American Samoa National Park News:
American Samoa announces National Park upgrade
The National Park of American Samoa, which is overseen by the U.S. government, is investing more in the Manu’a Islands, where half of the park lands are located.
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=51545**********
Glacier National Park News:
Moonlit Cross Country Ski Program at Glacier National Park
On the evenings of January 30 and February 27, the public is invited to join a free, four-mile, ranger-led cross country ski excursion at night in Glacier National Park.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2010/01/25/moonlit-cross-country-ski-program-at-glacier-national-park.htm**********
Great Smoky Mountain National park News:
National park biologists are trying to come to grips with a hog Infestataion in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/2ad8801b-www.wlos.com.shtml**********
Misc. National Park News:
Bill aims to save wilderness areas
Just before the New Year, Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced the "California Desert Protection Act of 2010," a landmark piece of legislation that would add land to Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve. The bill would also designate new wilderness areas in the California desert, and provide needed protection for popular rivers like Deep Creek, Whitewater, and Surprise Canyon.
http://www.sbsun.com/pointofview/ci_14255653**********
Olympic National Park News:
Fishers Released in Olympic National Park
Twelve more fishers have been released into Olympic National Park, continuing a three-year effort to re-establish a self-sustaining population in the park.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2010/01/24/fishers-released-in-olympic-national-park.htm**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Close call for Giant Koala
The Giant Koala in the Western Victorian town of Dadswells Bridge has escaped unharmed from a fire raging in the Grampians National Park.
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201001/s2800290.htm**********
Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park visits up in 2009
Despite a weak economy, 2009 brought more visitors to national parks across the country, including Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D.
http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/266966/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Wyoming Intervenes for Snowmobilers
Wyoming claims that it was cut out of a say in writing a federal rule to reduce snowmobile use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, and that the rule's demand for commercial guides constitutes an unfair tax.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/01/25/23984.htmPaul Andersen: Fair Game
Disturbing news about earthquakes came over the Internet last week, but it wasn't about the quakes that wreaked havoc in Haiti. The Denver Post reported a “swarm of earthquakes” at Yellowstone National Park that produced 644 tremors in four days.
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100125/COLUMN/100129887/1021&parentprofile=1061Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm Winds Down
With only three recorded quakes in the last 24 hours, the Yellowstone earthquake swarm appears to be dying down, paralleling the slowdown in seismic activity around the globe.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/20100124517/news/articles/earthquake-swarm-sputtering-down.phpRanchers wary of moving bison to Guernsey park
Some ranchers are opposed to a proposal to move 14 wild Yellowstone bison to a state park in southeast Wyoming, despite assurances from state officials that the animals are free of an animal disease that can cause abortions among cattle.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/35030579
