Acadia National Park News:
CG Assists in Rescue of Rock Climber
A Coast Guard Station Southwest Harbor 25-foot response boat rescued an injured rock climber at Acadia National Park, Maine.
http://www.military.com/news/article/coa...l=1186032366581
Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Growing fire delays reopening of road in Bryce Canyon
The Bridge Fire has grown another 400 acres, delaying plans to reopen a road.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/70531...yce-Canyon.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Man's drive over Grand Canyon edge ruled suicide
National Park Service investigators have ruled the death of a man who drove his car over the edge of the Grand Canyon a suicide.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_12861043?source=sphere_article
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Kayaker rescued after night on Snake River sandbar
An Indiana woman spent the night on a sandbar in the Snake River after she missed her pullout site while kayaking.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wy-kaykerrescue,0,4757863.story
Wildfire watch
Forest Service and National Park officials hope early summer rains and a wetter-than-normal winter may have curbed the potential for a severe fire season this year.
http://www.planetjh.com/news/A_105226.aspx
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Great Basin National Park News:
Remote Great Basin National Park amazes visitors
Listening to young visitors who managed to discover the least-visited national park in the lower 48 states, it's easy to get a picture of this surprising alpine oasis.
http://www.sltrib.com/travel/ci_12845054
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Misc. National Park News:
Nominee to lead National Park Service has deep roots in West
As superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park outside Seattle, Jon Jarvis twice climbed the 14,411-foot peak. As director of the National Park Service's Pacific West Region, he ordered that his 56 parks be carbon neutral by 2016, when the agency celebrates its centennial.
http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1332954.html
Please, leave it as you find it when visiting parks
Picture this: you're walking along a trail through a forest of smooth-barked aspen trees. Tall grasses wave along the trail's edge and glimpses of rocky ridgelines emerge through scattered openings. As you drop into a small hollow, you notice something on the trunk of one of the trees. Carved into the trunk is "Bill was here 7/09."
http://www.nwpphotoforum.com/ubbthreads/...e=0&fpart=2
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North Cascades National Park News:
North Cascades National Park will get $55,000 for projects
North Cascades National Park will receive $55,000, thanks to a fundraising effort from Washington's National Park Fund.
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/992760.html
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Greater Yellowstone Elk-wolf Study Shows Elk Having Fewer Calves Due To Changes In Nutrition
Wolves have caused elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to change their behavior and foraging habits so much so that herds are having fewer calves, mainly due to changes in their nutrition, according to a new study published by Montana State University researchers.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090717121424.htm
CNN's Reynolds Wolf talks with geologists about recent volcanic activity at Yellowstone National Park (CNN Video...no text...one short ad first).
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/07/18/wolf.yellowstone.quakes.cnn
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