Acadia National Park News:
Acadia budget increase tops $300,000
Acadia’s budget for 2010 is increasing by more than $300,000 from last year, according to a park official.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/136131.htmlProposal targets gun ban for parks
Lawmakers seek return to earlier 'status quo'
Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal to reimpose restrictions on guns within Acadia National Park and along the Appalachian Trail in Maine in response to Congress’ controversial decision to lift long-standing limits on firearms.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/136137.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Whitefish Winter Carnival has Glacier theme
The 51st Whitefish Winter Carnival swings into full gear this weekend with a “Going-to-the-Sun” theme to celebrate Glacier National Park’s Centennial this year.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_e044d646-1144-11df-a459-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Fight Over Roadbuilding in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Settled
Congressman Heath Shuler, a North Carolina Democrat, has announced a settlement between the National Park Service, Swain County and others, bringing to a close the decades-long fight to stop a road through the wildest area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2010/2010-02-03-091.htmlWet 2009 sets spawns rock, earth slides in Tenn.
The prolonged wet weather that eased Tennessee out of drought in 2009 has spawned a bumper crop of rockslides.
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/201...ures&travel**********
Misc. National Park News:
Melting snowpack thins Wolverine's numbers
Endangered animal is being hurt by effect of global warming on its northern habitat, research suggests
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Melting+snowpack+thins+Wolverine+numbers/2520477/story.htmlProvincial park may get national status
The province's tourism minister wants Mount Carleton Provincial Park in northern New Brunswick to receive national park status.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/s...l#ixzz0efaFyejn**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Fears Bay of Fires outside proposed national park
There is concern on Tasmania's east coast that the iconic Bay of Fires beaches will not be protected in plans for a new national park.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/04/2810490.htmTramper missing in Urewera National Park found
An elderly tramper missing in Urewera National Park for three days has been found safe and well.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/tramper-missing-in-urewera-national-park-found-3349117Campaign to protect Yorkshire Dales identity
A campaign is under way to ensure the name "Yorkshire" is kept in the title of the Yorkshire Dales National Park if its boundaries are extended.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8499369.stm*********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
More Earthquakes Reported in Yellowstone Park
Increased seismic activity was reported Tuesday afternoon as a swarm of earthquakes continue to rattle Yellowstone National Park, reported the University of Utah Seismograph Stations.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11927924Ted Turner to Get 88 Bison
Some bison in Montana are getting a new home. Billionaire Ted Turner, who already owns 50,000 of the animals, will get 88 more. The group of Yellowstone National Park bison are coming from a “faltering Montana program that was supposed to put the disease-free animals on public or tribal lands,” according to the Associated Press.
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/15568/Ted_Turner_to_Get_88_Bison.htmlWant to Comment on Yellowstone Winter Plan? Here's Your Chance
The National Park Service is seeking input as it develops yet another Winter Use Plan for Yellowstone National Park, and now's the time for you to suggest alternatives to the existing temporary plan.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201002...your-chance.phpCleanup at Yellowstone headwaters hailed
Although the flow of acidic, metals-laden water from old mines at the headwaters of the Yellowstone River have been dramatically reduced after a decade of rehabilitation work, the streams will probably never meet Montana water quality standards.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_a4836ea6-1158-11df-b377-001cc4c002e0.htmlYellowstone Earthquake Swarm Comes Back, Albeit Briefly
The 2010 Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm saw a slight resurgence of activity Tuesday, but has been quiet since then, with no activity at all Wednesday and Thursday morning.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201002...eit-briefly.phpBison outsmart hunters
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Park’s buffalo hunt ends at sunset Monday, February 15. All but one hunter have failed to kill a buffalo, because the shaggy giants did not leave Yellowstone Park. Even Nez Perce tribal members, who hold treaty rights to hunt buffalo returned home empty-handed.
http://www.islandparknews.com/atf.php?sid=7818¤t_edition=2010-02-04**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Half Dome limits harsh (Editorial)
Solution to overcrowding is heavy-handed.
Something had to be done about overcrowding on the Half Dome cables.
http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/warszawski/story/1808427.html*********
Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park attendance breaks record
Zion National Park received a record number of visitors in 2009 — more than 2.7 million.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700007187/Zion-National-Park-attendance-breaks-records.html
