Denali National Park News:
Kreutzer leaves Talkeetna Ranger Station for Yellowstone:
Longtime National Park Service employee Dave Kreutzer has resigned his position at the Talkeetna Ranger Station.
http://ktna.org/2009/07/24/kreutzer-leaves-talkeetna-ranger-station-for-yellowstone/**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
NAU student missing after Grand Canyon hike
Authorities are searching for a Northern Arizona University student who's been reported missing after a hiking trip in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10781110&nav=menu613_2_13**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News
Citizen's Voice: Apology made in incident at Cades Cove (Now this, you don't see every day...LOL...it made the news only because it is so rare)
I am president of National and State Park Concessions Riding Stables Inc. Our company is one of the authorized concessioners of the National Park Service that provides commercial visitor services in Cades Cove.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jul/25/apology-made-in-incident-at-cades-cove/**********
Lake Clark National Park News:
Lake Clark in Alaska threatened by mineral mining operations (Editorial)
What’s the first thing you would do in one of the most pristine, unspoiled national parks in the nation’s last great wilderness?
http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-P...ning-operations**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
South Africa declares war on rhino poachers
27 rhinos killed in Kruger National Park so far this year
South Africa announced sweeping new anti-poaching measures Friday, requiring an ID microchip for all rhinos and rhino horns and bringing in the military to guard the porous border near Kruger National Park.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32126816/ns/world_news-world_environment/**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Wildflower season in full bloom
With all the recent rain in Colorado, the wildflower season is going to be better than usual. This month is the best time to view wildflowers, especially since there seems to have been a late bloom with many flowers. Rocky Mountain National Park is a beautiful place to view wildflowers, especially framed against the Rockies themselves.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4483-Rocky-Mou...n-in-full-bloom**********
Utah National Parks News (Misc. Non-Specific)
Wildfires cause new closures despite rains
A planned fire has moved outside of its perimeter, leading to multiple road and trail closures in two national forests.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705318779,00.html
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Wyo. wants more snowmobiles allowed in Yellowstone
The state of Wyoming on Friday asked a federal judge to force Yellowstone National Park to allow up to 740 snowmobiles daily during winter — more than twice what the Obama administration wants.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j5DF5sUdbqH9uqEW-ymTAK7hjtZAD99L64480
