Acadia National Park News:
At Acadia National Park, Maine's rugged beauty reigns (Not really news, but some fun park info)
From high atop Cadillac Mountain here, you can see for miles in any direction, including some of America's most treasured coastline, pristine forests, sparkling lakes, and even a resort town favored by President Barack Obama and his family.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20011589-52.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Jack Hanna repels charging grizzly in national park
A close encounter with three grizzly bears on a narrow hiking trail in Montana has made a pepper-spray believer out of Jack Hanna.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/loc...rs.html?sid=101**********
Misc. National Park News:
Biden touts stimulus projects in national parks
Hundreds of stimulus-funded projects under way in national parks across the U.S. are long-overdue upgrades to the country's neglected "national jewels," Vice President Joe Biden said Monday.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iVO5iVhZq9BbzP7XgxE431Zp1AuAD9H6VM100**********
Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park now accepting applications for volunteer hunters to help with elk cull
Earlier this month, officials with the Theodore Roosevelt National Park put out word that it was seeking pro packers to assist with its upcoming elk-reduction efforts. Now, the North Dakota park is accepting applications from hunters interested in volunteering to help cull about 250 cow elk from the herd of approximately 950 animals that make the South Unit area their home.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts...k-elk-cull.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
NPS Releases Draft Range of Alternatives for Yellowstone Winter Use Plan
The good news-the Park Service listened to our collective scoping comments from earlier this year. Our comments have been incorporated into the just-released draft, Six Alternatives for the Yellowstone Park Winter Use Plan. These alternatives will be reviewed over the next few months and will serve as a critical part of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will be released for public comment.
http://utvweekly.com/index.php/2010/07/n...inter-use-plan/Climbers were retreating
Two of the three parties that were hit by lightning and rescued from the Grand Teton on Wednesday were descending the easiest route on the mountain at the time of the accident, Grand Teton National Park officials said over the weekend.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6267**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park to be Featured in New iPhone Application
Yosemite National Park announces the first mobile application is available for visitors to use on their iPhone.
http://thepinetree.net/index.php?module=announce&ANN_user_op=view&ANN_id=18712
