Acadia National Park News:
Visits to Acadia National Park Free This Weekend
isits to Acadia National Park are free this weekend, thanks to a promotion by the National Park Service. To encourage visits to the scenic coastal park in Bar Harbor, and other national parks around the country, the Park Service is waiving fees for three weekends this summer: June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16.
http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineHeadlineNews/tabid/968/ctl/ViewItem/mid/2905/ItemId/11001/Default.aspx**********
Big Bend National Park News:
One charged in death of man in national park
Pablo Chavez-Ballegos, a 35-year-old citizen of Mexico, has been charged with alien smuggling in the case that led to the death of a man in Big Bend National Park last week.
http://www.alpineavalanche.com/articles/2009/06/18/news/news01.txt**********
Misc. National Park News:
Outdoor notebook: Yellowstone visits up; Zion tops the list
More than 260,000 people visited Yellowstone National Park in May, a 20 percent increase from the same month a year ago. During the first five months of 2009, nearly 360,000 people entered the world's first national park. That is an increase of almost 11 percent from last year.
http://www.sltrib.com/outdoors/ci_12613009 Wolverine confirmed in Colorado, the first in 90 years (Note, almost placed in Grand Teton NP as this is where he migrated from)
Colorado has its first wild wolverine in 90 years.
http://www.kdvr.com/news/sns-ap-co--wolverineincolorado,0,6885026.story
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways national park
Feds propose new plans for Missouri national park
The National Park Service is asking people to weigh in on several proposals for how to manage the use of the 45-year-old Ozark National Scenic Riverways national park, arguably Missouri's most important piece of public land.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1259958.html**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Man swept off falls in Yellowstone ID’d
Yellowstone National Park officials Thursday identified the man who apparently committed suicide by jumping into the Yellowstone River just above the 308-foot-high Lower Falls as Nicholas Mostert, 20, of Salt Lake City.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2009/06/19/news/60waterfall.txtYellowstone to Conduct Commercial Vehicle Safety Inspections
Full level inspections on commercial vehicles will be conducted in Yellowstone National Park this weekend and will primarily focus on commercial buses and trucks.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10559163&nav=menu554_1_1**********
