Grand Canyon National Park News:
Hundreds urged to evacuate ahead of AZ wildfire
A fast-spreading wildfire swept across 7-square miles of land on the outskirts of this forested mountain city, threatening homes and prompting calls for hundreds of evacuations.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g87w164ncfBcHov1nPizQ41pFTLwD9GFIOCG1**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Park program gets whitehouse attention
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of 20 national parks kicking off “Let’s Move Outside” Junior Ranger.
http://seymourherald.com/entertainment/2010/jun/21/park-program-gets-whitehouse-a/**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Straddie mine workers unimpressed by Bligh national park plan
NORTH Stradbroke Island's residents remained confused todayafter the State Government's weekend announcement that mining would end, but not for a further 17 years.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/s...x-1225882465680Power plans raise fears for Snowdonia National Park
GIANT electricity pylons could be erected across Snowdonia National Park to supply homes and businesses with “green” power.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-...91466-26690920/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Shot grizzly tied to hiker death near Yellowstone
Wyoming (Reuters) - Authorities in northwest Wyoming have shot and killed a grizzly bear they say mauled an elderly hiker to death near Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65J2UQ20100620?type=domesticNews**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite revamps planned fires in park
Lessons learned from a runaway brush-clearing fire that charred 7,500 acres near Yosemite National Park last summer have changed how such fires will be managed, a park official said.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/06/20/1977910/yosemite-revamps-planned-park.html#ixzz0rWQAvUPj**********
