Hey Everyone - Part II of the news...



Denali National Park News:
Illegal moose earns man probation, fine
An Anchorage man who illegally hunted a sub-legal bull moose in Denali National Park has been sentenced to a year of probation, the U.S. attorney said Monday.
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/1109982.html
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Everglades National Park News:
Canal work begins in Everglades project
Water managers and environmentalists Tuesday celebrated breaking ground on a $30 million overhaul of a canal cut across the southern Everglades in the 1960s -- the third Everglades restoration project to begin this year.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1447845.html

Coral in Florida Keys suffers lethal hit from cold
Coral bleaching, usually triggered by hot weather, erupted after this month's cold snap, devastating shallow water corals across the Florida Keys.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1447907.html

Anglers face snook limits
Snook have taken a hit from this month’s cold snap and now some fear the hurt could extend to anglers that make their living on the water.
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/26/snook-closure-cold-fish-kill/
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Glacier National Park (BC)
Glacier National Park beneficiary of Preserve a Park program
Glacier National Park in British Columbia has been chosen as the beneficiary of Austin-Lehman Adventures’ (ALA) first annual Preserve a Park program.
http://travel.canoe.ca/Travel/News/2010/01/26/12615761-qmi.html
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Tenn. woman killed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park by falling trees
The National Park Service says a 39-year-old woman was killed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when trees fell on the car she was riding in.
http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-tn--smokies-fatality,0,243876.story
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Point Reyes National Seashore
Woman, 77, disappears at Point Reyes
Search crews are looking for a 77-year-old woman who disappeared at Point Reyes National Seashore over the weekend.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/26/BA0U1BN7L1.DTL#ixzz0dqBTC9hG
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rocky Mountain National Park Turns 95 in 2010
Rocky Mountain National Park celebrates its 95th anniversary this year, making 2010 a very special year.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2010/01/26/rocky-mountain-national-park-turns-95-in-2010.htm
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Shenandoah National Park News:
Shenandoah National Park proposal pushes for community ties
Visitors to Shenandoah National Park bring in more than $41 million to surrounding communities, according to a new report that says improved collaborations between the park and communities will attract more visitors and non-local cash.
http://www2.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/l...ity_ties/51454/
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
More than 1,200 tiny quakes hit Yellowstone Park, but jitters are few
Yellowstone National Park is shaking again, but jitters seem few so far.
http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_9db5e032-0a22-11df-95bc-001cc4c002e0.html

Sylvan Pass reopens
Sylvan Pass at the Eastern Entrance to Yellowstone National Park was reopened to travel Monday after park employees used a howitzer to mitigate avalanche danger. The road was closed on Sunday.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c002e0.html

Idaho snowpack levels going from bad to worse
A water expert with the Natural Resources Conservation Service says snowpack levels in Idaho are worse than expected.
http://www.fox12idaho.com/Global/story.asp?S=11876121

State vet's assurance should calm ranchers
It's difficult to imagine a safer or better home for 14 Yellowstone bison than Guernsey State Park, which was suggested by Wyoming officials to host the animals. They are now in a Gardiner, Mont., quarantine facility and face possible slaughter if federal and state agencies in Wyoming and Montana can't find an acceptable place to keep them.
http://www.trib.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_5163d258-ee8f-5c96-b049-8b9cf18df486.html