Acadia National Park News:
Take a hike with the kids
Rangers guide some outings
If you love hiking and are a parent of a young child or children, you can’t wait until they are old enough to hit the trails with you.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/108340.html**********
Grand Teton National Park News:
The decline of amphibians in the Rocky Mountain region, including Grand Teton National Park, is the topic of the first summer seminar Thursday, June 18, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Center. The center is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=32043**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Cades Cove concert marks Smokies diamond anniversary
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a lot in common with diamonds. Both are beautiful, neither fits a standard shape and like the gems, the Smokies certainly took a long time to form.
http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/48012482.htmlMore than 500 wild hogs removed from Smokies
Wildlife managers at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have removed more than 500 wild hogs this year, the most since 1987.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jun/14/more-than-500-wild-hogs-removed-from-smokies/**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Woman leaves $1M to Rocky Mountain Nature Association
A nature lover has left a $1 million estate to the Rocky Mountain Nature Association.
http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=23559**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Bear Attack Survivor Speaks Out
The Boise man who survived a bear attack this week is well enough to speak to Today's Channel 6.
http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10529033Yellowstone tries new planning, starting with Tower-Roosevelt
Historic buildings, natural features dot the landscape
In 1884 in the northwest corner of 12-year-old Yellowstone National Park, "Uncle John" Yancey illegally built a four-room hotel and bar, later adding a mail station.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/06/13/news/wyoming/18-yellowstone.txtTransportation co-op could boost tourism (Could also be in 'Grand Teton NP).
All summer long, people from all over the world fly into airports in the greater Yellowstone region with plans to visit Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, gateway communities like Island Park, West Yellowstone, Jackson, and Cody, and dozens of attractions that make this region so spectacular.
http://www.islandparknews.com/atf.php?sid=6594¤t_edition=2009-06-11**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Hiker falls to his death from Yosemite's Half Dome
Yosemite National Park officials say a male hiker has fallen to his death while climbing Half Dome, the park's famed granite monolith.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hZw4r-0oJMRB0pqhBHl0iONeF8JwD98Q65OG0**********
