Acadia National Park News:
Rockefeller legacy on Mt. Desert Island a national treasure
Acadia National Park is America's first national park east of the Mississippi. Most of the park is on Mt. Desert Island, the third-largest island on the East Coast, midway along the coast of Maine.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-tc-trav-maine-0407-0412may24,0,268994.story
Peregrine falcons hatch chicks in national park
Acadia officials spot two nests
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/106681.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Flooding Reshapes Waterfalls in Grand Canyon
An American Indian reservation deep in the Grand Canyon has long been known for its towering blue-green waterfalls, but returning tourists will be greeted by an altered landscape.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/us/31canyon.html?ref=global-homeSearch for Missing Hiker Scaled Back in Grand Canyon (Previously reported)
On Tuesday, May 26, the National Park Service was notified that 69 year old Robert A. Williams of Surprise, Arizona had not returned from the Memorial Day weekend and that his holiday plans had included hiking in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.naztoday.com/news/top-stories...n-grand-canyon/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Stimulus money to help spruce up parkway
More than $14 million in federal stimulus money will go toward helping the Blue Ridge Parkway make a dent in its $250 million maintenance backlog, while also infusing money into the local economy.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090601/NEWS01/906010317**********
Outside the US/Canadian National Park System:
Sydney bushland saved, Yengo National Park in wilderness register
A GREEN chain now encircles Sydney with the declaration today that 120,000 hectares of bushland north of the city will be protected as wilderness.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,27574,25567795-5006009,00.html
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