Acadia National Park News:
Schoodic: The Secret Side of Acadia (Travel Story)
Did the lobsterboats wake you at 4:30?” innkeeper Megan Moshier called brightly from the kitchen, which was emanating an enticing aroma of baked apple pancakes. No, I told her, I slept like a log.
http://www.downeast.com/node/11294**********
Biscayne National Park News:
Biscayne National Park management plan revised
An effort to draft a general management plan for Biscayne National Park is under way, with a controversial measure to ban no-take zones in park waters.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1137858.html**********
Denali National Park News:
Glaciers, wildlife stir sense of adventure, love of outdoors (Travel Story)
It's not every year you can share a milestone birthday with a state.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=305786&src=330**********
Everglades National Park News:
Mighty moth may become Everglades' new weed eater
A moth from Hong Kong emerges as a powerful weapon against an exotic fern that threatens the Everglades by draping native plants in a cloak of death.
http://www.miamiherald.com/573/story/1138028.htmlFeds may open forest, swamp around Alligator Alley
A federal proposal would open a vast sweep of forest and swamp on both sides of Alligator Alley to hunting and off-road vehicles.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1137333.htmlPython threat to Florida Everglades
Deadly Burmese pythons are thriving in the Florida Everglades, after dozens of the reptiles escape from a pet shop 17 years ago.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtec...Everglades.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Trixi’s treat (Not really park related, but interesting)
Historic roadside diner in Ovando has been a mainstay for local ranchers and tourists shuttling between parks since moving to current home in 1968.
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/07/12/weekly_features/helena_life/top/50hl_090712_trixi.txt**********
Grand Teton National Park News:
Father, son rescued after falling in Snake River
A Los Angeles man who was rescued along with his 15-year-old son after they fell off an inflatable raft into the Snake River has been issued two citations
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12817655?nclick_check=1Visits To Grand Teton National Park Dip In June
While Yellowstone National Park saw a record number of visitors in June, visits to Grand Teton National Park were down 3.7 percent from a year ago.
http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewswy/Visits.to.Grand.2.1081812.html**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
MT again Brucellosis free
Montana cattle will once again carry the Brucellosis free status after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday that the state's cattle are now "class free".
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10673835Separating from the herd: Getting away in Yellowstone's backcountry
Animal jams are a common occurrence in Yellowstone National Park. Elk, bison, coyotes, moose and bear appearing along the road (and sometimes in the road) cause traffic to stop and backup for hundreds of feet.
http://www.thedailystar.com/lifestyles/local_story_192083055.html?keyword=topstoryYellowstone starts work on park's first major Recovery Act project
Work has begun in Yellowstone on the first of several large projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2009/07/10/news/news5.txtRoad construction slows traffic at Yellowstone's east gate
This next note is for anyone planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park. Road construction at the east gate begins Monday. The state transportation department said chip sealing crews will be working on US Highway 14/16/20 west of Cody. The road being reworked lies about halfway between Cody and the park’s East Gate.
http://www.ktakradio.com/news/2009/jul/10/road-construction-slows-traffic-at-yellowstones-ea/**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Park service looks again at Yosemite visitor limit
Nine years after creating a plan to limit crowds in Yosemite Valley, National Park Service officials are starting over again.
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2019139.html**********
Zion National Park News:
Zion Park blaze continues to burn
The lightning caused Horse Fire continues to burn in Zion National Park.
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090711/NEWS01/907110320/Zion+Park+blaze+continues+to+burn
