Glacier National Park News:
Glacier Park Graces Cover of Nat’l Tourism Magazine
Glacier National Park is featured on the cover of the Discover America 2010 USA Travel Guide, the official travel and tourism organization of the United States.
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/a...magazine/15476/**********
Joshua Tree National Park News:
Plane wreckage found in Joshua Tree National Park
A small plane got caught in the storm Monday and crashed in Joshua Tree National Park, critically injuring the flight instructor and student who were on board, officials said today.
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_14223887***********
Misc. National Park News:
Kolahoi glacier melting fast: Study
New Delhi, Jan 19: Kashmir’s biggest glacier, which feeds the Valley’s main river, is melting faster than other Himalayas glaciers, threatening the water supply of tens of thousands of people, a report warned on Monday.
Experts say rising temperatures are rapidly shrinking Himalayan glaciers, underscoring the effects of climate change that has caused temperatures in the mountainous region to rise by about 1.1 degrees Celsius in the past 100 years. The biggest glacier in Kashmir, the Kolahoi glacier spread over just a little above 11 sq km (4.25 sq mile), has shrunk 2.63 sq km in the past three decades, a new study said.
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/today/full_story.asp?Date=20_1_2010&ItemID=73&cat=1USA and Argentina Sign Pact to Conserve Condors
Two of the world's largest and most endangered birds - the California condor and the Andean condor - are expected to benefit from a sister park agreement by the directors of the U.S. National Park Service and Argentina's Administracion de Parques Nacionales.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2010/2010-01-19-091.htmlScientists Identify Ecuador's Yasuni National Park as One of Most Biodiverse Places on Earth
A team of scientists has documented that Yasuní National Park, in the core of the Ecuadorian Amazon, shatters world records for a wide array of plant and animal groups, from amphibians to trees to insects.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100119133510.htm**********
Olympic National Park News:
Slide closes Olympic National Park's Hurricane Ridge road
The 17-mile Hurricane Ridge Road is closed indefinitely just below the Heart O’the Hills entrance station, approximately five miles south of Port Angeles, Wash.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2010/01/slide_closes_olympic_national.html**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Earthquake Swarm Continues in Yellowstone
A small earthquake swarm continues in the western region of Yellowstone National Park, with one quake yesterday reaching 3.7 on the Richter scale, but experts say the activity is due to shifts in the Earth's crust, not any impending Yellowstone supervolcano eruption.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201001...yellowstone.phpYellowstone Rumblings: Nothing to Fear?
The Yellowstone caldera was created by an enormous super-volcanic explosion 640,000 years ago. Ever since, the area has been the the site of earthquake activity. Indeed, a map of the historic seismicity of the region over the last 20 years shows swarms of dots much like so many busy bees.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1954938,00.html#ixzz0dB0d3S4H
Parks differ on bear management
Glacier hazes roadside bears; Grand Teton, Yellowstone let people close.
In spring of 2006, a female grizzly began regularly herding her three cubs onto the roadside near Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5541
