Big Bend National Park News:
75 Years on, Effort to Create U.S.-Mexico Park Hampered by Security Concerns
It's an idea that's been in the making for three-quarters of a century, but the creation of an international park along the U.S.-Mexico border is still nothing more than a notion.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/24/...k-ha-13949.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Glacier Institute has a course for every interest
The Glacier Institute which offers adults and children educational experiences in the Crown of the Continent ecosystem and Glacier National Park offers a number of summer courses.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100624/LIFESTYLE05/6240347**********
Great Smokey Mountain National Park News;
Smokies hiker: 'I'm in no way a villain' in death of Laurel the bear
Sean Konover didn't want the bear killed, but he hopes it didn't die in vain.
"I'm in no way a villain," he said today. "I didn't feed the bear. I knew better than that. I'm just as upset as other people are, but I'm the one they're pointing their fingers at."
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jun/24/smokies-hiker-charged-fatal-photo-encounter-laurel/**********
Misc. National Park News:
No need to be a hiker to explore nation's parks
We took our first big camping trip as a family of three to Yosemite National Park when our daughter, Alexis, was 5. We had looked longingly at Ansel Adams' photographic essays and had read about the natural wonders of giant trees, ancient rock formations and enticing hikes and rock climbs. The natural beauty, the fresh air, the pristine streams and the wonder we felt made us realize how important it was to experience as much of the grandeur of the United States as we could. For years after that trip we made a point of visiting both national and state parks all over the country.
http://www.detnews.com/article/20100625/...s#ixzz0rtAPuI7i**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Bark Beetle Infestation in Greater Yellowstone Area Subject of Talk at AMK Ranch
Consequences of bark beetle outbreaks in the Greater Yellowstone Area is the topic for the summer seminar series Thursday, July 1, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Center. The center is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=43581Grizzly kills botanist allied with arboretum
The quiet, shaggy-bearded Park Ridge botanist had traveled to the Morton Arboretum many times before, delivering thousands of dried plant specimens from his wanderings in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks and beyond.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2428062,CST-NWS-grizzly24.article
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