It was a long break, but the news is back. :P
James
Acadia National Park News:
Proposal to protect Acadia’s waters faces resistance
In keeping with a federal effort to improve the way marine resources are managed and protected, park officials are considering whether the waters off the park should be added to a national list of marine protected areas.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/137021.htmlRangers Settle with Seal Harbor Man
A Seal Harbor man has reached a settlement with three Acadia National Park rangers and the U.S. government.
http://www.wabi.tv/news/10105/rangers-settle-with-seal-harbor-man***********
Cuyahoga National Park News:
Guns welcome in Cuyahoga Valley
Guns aren't allowed in park buildings
Those hikers you pass on trails in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and bicyclists you see on the Towpath Trail might be packing more than you expect.
http://www.ohio.com/news/84546467.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Three lost in national park
Police received a phone call at about 4pm (AEST) yesterday that two women aged 25 and 24 and a man aged 29 were lost in Mt Barney National Park, southwest of Brisbane, and were unable to make it back to their car.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/bre...y-1225831180775***********
Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
Bighorn Roundup in Roosevelt National Park
Big Horn Sheep are over populating some parts of Theodore Roosevelt National Park`s North Unit. So rangers rounded up 14 of them today, with the help of a helicopter, and relocated them. The sheep were transferred to smaller herds near the park.
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=37797**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
1 bison shot in winter hunt; exodus still possible
Only one Yellowstone bison was reported shot as Montana's bison hunt neared an end with most of the animals still inside the national park, where hunting is banned.
http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=11987566Sylvan Pass reopens
Yellowstone’s Sylvan Pass reopened to oversnow travel Monday after being closed since Friday, Feb. 12, due to avalanche danger.
http://www.codyenterprise.com/articles/2010/02/15/news/doc4b7979e8a0511124954801.txtFuture Winter Use Plan In Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park officials are trying to plan how to get visitors in and out of the park after the 2011-2012 winter season and they need public comment.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11996037Teton Range herd of bighorns at risk of extinction
Scientists are exploring ways to reduce risks to isolated sheep.
At 10,450 feet, just past the top of the tram on Rendezvous Mountain, biologist Aly Courtemanch leads a small expedition past the closed signs and over snow-covered talus the dozen or so yards to the peak.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5647Yellowstone wolf numbers down in 2009
The number of wolves in Yellowstone National Park declined about 23 percent in 2009, a change that park biologists say is typical of natural fluctuations for wildlife species.
http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_14416485First of Yellowstone bison moved to Turner ranch
Eighty of the 88 bison that have been held in a quarantine compound outside Yellowstone National Park were loaded in large stock trailers Wednesday for the two-hour ride to their new home on Ted Turner's ranch.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/35440262***********
Zion National Park News:
Park needs volunteers to mark boundaries
Zion National Park is looking for volunteers to help park staff mark the boundaries of the park's new wilderness acreage and is inviting the public to visit on Friday.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14412568**********
