Acadia National Park News:
Maine Takes Steps To Improve Air Quality Statewide
Governor John E. Baldacci held a State House ceremony to celebrate the signing of LD 1662, “An Act to Improve Maine’s Air Quality and Reduce Regional Haze at Acadia National Park and Other Federally Designated Class I Areas.”
http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/unit...wide-27321.htmlHelp Acadia Become A Marine Protected Area
Acadia National Park needs your input. On April 13, the National Park Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will host a public information meeting to discuss the nomination of Acadia into a National System of Marine Protected Areas of the United States.
http://usparks.about.com/b/2010/04/06/help-acadia-become-a-marine-protected-area.htm**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies seeking trail improvement volunteers
On Sunday, April 25 from 10 am to 5 pm, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate National Park Week with a community service project that will involve performing trail improvements to the Elkmont Nature Trail located at the Elkmont Campground near Gatlinburg, Tenn.
http://hikinginthesmokys.blogspot.com/2010/04/smokies-seeking-trail-improvement.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News;
Yellowstone Winter Visits up From Last Year
Yellowstone winter visits up from last year, down from 2007-2008 season
Yellowstone National Park saw an 8 percent increase in visitors this winter season compared to last winter.
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=10297597Sheep Station Restricts Grazing to Protect Grizzly Bears
In response to a lawsuit and comments submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project, the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in eastern Idaho, run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has issued a decision to halt the grazing of sheep in vital grizzly-bear habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Additional grazing restrictions are needed, but the Sheep Station’s decision is an important first step while the government facility continues to analyze the environmental impacts of its widespread grazing activities.
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2010/sheep-station-04-06-2010.html
