Denali National Park News:
Colo. climber missing on Alaska's Mount McKinley
The National Park Service says an aerial crew is looking for a Colorado climber missing on Alaska's Mount McKinley.
http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_12424258**********
Everglades National Park News:
Anglers, guides help track rare sawfish
George Burgess lay on the bow of his pitching skiff holding on for dear life to a rope tied to a lethal, double-toothed saw slicing the air. The slashing weapon was attached to the 12 ½-foot-long, very much alive, sandpaper-like body of perhaps the rarest marine species in the U.S. -- the small-tooth sawfish.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1058236.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Going-to-the-Sun plowing on track
Glacier National Park road crews say they are about right on schedule with the plowing of the Going to the Sun Road with three miles to go until Logan Pass.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10406331**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
A Grand Canyon caper: 'Double crossers' run rim to rim to rim
Last month Branch Brady, a retired CMR High School cross country coach; Bob Gordon, a semi-retired commercial airline pilot from Southern California and a former University of Wisconsin running teammate of Brady's and I, retired Tribune photographer Stu White, met on the south rim of the Grand Canyon and completed an R2R2R — a rim to rim to rim double crossing of the Grand Canyon.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090521/LIFESTYLE05/905210311**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Bears in Paradise Remain Dangerous
Black bears are often funny to watch. Sadly, people without knowledge of bears tend to consider them big clowns. I once watched a man in Canada watch several bears playing in a city dump. A bear cub climbed up a dead tree and the less than intelligent man stepped out of his car and poked the baby with a stick.
http://kctribune.com/article/KC_News_Features/KCTribune/Bears_in_Paradise_Remain_Dangerous/18849Ramsey Cascades Trail partially closed
The Ramsey Cascades Trail in the Greenbrier area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be partially closed next Thursday, May 28, to replace a water crossing.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/may/21/ramsey-cascades-trail-partially-closed/National Forests close caves over bat disease
Half-million die amid spread of mysterious ailment
National Forests throughout the Southeastern U.S. - including the Cherokee National Forest in East Tennessee - have closed most of their caves and mines because of the spread of a mysterious disease that already has killed an estimated half-million bats.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/may/22/national-forests-close-caves-over-bat-disease/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Search is on for California condor shooters
The recent shootings of two endangered California condors have prompted a statewide manhunt for the shotgun-wielding poachers.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/21/BA9T17OOAU.DTLFormer Teton ranger wins national award (Not really about GTNP)
A ranger who ushered in the era of helicopter rescues in the Teton Range won the prestigious Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award, the National Park Service said Wednesday.
http://www.jhguide.com/article.php?art_id=4621**********
Outside the US/Canadian Parks System:
Extra rangers for national park
Extra rangers will be on patrol in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park this summer as it prepares to welcome millions of visitors.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8063296.stm**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Duo pulls ace out of parka sleeves to save fallen hiker
Two friends out skiing where most people don’t go in Rocky Mountain National Park on a day most people wouldn’t go there gave a fallen hiker a new lease on life last week. The hiker, recovering in ICU with a broken pelvis and frostbite, clearly thinks Joe Gartner and Scott McCoy are aces.
http://www.eptrail.com/news/2009/may/20/duo-pulls/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Connecting the DOTs: Yellowstone summit focuses on transportation
Efforts in the Greater Yellowstone area to create an effective regional transportation system was central focus a meeting of mayors, transportation officials and residents gathered in Jackson Hole today.
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm...-transportation**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite crowds expected to be thick this weekend
Roads at higher elevations, including Tioga Pass, are open to travelers.
With its waterfalls at their most beautiful, and wildflowers everywhere, Yosemite National Park will host hordes of people over Memorial Day weekend.
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/857936.htmlTaking to the road for holiday weekend
Lower gas prices and travel bargains mean more people taking trips this Memorial Day holiday.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/711945.html
