Everglades National Park News:
Oil's path puts Keys on guard
GULF SPILL: Fishing ban is expanded as impact of spill appears to widen
More tar balls washed ashore in the Florida Keys and the federal government nearly doubled the Gulf of Mexico area closed to fishing Tuesday, as ominous streams of crude oil moved southward, bringing the threat from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill closer to Florida's economy and environment.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100519/ARTICLE/5191064/2055/NEWS**********
Glacier National Park News:
Glacier's 100-year outlook foggy
Glacier National Park just marked 100 years a crown jewel of the parks system, but questions dot its spectacular landscape as its next century begins.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100517/DC5/5170318**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Illinois man killed in motorcycle wreck in the Smokies
A 37-year-old Illinois man died after his motorcycle hit a rock wall on Little River Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this afternoon.
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100518/BREAKING/305189980Animals (Note - Follow-up From Yesterday's News about bear biting photographer)
Park rangers at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are examining photographs to make sure a bear they captured last week is the same animal that bit a visitor on the foot.
http://www.wbir.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=121942&catid=141Smokies' Sinks gets facelift
New parking area, overlook included in $1.1M renovation
The Sinks, where the water crashes and growls before settling into a serene, enticing Little River flow, is getting an extreme makeover.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/19/smokies-sinks-gets-facelift/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Canada seeks to turn Sable Island into national park
The Canadian government is seeking to list Sable Island, renowned for shipwrecks and unlikely wild horses off the coast of Nova Scotia, as a national park, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Tuesday.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8TWQi3N3y2myGsly8YteP92LQsg**********
Outside the US/Canadian park System:
Man guilty of pushing bride off cliff
Former police officer proposed to girlfriend days after wife's funeral
A former British policeman was driven by "sheer greed" when he pushed his wealthy new Australian wife off a 50-metre cliff while on a camping trip.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/guilty+pushing+bride+cliff/3044882/story.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Coin Launch Ceremony Planned at Yellowstone National Park
The United States Mint will hold a launch ceremony for the latest release of the new America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The ceremony will take place on June 3, 2010 at 10:30 AM (MT) at the Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone National Park.
http://news.coinupdate.com/coin-launch-ceremony-planned-at-yellowstone-national-park-0281/Hudson dedicates reborn Yellowstone Trail
It’s still possible to drive the first transcontinental highway in the United States — through Hudson, at least. Yellowstone Trail Heritage Days was held over the weekend to highlight the renewal of the historic automobile route.
http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/event/article/id/38664/Tourism Trouble: Economy mixed despite record year at Yellowstone
More than three million tourists visited Yellowstone National Park last year, setting an all time record. High visitation is common during times of economic recession. But the impact to the economy around the park was mixed.
http://www.kbzk.com/news/tourism-trouble-economy-mixed-despite-record-year-at-yellowstone/**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park to Install Solar, Cut Emissions
Yosemite National Park in California will soon be home to the largest solar energy installation in the U.S. National Park System. Officials yesterday announced that the park will install a 539-kilowatt (kW), grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) system at a maintenance complex located just outside park boundaries.
http://www.getsolar.com/blog/yosemite-national-park-to-install-solar-cut-emissions/6742/**********
