Grand Canyon National Park News:
Authorities try to ID body found at Grand Canyon
Authorities on Thursday said they have not yet identified a body found about 300 feet below the rim at Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/01/07/20100107abrk-grandcanyonbody0107.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Winter blast closes much of Blue Ridge Parkway in Va., N.C.
Much of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia has been closed to motorists because of heavy accumulations of snow and ice as well as downed trees.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-01-06-blue-ridge-parkway-closed_N.htm**********
Misc. National Park News:
Ruling by Park Service Favors Tribes; Secretary Salazar Calls a Summit
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will meet with Cape Wind opponents and proponents, among them members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe in Washington on Wednesday, following this week’s finding that Nantucket Sound was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic places.
http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?24079Park Service’s ruling not Sound, says gov
Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration may ask the National Park Service to rescind its ruling that Nantucket Sound can be considered a national historic site, a designation some fear could delay the controversial Cape Wind project and hamper other coastal activities.
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/gen...position=recent**********
Olympic National Park News:
Olympic National Park Visitor Center helps bring outdoors inside with fun, education
Rainy days don't have to be discouraging, as described in Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat:
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100108/NEWS/301089995Olympic National Park’s series to feature fish populations
Olympic National Park’s 11th annual “Perspectives” series continues Tuesday with a program on the park fish populations.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/story/1019295.html#ixzz0c2qRbbve**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Sumatran Tiger Cubs Caught on Video in Indonesia
A video camera in the jungles of Indonesia has captured the first known footage of Sumatran tiger cubs in the wild, boosting efforts to conserve the endangered species, an environmental group said Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/07/world/AP-AS-Indonesia-Tiger-Cubs.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Ted Turner's Bid to Get Park Bison Panned
Ted Turner's bid to get Yellowstone bison panned as attempt to profit off public wildlife
Billionaire Ted Turner's bid to get 74 wild bison from Yellowstone National Park is drawing stiff opposition from those who say the animals are being given up for private profit instead of conservation.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9508773Sylvan Pass closes tonight
Thanks to heavy snow, Sylvan Pass at the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will be temporarily closed beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c002e0.htmlYellowstone National Park Record Numbers
It’s official: 2009 was Yellowstone National Park’s biggest year ever for visitation. With 3.3 million visitors, the park broke its previous record in 2007. Business leaders in Yellowstone’s East Entrance gateway, Cody, are looking for ways to cash in next summer.
http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/80865637.html**********
