Crater Lake National Park News:
Group threatens lawsuit over proposed Crater Lake helicopter tours
An environmental conservation group is threatening a lawsuit to stop a proposal by Bend-based company to fly helicopter tours over Crater Lake National Park.
http://kdrv.com/page/136949
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Denali National Park News:
Alaska's Denali National Park stands tall as a last frontier
The six-seater Cessna 206 takes off from a small gravel airstrip in the 9 p.m. summer sunlight and soon is buzzing like a gnat around the imposing snow-covered tallest peak in North America.
http://www.nwpphotoforum.com/ubbthreads/...mp;page=0#24632
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Glacier National Park News:
BEST IN THE WEST: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
One of the purposes behind these many months of travel has been to find the best spots that are still preserved in Western United States. In other words, places that aren’t too crowded, polluted or overdeveloped yet.
http://www.santaynezvalleyjournal.com/archive/7/32/4903/

Boy found after Glacier National Park search
Glacier National Park officials say several factors led to the successful rescue of a 13 year old Minnesota boy reported missing on Lake McDonald, where high winds churned up to six foot high waves.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10852720&nav=menu227_1
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Misc. National Park News:
Benchmark glaciers' shrinking at faster rate, study finds
Climate change is shrinking three of the nation's most studied glaciers at an accelerated rate, and government scientists say that finding bolsters global concerns about rising sea levels and the availability of fresh drinking water.
http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1368991.html


Plan urged to save national parks from global warming effects
Climate change could result in the catastrophic loss of wildlife, a report says. The National Park Service is called on to create a system to manage animals and plants.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-national-parks7-2009aug07,0,7287363.story
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