Hey Everyone,
Sorry for the slower updates on the parks. Chanthee and I were away for the week, and of course, I will also be gone from the 20th to the 1st of November. Updates will continue to be spotty until then.
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
‘Lost’ for 80 years
Horace Kephart 1929 novel published by Great Smoky Mountains Association
http://www.blounttoday.com/news/2009/oct/12/lost-80-years/Great Smokies endure less interest, lack of funding
Having just celebrated its 75th birthday, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park finds its future threatened by wavering public support for America's green places.
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/lifest...-181812/298217/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Expedia adds section for USA national parks
Online travel agent, Expedia, has joined forces with the American National Park Foundation to add a new section to its site.
http://www.weakholidays.com/expedia-adds-section-for-usa-national-parks/9592/'America's Best Idea': Good TV, Good Timing
The latest of filmmaker Ken Burns' probing looks at Americana — a six-part series detailing the genesis of this country's peerless national park system — comes at just the right time.
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-national-parks-burns.art.artoct12,0,5377726.story
Officials consider national park status for Cedar Breaks
Iron County Commissioners and Utah representatives are still discussing changes to designate Cedar Breaks National Monument a national park.
http://media.www.suujournal.com/media/st...s-3799985.shtml**********
Wind Cave National Park News:
The fence between Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park has dutifully separated neighboring bison herds for decades.
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2009/10/11/news/top/doc4ad26e8f9b275496001598.txt**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Winter descends on Yellowstone
Winter has descended on Yellowstone National Park in full force, blanketing the region that includes northwestern Wyoming, southern Montana and eastern Idaho with snow.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11295001Wolf quota eyed after 9 shot near Yellowstone
Wildlife officials in Montana will consider changes to the state's inaugural wolf hunt after nine of the predators were shot in just three weeks along the border of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hNJSxXqH_7AUhfgBjQl5YljNEYNwD9B9RNC80The wolf hunt may be a temporary experiment
Montanans are welcoming fall by observing an annual rite: fighting over wolves. After last year’s success in keeping wolves on the endangered species list, environmentalists looked strong coming into this year’s season, bringing such national powerhouses as Defenders of Wildlife, The Humane Society, The Sierra Club and The Natural Resources Defense Council to the fight.
http://www.montanakaimin.com/index.php/o...experiment/4056
