday, depositing ash in the Susitna and Kuskokwim valleys.
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10051900Redoubt lava dome could trigger another eruption
A dome is building in Mount Redoubt's crater, which could collapse and trigger another eruption, geologists said Tuesday.
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10066164Misc. National Parks News:
National Park Foundation Kicks Off 2009 Junior Ranger Essay Contest
The National Park Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the 2009 Junior Ranger Essay Contest, asking youth across the country to share their big ideas on how to protect and preserve America's National Parks.
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleas...3942&EDATE=Olympic National Park News:
A bear walks into a 'burb, but state's new bear dogs scare him out again
Some day this spring, a black bear is going to lumber out of the Cascade foothills in search of food.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008918747_beardogs25m.htmlOutside the US/Canadian Parks System:
National park has seen 30 fires since Feb
BORIVLI: More than 30 fires of varying intensity have occurred in several areas of the 103 sq-km Sanjay Gandhi National Park since Mahashivratri
festival (February 23). One of the latest to have broken out was on Wednesday evening when a blaze started at the tiger safari enclosure and plants over about half an acre were gutted.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Citie...how/4311574.cmsFisherman killed by Komodo dragon
An Indonesian fisherman died after being mauled by a Komodo dragon on an island generally barred to humans because of the dangerous reptiles, officials said.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/03/24/Fisherman_killed_by_Komodo_dragon/UPI-27511237925803/Where to Find Komodo Dragons in Their Natural Habitat
Once again, the world's animals are not pleased. An Indonesian fisherman was mauled to death by komodo dragons as he was searching for fruit on Rinca Island, a deserted island and UNESCO World Heritage site that serves as a sanctuary for these dangerous lizards.
http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/3/24/1...Natural+HabitatFire in Kenya threatens some of the world's most beloved parks
Started by arsonists, fires have swept through Kenya's Great Rift valley, home to some of the world's most treasured parks and millions of Kenyans already suffering from long-term drought.
http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0324-hance_kenyafire.htmlRocky Mountain National Park News:
It’s time for Congress to pass the RMNP Wilderness Bill today (Editorial)
Last week, while visiting with residents in Estes Park, Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Fort Collins, said she was inundated with questions about the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Bill, and when it would finally become a reality.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20...%20Bill%20today
