Looks like news in the NPs has really picked up this month, which is great. Lots of wolf hunting pieces to read and digest...and for once, nothing about pythons in the Everglades. For the time being, the Wolf Hunt articles are being placed in the Yellowstone area of the thread.
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park dump cleanup extended 25 months
Someday, it seems, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park will get to celebrate one of the most expansive and expensive toxic-waste cleanups in Ohio history.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/09/cuyahoga_valley_national_park_1.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Park Service asking for help finding missing man
The National Park Service is asking the public for help in finding a missing North Carolina man that officials think went hiking in the Grand Canyon.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5952567/
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Economy cuts Labor Day travel; Smokies tourism soars
AAA estimates the amount of drivers traveling for Labor Day in Tennessee dropped 15 percent compared to the 2008 holiday. Yet, the Smoky Mountains capped the summer with increased traffic as the park now prepares for fall foliage season.
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=98229&provider=gnews
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Olympic National Park News:
Washington state lodges:Three great lodges in the Olympic National Park.
These crown jewels of the Olympic National Park Service are uniquely located in some of the nation's most remote scenic back country. Most of these remarkable landmarks were hand-crafted at or before the turn of the last century.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/washingtonadventures/archives/178549.asp?from=blog_last3
Rains soak Olympic National Park fires
Heavy rains this weekend are soaking some backcountry wildfires that have been burning in Olympic National Park all summer.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009821394_apwaolympicfires.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Finding comfort with the creatures of South Africa's savannah
RUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa (CNN) -- I spent two nights sleeping under a full-moon sky, nestled in my trusty hammock at Kruger National Park.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/07/safari.south.africa/
Afghanistan has its first national park
High in the mountains of central Afghanistan is an area of relative peace and majestic beauty — a chain of six lakes so vibrantly blue that they are clearly visible in satellite photos.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-09-07-band-e-amir_N.htm
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Elk rutting at Rocky Mountain National Park
The elk are rutting! The elk are rutting!
http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/s...y_mountain.html
Tragedy in Rocky Mountain National Park
Another tragic accident in Rocky Mountain National Park underscores the need for safety when traveling in mountainous terrain. A 62-year-old woman from Boulder died this past week in the park after falling 35 to 50 feet into a creek located by Odessa Lake.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4483-Rocky-Mou...n-National-Park
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone fire stalls at 200 acres
A lightning-caused fire in Yellowstone National Park has stabilized at about 200 acres with favorable weather forecast in coming days.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/IdahoNews/story/891591.html
Fish and Game: Quiet, smooth start to Idaho wolf hunt
Idaho’s first wolf hunts began Sept. 1 with few hunters afield and reports of three wolves taken.
http://www.messenger-index.com/?id=1875
Planned wolf hunt has day in court, on streets
Wolf advocates and opponents met on the street and in the courtroom Monday morning as U.S. District Judge Don Molloy listened to arguments over imminent wolf hunting seasons in Montana and Idaho.
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/articles/2009/09/08/news/news74.txt
Wolf licenses selling fast
Hunting licenses for gray wolves sold steadily Monday and Tuesday in the Bitterroot Valley.
http://www.ravallirepublic.com/articles/2009/09/08/news/news70.txt
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite's Big Meadow fire now 100% contained
The 7,425-acre Big Meadow fire in Yosemite National Park is now listed on inciweb.org as being 100% contained. The fire has been burning since Aug. 26 when a 91-acre controlled burn escaped its intended boundary.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/09/yosemite-fire-3.html
