Acadia National Park News:
Acadia Park Cracks Down on Rock Thieves
Bill Weidner, a ranger at Acadia National Park, can spot them immediately: lumbering up from the shoreline, backpacks weighed down by cobblestones; popping out of the woods with bulging pockets or, in egregious cases, tossing slabs of granite into minivans ready to peel away at a second’s notice.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/us/08rock.html?ref=us**********
Badlands National Park News:
Sylvatic Plague detected in Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park official are encouraging visitors to use common-sense safety precautions around wildlife in the park, following the confirmation of sylvatic plague and tularemia among park prairie dogs.
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2009/07/07/news/top/doc4a53c92aed7b7743506100.txt*********
Big Bend National Park News:
Big Bend National Park Announces Summer Fee Free Weekends 7/6/09
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar has announced that the National Park Service will offer three fee-free weekends this summer to encourage Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit these national treasures.
http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=13362**********
Denali National Park News:
National Labor Relations Board to investigate Denali strikers' claims (David, perhaps you may know something about this?)
The National Labor Relations Board has sent an investigator to Denali National Park and Preserve to look into a claim that Doyon/ARAMARK J.V. threatened to fire employees if they went on strike.
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/07/national-labor-relations-board-investigate-denali-/**********
Olympic National Park News:
Coast Guard Hoists Injured Hiker From Olympic National Park
The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated an injured hiker Tuesday afternoon near Lake Ozette in Olympic National Park, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19985217/detail.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Climbers may be barred from Australia's famed rock
Climbing Uluru, Australia's famous red sandstone monolith, may be banned in the future under a plan released Wednesday by the national parks service, citing cultural, safety and environmental reasons.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqkj0ZMSWKWV_y1UH67iRpllJGVwD99A73U00**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Woman rescued after falling into river in Rocky Mountain National Park
Monday morning, a 54-year-old woman from Enid, Okla., was posing for a photograph next to Glacier Creek along Bear Lake Road in Rocky Mountain National Park when she slipped and fell and was swept 15 to 20 yards downstream. She was able to pull herself up on a rock and hold on to a shrub. Her husband drove to Moraine Park Visitor Center to get help.
http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20090706/NEWS/907069995/1067**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
June visits to Yellowstone set record
Visitors flocked to Yellowstone National Park in June, propelling the park to its busiest January-June period on record, according to numbers released Tuesday.
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_12772367**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Crews make gains on 2 fires burning in Yosemite
Nearly 500 firefighters have all but put out two lightning-sparked wildfires that caused trail closures and obscured views inside Yosemite National Park over the holiday weekend.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12762123
