Lots of stuff today. Dig in. :P
James
Acadia National Park News:
The "Guide's Guide to Acadia National Park" is the Insider's Handbook for the Area (From National Park Traveler)
Have you ever marveled at the vast amount of information about a park that's dispensed by tour guides and similar people in the travel industry? Acquiring all that knowledge is a big job, but Acadia National Park has compiled one of the most impressive overviews of essential information about a single park that I've found thus far in my travels through official NPS websites. Better yet, they've posted it online for anyone's use.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/200...ndbook-area4602**********
Everglades National Park News:
Tailing snakes: Python pursuers pleased with thermal imagery tests
How do you find the cold-blooded Burmese pythons slithering around the Everglades? Apparently with heat-sensitive cameras, say government scientists.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2009/09/24/pythons0924.html**********
Grand Teton National Park News:
Cub from Grand Teton bear may be dead
A grizzly killed last week by a hunter in northwest Wyoming may be 1 of 3 offspring from a bear that gained fame for raising its cubs by a roadside in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11194656**********
Misc. National Park News:
The National Park Service has a new Director - Jonathan B. Jarvis
Jonathan B. Jarvis, a 30-year veteran of the National Park Service, was confirmed last night by the U.S. Senate as the 18th director of the National Park Service.
http://www.examiner.com/x-5374-Grand-Can...nathan-B-JarvisEllen Gray: Maybe Burns should revisit 'Parks' (Editorial)
Over the past 20 years, my family's camped on both rims of the Grand Canyon, at Acadia in Maine and Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. We've spent a couple of nights in a cabin at Badlands - our storm-soaked tent pitched outside to dry - and we've spent days absorbing the beauty of northern California's Yosemite.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnis...it__Parks_.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Ugandan gorillas get friendly on Facebook
He's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHQ64RQl4JJ7R-MI1mxvoUzqscWwD9AUTFJO1**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Wet, cool summer pushes back fall's leaf color change
Unless you're out climbing 14ers, the best time to go see fall's annual beauty pageant is approaching.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090925/OUTDOORS/909259998/1037/NONE&parentprofile=1010Elk run amok in Estes Park
If you plan on checking out the fall colors in Rocky Mountain National Park this weekend, expect plenty of company...and we're not just talking about tourists.
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-estes-park-elk-092509,0,7549153.story
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Wyoming wants to block YNP snowmobile plan
The state of Wyoming has asked a federal appeals court to give a judge authority to block a proposal reducing the number of snowmobiles allowed in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/wyoming-wants-to-block-ynp-snowmobile-plan-1.1476073Yellowstone National Park--Arnica Fire evening update September 25, 2009
As of late Friday afternoon, the Arnica Fire in Yellowstone was estimated at 1,200 acres in size (up from 250 acres on Thursday) and growth is expected for the next 48 hours. Helicopters are dropping water on the southern flank of the fire. Smokejumpers are protecting values at risk.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4661-National-...ptember-25-2009Yellowstone Park officials eyeing 2 small, new fires
Authorities say two new fires in Yellowstone National Park are small for now, but have the potential to grow considering their location and the warm, dry weather predicted for the next few days.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c002e0.htmlYellowstone Winter-Plan Limits Back on Court Docket
Sadly, we're now entering the part of the Yellowstone season where more of the news is made in courtroom than actually within Park boundaries. Next up on the docket: an appeal of a decision to raise snowmobile daily limits.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/200909...ourt-docket.phpThe Plumbing of a Supervolcano, Revealed
The fossilized remains of a supervolcano that erupted some 280 million years ago in the Italian Alps are giving geologists a first-time glimpse at the deep "plumbing system" that brings molten rock from far underground to the Earth's surface.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,554981,00.html
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