Glacier National Park News:
Boy Scout, Glacier park centennials converge
Billings-area Scouts will be among be among 400 boys from across Montana and the country to camp and work in Glacier National Park this summer.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.html**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
Mt. Rainier's melting glaciers create hazard
Exposed gravel and sediment are increasingly rolling downhill into rivers, increasing the threat of flooding in the national park complex and Puget Sound communities.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-rainer-debris31-2010jan31,0,604880.story
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Protests possible over new national park
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Community will consider protests if the Premier will not agree to discuss the boundaries of the proposed Bay of Fires National Park.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/01/2806355.htmFires hit Karijini National Park
About 1500 hectares have been burnt in the Karijini National Park in the Pilbara after lightning strikes started a series of flames in the area on Friday night.
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/fires-hit-karijini-national-park-20100201-n7vv.htmlTaroko park partly closed after death
The family of a Chinese tourist who was killed by a falling rock in Hualien arrived in Taiwan yesterday.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/hualien/2010/01/31/243017/Taroko-park.htm**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Paper examines Yellowstone's big hydrothermal explosions
Letting off steam
Wild things happen in Yellowstone National Park all the time -- geysers shoot water hundreds of feet into the air and mud pots gurgle with steaming-hot sludge.
http://www.trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_6ea6dba8-13b1-5a35-818e-3c4392902086.htmlHundreds of Quakes Are Rattling Yellowstone
In the last two weeks, more than 100 mostly tiny earthquakes a day, on average, have rattled a remote area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, putting scientists who monitor the park’s strange and volatile geology on alert.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/science/01yellowstone.htmlPark Service seeks public input on winter use in Yellowstone
The National Park Service is seeking public suggestions on issues and alternatives for consideration in preparing its long-term winter use plan and environmental impact statement for Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_77cbb716-0e32-11df-a764-001cc4c002e0.html
