Everglades National Park News:
HOT TOPIC: EVERGLADES REPAIR
Raising Tamiami Trail a bridge to restoration for river of grass
Opponents may call it the environmental bridge to nowhere, but raising Tamiami Trail is a bridge to the future and a critical first step to restoring the Everglades.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2009/05/24/sundaywebletters_0525.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Let the hiking begin: New maps are out
New close-detail maps of Glacier National Park and the North Fork of the Flathead River await hikers this spring.
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/05/24/news/mtregional/news09.txtGlacier Park announces concessionaire openings
Glacier National Park officials have announced the 2009 operating dates for park concessionaires.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090523/NEWS01/905230315Most Roads and Recreational Opportunities Open for the Weekend at Montana's National Parks
If your planning on traveling to a national park this weekend, Glacier National Park says more recreational opportunities are now open for the season.
http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/45926992.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon fraught with peril
Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon.
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1166905Grand Canyon Association Announces the First Annual Grand Canyon Celebration of Art
Sedona, AZ: The Grand Canyon Association announced a historic art event at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park - the first annual Grand Canyon Celebration of Art taking place September 14-19.
http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/2197/page/1**********
Grand Teton National Park News:
Ample snowpack leads to healthy Jackson Lake flow
Hydrologists expect ample releases from Jackson Lake Dam in Grand Teton National Park now that above-average mountain snowpack is melting in earnest.
http://www.kxmc.com/News/379641.asp**********
Misc. National Park News:
'You can carry but you can't shoot' (Note - almost placed in Glacier NP area...but it is really generalized)
Legislation that will clear the way for the public to carry loaded firearms in national parks will have unintended consequences, Glacier National Park Superintendent Chas Cartwright predicts.
http://dailyinterlake.com/articles/2009/05/23/news/local_montana/news_8756950683_02.txtA Modest Proposal To Permit Everyone To Carry Guns In Public Buildings (Editorial)
Amid the welter of depressing news about the Great Recession, the Taliban's successes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and a new rash of bombings in Iraq, there is a single bright spot.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandy-goodman/a-modest-proposal-to-perm_b_207083.html**********
Northern Cascades National Park News:
Fish stocking might end in North Cascades National Park
The mountain lakes in the backcountry of Washington state's North Cascades National Park are still covered in ice. The thaw usually doesn't come until early July. This year, however, a deadline comes along with the thaw.
http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1213787.html**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Restoration group: Rockies need wolves
Tired of waiting for federal action, a group that advocates restoring wolves to the Southern Rockies is trying to build interest among elected officials and others in the region.
http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/05/23/Restoration_group_Rockies_need_wolves/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone roads open for Memorial Day weekend
Yellowstone National Park managers said Friday that all major roads leading to and within the park are open for the Memorial Day weekend.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090523/NEWS01/905230313Weekly report from the USFWS has details about the government killing of YNP wolf
A wolf that had become habituated to people and chased bicyclists on more than one occasion was euthanized Tuesday morning by Yellowstone National Park staff along Fountain Flat Drive. The yearling male wolf from the Gibbon Meadow Pack was first sighted in the vicinity of Midway Geyser Basin in March 2009.
http://wolves.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/wyoming-wolf-update-including-yellowstone-park/National Trails Day full of opportunities for hikers
In May, winter still clings tight to most popular hiking areas in the northern Rockies such as Glacier, Frank Church, Wind Rivers, Bitterroots, and Absaroka-Beartooth.
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/yellowstone_spring_hiking_hot_spot/C41/L41/Geology group treated to rare pool explosion
Yellowstone National Park geologist Hank Heasler was lecturing a group of colleagues in Biscuit Basin on the rarity of hydrothermal explosions last week when – Boom!
http://www.jacksonholenews.com/article.php?art_id=4624
