Glacier National Park News:
Going-to-the-Sun Shuttle Service Now Operating at Glacier NP; North Fork Campgrounds Open
Glacier National Park's free, optional Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) shuttle service is now operating for the summer and will continue operations through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.
http://www.oldwestnewwest.com/2010070341...ounds-open.html4 bodies found inside wreckage of missing plane
Authorities found four bodies inside the wreckage of a small plane Wednesday on a rugged hillside in northwestern Montana, bringing a tragic end to a 2 1/2-day search for a group of friends who went out sightseeing and never returned.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/article_bced9e9a-875e-11df-8997-001cc4c03286.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
North Rim wildfire being allowed to burn
Fire managers with the National Park Service are allowing one lightning-ignited fire out of four that began on the Grand Canyon's North Rim Saturday to burn.
http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/article_379f547b-a299-5683-ac76-d6da19c3460a.htmlGreat Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Reconstruction of Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains Will Stretch Over 6-7 Years
Approval of plans to reconstruct a 14.5-mile stretch of the Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park means visitors will have to cope with 6-to-7 years of road work on this key highway that crosses the park from Gatlingburg, Tennessee, to Cherokee, North Carolina.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...r-6-7-years6143**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
No signs of missing Mount Rainier climber
Search crews returned to base camp at Mount Rainier on Saturday with no further clues of a 57-year-old climber's whereabouts after another day of combing the mountain.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012274925_apwamountrainiersearch1stldwritethru.html**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Plan aims to lift air quality in Rocky Mountain National Park
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has endorsed a plan that would help reduce environmental harm from industrial air pollution at Rocky Mountain National Park.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100704/NEWS01/7040327**********
Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
ND national park seeks volunteers to haul elk meat
Theodore Roosevelt National Park will cull its growing elk herd this fall, and volunteers are needed to help shoot the animals and haul the carcasses.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/apArticle/id/D9GNN59G0/************
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Wyoming threatens to sell prime Grand Teton land
For Sale: Two square miles of Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlCbxFljgvXYCoX5jh0-_9BCYUKwD9GOAU500Wyo. tourism boosters looking at obscure sites
Tourism is Wyoming's No. 2 industry - but tourism officials worry too many travelers limit their visits to Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/jul/04/bc-wy-obscure-tourism/?features&travel
