Big Bend National Park News:
Big Bend Fiesta Rescheduled
Get out your calendars, The Big Bend Fiesta has a new date.
http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=10342552&nav=menu505_2**********
Everglades National Park News:
Everglades proposals: An easy-to-understand Q & A
(From Keys Net)Editor's note: We prepared this easy-to-understand question-and-answer guide to proposed changes in Everglades National Park's management plan based on published information and attendance at two comment sessions in the Upper Keys.
http://www.keysnet.com/news/story/101905.htmlAnglers fret over Florida Bay regulations
Recreational fishing enthusiasts say they're worried they will lose access to the Everglades' Florida Bay because of proposals to preserve its seagrass.
http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/73226.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Spokesman: Bear spray illegal in park but...
As a result of the recent debate over the issue, I asked Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesman Bob Miller to address the issue. Here's his e-mail doing that:
http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/silence/archives/2009/05/spokesman_bear.shtml**********
Glacier National Park News:
Perils of the chicken that crossed the road
Have you ever stood at the edge of a busy street and tried to cross? It can be a tough thing. Imagine then what it is like for a wild creature to try to cross busy highways.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/revelstoketimesreview/news/44736147.html**********
Misc. National Parks News:
Senate backs allowing guns in national parks
The Senate on Tuesday backed an amendment that would allow people to carry loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5itp2xFPxgQ4TTpiTFLZQrJpRTAXQD9850J380Perspective: When people perish in national parks
We see the news stories and we shake our heads: Someone has died by accident in a national park. Surely that person must have done something foolish, we tell ourselves. Certainly he or she didn’t understand that the natural world can be a dangerous place.
http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-P...-national-parks**********
Outside the US/Canadian National Park News:
Life returns to Gorongosa
Devastated by two decades of war, a new conservation project is restoring Gorongosa to its former glory. And as the animals start to return, so too are the tourists
There was nothing remarkable about the couple sitting poolside, thumbing through their paperbacks and nursing their drinks. They were pale, middle-aged, their pink noses dabbed with sunscreen. When the husband rose to do a few laps, his wife turned her attention to a few bright, jewelled birds trilling in the nearby trees.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/may/13/mozambique-safaris-gorongosa-wildlife**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Crews rescue injured man at national park in Colo.
Rangers have rescued a 57-year-old man who fell while mountaineering in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park and spent 24 hours lying at the base of a glacier before being found.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hR8mdXghZHOwukI-mhCYnZnH8JTQD9855Q680**********
Saguaro National Park News:
Group wants your vote for Saguaro National Park trail project
The Arizona Trail Association is requesting help in winning a $50,000 grant for a trail project in Saguaro National Park-Rincon Mountain District.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/116395.php**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Preparing for the 2009 Yellowstone Summer Season: Road closures
If it's summer in Yellowstone National Park, it's time to plan your routes partially based on the road closures.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/index.php?contentID=924&articleID=270Six men cited for disturbing Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park Service has cited six people for walking on Old Faithful after someone outside the park reported seeing them on a live park webcast.
http://www.kidk.com/news/local/44852427.html**********
