Denali National Park News:
Denali Announces Advanced Reservations
Denali National Park and Preserve is hip with the times. Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture, the transportation concessioner for the park, will start accepting advance reservations by phone, online, mail, or fax for shuttle buses and the park's four largest campgrounds starting Tuesday, December 1.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2009/11/26/denali-announces-advanced-reservations.htm**********
Everglades National Park News:
More than mosquitoes in those woods
The other day I was driving south of town on a remote road and enjoying the country. I decided to stop and explore a wooded area that looked inviting with its peaceful view overlooking a vast field of citrus trees.
http://www.lakewalesnews.com/articles/2009/11/25/opinion/columns/doc4b0c455265d60460134902.txt**********
Glacier National Park News:
Columbia Falls lights up next Friday
This year's 24th annual Night of Lights celebration will pay tribute to the centennial of Glacier National Park and the year it was founded, organizers say.
http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/articles/2009/11/26/hungryhorsenews/news/news_8740833237_01.txtCalls increasing for aggressive approach to take out non-native trout in Flathead Lake
Eight years ago, state and tribal fisheries biologists mapped out a plan to manage the explosion of non-native trout in Flathead Lake.
http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_7811519e-da44-11de-9a01-001cc4c03286.html$45M in stimulus funds to go to Glacier maintenance backlog
This November, officials at Glacier National Park are giving thanks for a stimulus windfall totaling more than $45 million - but even that "incredible amount of money" won't get all the jobs done.
http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_7561e684-da44-11de-94f3-001cc4c03286.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Cultural rights as human rights
This week, several members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians faced federal charges for poaching plants in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They were not the first tribal members to face such charges and most likely they won't be the last.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20091127/OPINION04/91125076/1006Snow showers close Clingman's Dome in Smokies
Scattered snow showers and flurries this evening spurred the National Park Service to close Clingmans Dome Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to traffic.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/26/forecast-sunny-light-snow-possible-mountains/Loop Road Through Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Could be Closed Tuesday and Wednesday
The 11-mile-long Loop Road that winds through Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is scheduled to be closed Tuesday and part of Wednesday to allow for spraying operations intended to save the hemlock trees that line the route.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/200...and-wednesd4992**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Planning work done on NE section of Yellowstone
The National Park Service has completed work on a plan that limits possible changes in a portion of the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.fox12idaho.com/Global/story.asp?S=11579871Wyoming Will Not Block Yellowstone Snowmobile Plan
The state of Wyoming announced that it does not plan to seek an injunction against a new Park Service rule that limits the number of snowmobiles entering Yellowstone National Park. The Park Service issued a temporary rule on Friday limiting snowmobiles to 318 a day at the park, beginning next month and continuing through the next winter season.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2009/11/25/wyoming-will-not-block-yellowstone-snowmobile-plan.htm**********
Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park installs entrance station photovoltaics
Superintendent Jock Whitworth has announced that Zion National Park recently installed solar photovoltaic systems at the park’s South and East Entrance Stations. The two kilowatt systems provide 50 percent of the power required to run the entrance stations and are tied directly to the electrical grid to avoid the need for storage batteries.
http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20091...n+photovoltaics
