Everglades National Park News:
Pythons Wreaking Havoc In Florida
Pythons have become a major problem in Florida where one suffocated a sleeping baby to death in her crib and thousands others prowl the Everglades, and nearby towns, threatening endangered species and pets alike.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015745344?Pythons%20Wreaking%20Havoc%20In%20FloridaThe Everglades - what does the future hold?
For more than 100 years land developers, farmers and politicians at local, state and federal level did everything they could to transform the Everglades from "wasteland" to productive land.
http://www.ecofactory.com/news/everglades-what-does-future-hold-071009**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
LeConte Lodge in Great Smoky Mountains is worth the climb
Some people go to great lengths to escape Florida's summer heat. • I go to great heights — 6,593 feet above sea level to be exact, to LeConte Lodge at the summit of Mount LeConte.
http://www.tampabay.com/features/travel/article1016501.ece**********
Misc. National Park News:
National Parks boss has NW Roots
President Barack Obama has made another Northwest-friendly appointment to a high post in his administration.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/173511.asp?from=blog_last3**********
