Acadia National Park News:
Acadia Raptor Internship Available
Acadia National Park is now accepting applications for the Raptor Interpretation Internship - a program to engage thousands of visitors in interpreting the natural history and conservation measures regarding raptors.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2010/02/01/acadia-raptor-internship-available.htm**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon National Park Resources Benefit from 2008 High-Flow Experiment at Glen Canyon Dam
Resources along the Colorado River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park generally benefited from a high-flow experiment conducted in March 2008 from Glen Canyon Dam, near Page, Ariz., according to research findings released today by the U.S. Geological Survey.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2400New rules for Backcountry adventures in the Grand Canyon
For those travelling to the US state of Arizona wishing to explore and camp out in the open in the Grand Canyon for several days, some new rules are to be followed.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307038,new-rules-for-backcountry-adventures-in-the-grand-canyon.html
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Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Govt to probe villas built in Halimun-Salak national park
Government officials say they are investigating how 180 luxury villas came to be built in a protected natural forest.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/02/indonesia-probe-villas-built-national-park.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Deal helps pronghorn
Pronghorn antelope from Grand Teton National Park will always have access through the last unprotected bottleneck on their annual migration route thanks to a new easement, a conservation group said Monday.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5581Quakes continue to rumble Yellowstone
A swarm of mostly imperceptible earthquakes continues to shake Yellowstone National Park in what is now the park’s second-largest on record.
http://powelltribune.com/index.php/content/view/3018/1/Scientists on Alert After Hundreds of Earthquakes Daily Rattle Yellowstone National Park
Over the course of the past two weeks, more than one-hundred mostly small earthquakes per day, on average, have shaken up a remote area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Researchers say that for the time being, the earthquake cluster is more of a cause of curiosity than alarm.
http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/12890**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite will require permits for Half Dome hikes, starting in May
In an effort to better regulate the number of hikers using the cable system to the top of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park will begin requiring day-use permits for the popular climb when the cables are put back up in May.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2010/02/yosemite-half-dome-permits.html**********
