Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Documentary about bears in the Smokies wins international award
A black bear documentary filmed in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has won its second international film award.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jul/31/films-bearing-fruit/
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Estes Park Museum to offer historic RMNP tour
Join historian and author Ken Jessen as he guides a tour of historic lodge and homestead sites in Rocky Mountain National Park.
http://www.eptrail.com/ci_12948557
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone Winter Use Comment Period Reopened
The National Park Service has announced an additional 45-day comment period concerning its rule to manage snowmobile and snowcoach access to Yellowstone National Park. The current rule, adopted in 2008, limits daily access to 318 commercially guided, best-available-technology snowmobiles; and 78 commercially guided snowcoaches.
http://www.crosscountryskier.com/ccsnews/news.php?newsid=909

Contaminated tank sites in Yellowstone to be cleaned
Seven contaminated underground storage tank sites in Yellowstone National Park are to be cleaned up starting this fall, under a partnership between the park and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12964546

Yellowstone offers free photography workshops
Canon and American Park Network will offer free digital photography workshops at Yellowstone National Park in which participants will learn from professional photographers and use Canon's top-of-the-line equipment to capture the picture-perfect sights.
http://www.nwpphotoforum.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=24598&Main=24075#Post24598
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Zion National Park News:
Lightning fire closes part of Zion National Park
The Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park remained closed Thursday due to a wildland fire that could pose a threat to visitors.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12947358