Cuyahoga National Park News:
Sex Sells. But It Also Helped Cuyahoga Valley National Park!
Thanks to a 2004 calendar of partially clothed horsewomen in Northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is getting a hefty donation.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2009/11/17/sex-sells-but-it-also-helped-cuyahoga-valley-national-park.htm**********
Great Basin National Park News:
Great Basin Park begins winter schedule
Superintendent Andy Ferguson invites visitors to enjoy the special opportunities the change of season brings to Great Basin National Park.
http://www.elynews.com/articles/2009/11/18/lifestyle/lifestyle01.txt**********
Lassen Volcanic National Park News:
Winter is officially here for Lassen Park: Highway shut
Winter storms have been closing the road through Lassen Volcanic National Park periodically, but Tuesday's snowy gales did it in for the season, said park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz.
http://www.sacbee.com/trafficnews/story/2334891.html**********
Misc. National Park News:
Outstanding Scenic Drives on US Route 89 Enhance the Road Trip Experience
Although most of US Route 89 between Mexico and Canada could be considered as a scenic drive, several sections stand out above the rest. Here is a list of the top five scenic drives selected by the US Route 89 Appreciation Society.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/us-route-89/scenic-drives/prweb3220204.htm**********
Olympic National Park News:
Yet Another November Storm Wallops Olympic National Park
A wet, windy storm pounded Olympic National Park on Tuesday, leaving behind roads closed by downed trees, floodwaters, and heavy snow.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/200...tional-park4953**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Kenya orphanage takes in elephant babies
Sala saunters in the red soil, her wrinkled skin glistening in the sun as she tries to keep up with the rest of the herd.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/18/kenya.elephants.conservation/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Campgrounds May Close
Shoshone Forest campgrounds surrounding Yellowstone National Park may be closed next summer. A preliminary budget would shut down the campgrounds, to send money to beetle killed forests in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado.
http://www.kulr8.com/news/wyoming/70459337.htmlMontana's inaugural wolf-hunting season closes; it's deemed a success
Montana's inaugural wolf-hunting season came to an end this week and has been deemed a success by state wildlife officials.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/11/montana-wolf-hunting.htmlInterim Winter Use Rule for Yellowstone To Be Published
A rule implementing a new plan to provide for limited, regulated snowmobile and snowcoach access in Yellowstone National Park for the next two winters will be published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 20.
http://www.crosscountryskier.com/ccsnews/news.php?newsid=1018
