Everglades National Park News:
Groups seek a critical habitat protection for areas prowled by Florida panthers
Groups seeks a critical habitat designation for rare cats that could make it more difficult to develop in some parts of South Florida.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1241073.html
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Glacier National Park News:
It's the last weekend to bask in Sun Road
This is the last weekend that the entire Going-to-the-Sun Road will be open in Glacier National Park.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...ask+in+Sun+Road

Weeklies Reader: Glacier griz cub travels FedEx to Bronx Zoo
A grizzly bear cub from Glacier National Park has been shipped via FedEx to the Bronx Zoo.
http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_a2e0c14a-a4dc-11de-9a6e-001cc4c002e0.html
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Grand Teton National Park News:
Fire near Kelly grows to 28 acres; others active
Fires around Jackson Hole saw slow, steady growth between bouts of moisture this week after heavy rains Monday evening doused the region, bringing fire danger down to “moderate.”
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5079
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Pit bull attacks deer in Smokies national park
A man camping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park faces two federal misdemeanor charges today after his pit bull dog attacked a deer and injured it such that it had to be put down.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/sep/18/pit-bull-attacks-deer-in-national-park/
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
This summer busiest at Mount Rainier since 2003
This summer was the busiest at Mount Rainier National Park since 2003.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_mount_rainier.html
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone Winter Use Plan Stays in Place After Appeal
It may not have been the most ringing of endorsements of National Park Service management, but the end result was the same, as Wyoming District Court Judge Clarence Brimmer -- no fan of NPS practices -- declined to strike down a Yellowstone National Park temporary winter-use management plan, leaving intact a limit of 318 snowmobiles per day in the upcoming winter season.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/200909...fter-appeal.php
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Zion National Park News:
Popular Zion National Park trail reopens after slide
One of the most popular trails in Zion National Park is open again.
http://www.sltrib.com/outdoors/ci_13365985