Glacier National Park News:
Service staff in Glacier doubled as performing troupe
In the later decades of the 20th century, waiters and waitresses in the dining room of the Many Glacier Hotel did double duty.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...rforming-troupe**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park on alert for emerald ash borer
The small, metallic-green beetle that destroys ash trees has made its way toward the Smokies.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100816/NEWS/100815015/1009Cast vote for Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Coca-Cola company is holding an online contest that makes it easy for people to win $100,000 for their favorite park.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100815/NEWS/308150069**********
Olympic National Park News:
Rehabilitation work to close trail, road in national park
Olympic National Park's upper Hot Springs Road and Boulder Creek Trail in the Elwha Valley will be closed at the Glines Canyon Dam beginning today for a $1,037,000 trail rehabilitation project.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/articl...n-national-parkWildfire expands in Olympic National Park
A wildfire burning in the Olympic National Park suddenly expanded overnight from two acres to about 120 acres, but park officials said it still poses no danger to lives or property.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/100693534.htmlCheck rules before fishing at national park
Anglers are reminded to check the fishing regulations before wetting a line at Olympic National Park. This comes after rangers in the Elwha Valley late last month cited a Port Angeles man for illegally keeping a bull trout he caught in Lake Mills.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/08/15/1302088/check-rules-before-fishing-at.html#ixzz0wnLyoP5B**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Anthrax kills 83 hippos in popular Uganda park
Anthrax has killed at least 83 hippopotamuses in a popular Ugandan game park that saw a similar outbreak six years ago, an official said Monday.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jYGLqgOTOcVoH7XgfE8j64l0DYJw**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
The comeback of the wolf (Editorial)
The wolf population in the Northern Rocky Mountains has flourished, topping even the most optimistic predictions made when the recovery project started. When will we be able to recognize success?
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-strickland-wolves-20100816,0,3059586.story
Yellowstone National Park breaks historic record
Park officials say attendance at Yellowstone National Park in Northwest Wyoming has been incredible this summer.
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=148296&catid=339
