Glacier National Park News:
Northern MT hunters can take most wolves in hunt
Hunters in northern Montana can take more than half of the 75 wolf quota in the state's upcoming hunt.
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=11040171&nav=menu227_7**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrates 75 years
Memories and Appalachian pride echoed from the summits of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Wednesday as America's most-visited park held a rededication to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/09/03/bus_546781.shtml************
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon visitors may notice smoke from prescribed burns
Visitors to the Grand Canyon may soon see and smell smoke as firefighters conduct prescribed burns over the next few weeks.
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/northe...JinUzHW_lw.cspx**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rocky Mountain National Park considered for site of climate change observatory
With copper-hued pine trees blanketing mountainsides with nary a green tree to be seen in some places, the effects of climate change are hard to ignore at Rocky Mountain National Park.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/200909...nge+observatory**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Wolf hunting to resume in Idaho if judge doesn't intervene
The gray wolf, virtually exterminated in the West in the early 20th century, will be hunted once again in Idaho beginning Tuesday after a successful reintroduction program saw populations of the predators bloom across much of the northern Rocky Mountains.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspa...-intervene.html**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Q&A on Yosemite's Big Meadow fire
The Big Meadow fire in Yosemite National Park started when a prescribed burn got out of control. Many have questioned the practice of controlled burns, including Outposts readers. A community meeting was Friday in El Portal with the park's acting superintendent, Dave Uberuaga, and other wildfire incident leaders replying to questions from local residents.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/09/yosemite-fire-2.html**********
Zion National Park News:
Smoke raises health concerns
The particles suspended in the air from wildfires create the perfect conditions for spectacular sunrises and sunsets. But the smoky air also causes discomfort and could present health risks to people with chronic heart or lung conditions, as well as people with asthma.
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090902/NEWS01/909020340/Smoke+raises+health+concerns**********
