...mostly a slow news day. Tons of activity going on in Grand Canyon though.
James
Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Bryce Canyon National Park: One minute wonder
All you need to know about the world's most remarkable places in 60 seconds. This week: Bryce Canyon National Park.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destin...ute-wonder.html**********
Cuyahoga National Park News (Beware annoying commercial that plays)
PBS in search of national park pictures, videos
Cuyahoga Valley visitors are invited to share their history
Do you have photographs or videos of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park? If so, Western Reserve PBS would like to document them, please.
http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/44513452.html**********
Denali National Park News:
First climbers this season reach summit of Mount McKinley
CLIMBING SEASON: Three groups reach the top on the same day.
Solo German climber Moren Meyer, 33, on Thursday became the first to stand atop North America's tallest peak this season.
http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/784543.html**********
Everglades National Park News:
Brown's Creek can be rewarding
Brown's Creek is not one of Everglades National Park's designated no-motor zones. But it might as well be.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/outdoors/story/1035887.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
It's our land (Editorial)
Having read the new Record of Decision for the Badger-Two Medicine area, and all the comments of late, we felt the need to write. Mr. Thompson stated, "My decision to emphasize non-motorized ... is expected to have very little influence on the local economy."
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090504/OPINION03/905040324**********
Glacier Bay National Park News:
Divers Locate Missing Gustavus Teen
Divers from the Sitka Fire Dept. Rescue Dive Team located the body of 16 year-old Austin Kesterson near the Gustavus pier where his jeep was found abandoned in the waters of Icy Passage.
http://www.military.com/news/article/coa...l=1186032366581**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Area pollution draws legal challenge
Several legal challenges are now working to clear the air over the Four Corners. Both a lawsuit and a petition were filed last week in an effort to clean up existing sources of pollution in New Mexico and Arizona.
http://www.durangotelegraph.com/telegraph.php?inc=/09-05-07/quick.htmBLM authorizes Grand Canyon uranium exploration
The Bureau of Land Management has authorized several new uranium exploration permits near the Grand Canyon despite a congressional resolution last year barring new claims near the national park.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/06/...atio-10572.htmlGroup says coal plant pollution fouls Grand Canyon
A group of conservationists says pollution from a coal-fired power plant is clouding views of the Grand Canyon, and they want the federal government to do something about it.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10309438&nav=menu554_2Bureau of Land Management Defies Congressional Uranium Ban,
Approves New Exploration North of Grand Canyon
ocuments obtained today by conservation groups reveal that on April 27 the Bureau of Land Management authorized Quaterra Alaska, Inc. to conduct uranium mine exploration operations across five separate projects on public lands north of Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2009/uranium-exploration-05-05-2009.htmlGrand Canyon getting more parking
Hundreds of parking spaces will be added at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon as part of a construction project that started this week.
http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10300726&nav=menu613_2_6**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies volunteers put in thousands of hours a year
Thousands of people work in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and never get a paycheck because they're volunteers.
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=10312851&nav=0RYv**********
Pacific Rim National Park News:
No camping on Benson Island in national park
Archaeological significance confirmed
Camping on Benson Island in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve has been permanently prohibited in an effort to protect the culturally significant area.
http://www.canada.com/camping+Benson+Island+national+park/1571507/story.html**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Trail work halts Wraith Falls access
Yellowstone National Park visitors planning to visit the park later this month may have to wait if they want to see a popular waterfall.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10307531&nav=menu227_4**********
Yosemite National Park News:
The surprise rain in the past week, followed by bright sun and warm temperatures, has been a tonic to the foothills, creeks and lakes across the Bay Area and Northern California.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/07/SP7N17EDGO.DTL**********
