Acadia National Park News:
Open Water Fishing Report
Region A - Southwestern Maine
Sebago Lake boat access hours
Open Water Fishing Preview
http://maineoutdoorjournal.mainetoday.com/blogentry.html?id=13078**********
Everglades National Park News:
Ken Burns PBS series to highlight South Florida's national parks
Filmmaker Ken Burns has explored South Florida's two national parks -- and spoke with the people who helped create them -- for a PBS series.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1032419.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
New state advertising campaign will 'stop you in your tracks,' but slogan still elusive
Montana's promotion agency, Travel Montana, took a rare tack this year with a new advertising campaign for Montana running in magazines.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...n+still+elusive**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Search for 2 missing hikers at Grand Canyon
A teenager who drowned in the Colorado River on a church hiking trip last week was described by his pastor as a young man who planned to go into the ministry.
http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2009/05/03/20090503canyon0504-CP.htmlCongregation mourns hikers swept away in Colorado River (includes a video)
"The flood took their lives, but the moment they open their eyes in Heaven, they saw a stream," said Pastor Mike Sproul, as he tried to comfort Tempe's Tri-City Baptist Church congregation Sunday morning.
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/northe...ldDf7XT8bQ.cspxOff-road Vehicle Plan Threatens Public Lands Near Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.— The Kaibab National Forest has finalized a plan for the Tusayan Ranger District that puts the nearby Grand Canyon National Park, as well the forest’s archeological sites and wildlife habitat, at serious risk. The Center for Biological Diversity and a broad coalition of local and national conservation organizations have asked the Forest Service to protect this area, but the district is moving ahead with a plan that largely maintains the status quo and allows off-road vehicles to continue to damage the forest.
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2009/tusayan-05-04-29-2009.htmlSearch efforts scaled back for Grand Canyon hikers
Grand Canyon National Park rangers have scaled back their search for two people who had attempted to swim across the Colorado River but were swept away.
http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10298999&nav=menu613_2_6Travel on the Grand Canyon Railroad
The first train arrived at Grand Canyon on Sept. 17, 1901. The train, pulled by a steam engine, began its journey at Williams, Ariz. It traveled on 65 miles of track that passed through high deserts and pine forests almost to the rim of Grand Canyon. Today you can repeat that trip on the Grand Canyon Train.
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/519010.html?nav=5004***********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Indiana closes caves to slow bat disease spread
Caves on state properties will temporarily close as a precaution against the uncontrolled spread of white-nosed syndrome (WNS), which is killing bats in record numbers in the eastern United States.
http://www.buckmasters.com/bm/Resources/...68/Default.aspxSmokies: ‘Blow out the candles’ and rededicate to protection
In the midst of constant news of economic decline, nuclear proliferation and other dire international news, and now fears of a global influenza pandemic , it is easy to forget — as our governor did on April 24 — that some occasions are so important that we celebrate despite what might be going on around us.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090503/OPINION03/90430073/1006Hike Inn provides a haven for those traversing the Appalachian Trail
FONTANA, N.C. - It is spring time in the mountains of North Carolina, and the weather is perfect for backpacking - warm in the sunshine, and chilly in the shade.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/may/03/hike-inn-provides-a-haven/**********
Guadalupe Mountains National Park News:
Feral hogs wreaking havoc at Guadalupe Mountains
CARLSBAD — Swine flu is on everyone's mind, but staff at Guadalupe Mountains National Park has a different swine concern feral hogs.
http://www.currentargus.com/ci_12294727**********
Hot Springs National Park
Hot Springs, Arkansas! It’s a bit of a jaunt (eight hours) from St. Louis, but well worth it when you get there. A small city of approximately 36,000 people, Hot Springs has plenty to offer.
http://www.javajournalonline.com/articles/art_hotsprings_052009.php**********
Wyoming National Park News (Misc., Non Specific)
Wolf lawsuits likely
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service went forward with a plan Monday to end federal protection for wolves in Idaho and Montana but not Wyoming despite the threat of lawsuits from conservation groups and sportsmen.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=4550Wolves officially delisted from endangered list; let the lawsuits begin
It's official: the Obama Administration went ahead with a delisting of grey wolves from the Endangered Species list, removing protections for wolves in Idaho and Montana but retaining protections in Wyoming.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/index.php?contentID=924&articleID=265**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Small wolf pack takes up residence just outside Mammoth
So much for a Yellowstone wolf pack avoiding contact with humans.
A small pack -- three black males and a gray female -- have taken up residence a quarter mile east of Yellowstone National Park headquarters in Mammoth Hot Springs.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/index.php?contentID=924&articleID=264Print Email Font Resize
Wolf pack moves to Yellowstone's headquarters
Billings, Mont. » A pack of wolves conditioned to humans has taken up residence near Yellowstone National Park's headquarters in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12292099Spring visitors enjoy Yellowstone’s quiet days
Baseball fans relish opening day, movie mavens line the sidewalks at Hollywood premieres and the glamorous glitterati flock to fashion week. But for nature lovers and animal aficionados, there is no match for the first few weeks of the summer season in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/05/03/state/80st_090503_yellowstone.txt*********
Yosemite National Park News:
Merced River surges almost to flood stage
Warm weekend rains force evacuation of 71 camp sites; Lake McClure level up, too.
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/220/story/827748.html**********
