Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Utah students take virtual voyage to Bryce Canyon
They saw vast expanses of hoodoos sculpted by rain and ice.
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/may/19/bc-ut-virtual-field-trip/?features&travelPublic hearings set on Alton strip mine proposal
Alton Coal Development LLC's permit to conduct surface coal mining near Alton in Kane County will be the subject of public meetings Friday, Saturday and next week before the Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining.
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_15120130**********
Dry Tortugas National Park
Relief and dread as oil spill enters current flowing to South Florida
Relief that tar balls didn't come from the Gulf of Mexico was tempered by word that the oil spill has reached the loop current feeding the Florida Straits.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/19/1638287/relief-mixes-with-dread-as-oil.html#ixzz0oVn22Nhu**********
Mojave Desert National Park News:
New Mojave Desert Cross Sits in Limbo in California Desert
One week after vandals stole a looming cross from California's Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial, the site's caretakers welded together an exact 7-foot replica to take its place. All they need now is permission to put it back up.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/19/new...test=latestnews**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Zimbabwe: Officials Defend Sale of Animals to North Korea
Wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe on Wednesday defended the decision to sell two baby elephants and other animals to North Korea, and they said veterinary experts were satisfied that North Korea was equipped to care for them. The two 18-month-old elephants each cost $10,000.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/world/africa/20briefs-Zimbabwe.html**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Weather delays opening of Trail Ridge Road
May snows have set back efforts to open Trail Ridge Road for the season.
http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=28144**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone eyes ways to improve North Entrance
The North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park at Gardiner is steeped in history.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.htmlBison hazing triggers locked horns, conflict
The spring hazing of bison on the west side of Yellowstone National Park aimed at minimizing the potential spread of brucellosis from bison to cattle. But it has caused some humans to lock horns.
http://powelltribune.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3324&Itemid=58Timing is key to fighting Mountain Pine Beetles
Mountain Pine Beetles are a growing threat in Montana, but timing your treatment for the pests could make the difference in saving your trees. All pine trees are vulnerable, but native lodgepole and ponderosa pines, plus introduced scotch pine varieties seem to be most at risk.
http://www.ktvq.com/news/timing-is-key-to-fighting-mountain-pine-beetles/
