Cape Cod National Seashore News:
Seven days in the Seashore: Cape’s national park offers array of activities
On a rainy beach day, two large black eyes glint from the crest of a wave at Coastguard Beach in Eastham. A gray seal peers out, curious about the brightly colored rain jackets scattered across the shore, human eyes peering back.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/truro/fun/x16...y-of-activities**********
Glacier Bay National Park News:
Glacier Bay extends vessel speed restriction
It's a good summer for humpback whales cruising the chilly waters of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and park rangers would like to keep it that way.
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jun/25/glacier-bay-extends-vessel-speed-restriction/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Is National Park Wilderness a Good Idea? (Note, could be in Glacier NP News as well)
Does designating national parks as wilderness help or hinder the prospect of winning protection for truly threatened roadless lands? Do the national parks already have enough protection?
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/is_national_park_wilderness_a_good_idea/C41/L41/**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
Rebuilding Mount Rainier National Park
The good news is that the damage estimate following the historic November 2006 flood at Mount Rainier National Park has been lowered to $27.9 million.
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090625/SPORTS04/706259943/-1/SPORTS**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Get Out! Getting away from the crowds in Yellowstone
Writing about the beauty of this national park is a daunting task of trying to describe the majestic and the glorious
"You will see bears."
That is what the ranger at the backcountry office in Yellowstone National Park told me when I checked in with him before embarking on a seven-mile trail that would take my friend Jane and me far from the throngs of tourists and into the wilderness.
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/26/getting-away-from-the-crowds-in-yellowstone/living/Woman tossed by park bison not seriously injured
A 50-year-old woman visiting Yellowstone National Park from Spain was not seriously injured after a bull bison butted her and tossed her in the air, park officials said Wednesday evening.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2009/06/25/news/40bisonbutt.txt**********
Yosemite National Park News:
GIS Helps Yosemite National Park Improve Emergency Operations
The world of twenty-first-century emergency operations is turning with ever greater frequency to high-tech tools for more effective response. Today, ArcGIS from ESRI supplies Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) with a new and improved method for carrying out a number of operations. The agency uses ArcGIS to outline initial search strategies, refine exploration as time progresses, and keep information continuously flowing from the field to the incident command post and back again.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/yosemite/gis/prweb2574004.htm**********
