Big Bend National Park News:
Man dies at park
A 69-year-old South Carolina man died from a medical condition Sunday after hiking in the Grapevine Hills at Big Bend National Park, a release issued by National Parks Service stated.
http://www.oaoa.com/news/park-51923-class-span.html**********
Denali National Park News:
Georgia hiker missing in Denali National Park
Searchers in Denali National Park and Preserve on Monday found no sign of a Georgia hiker reported missing after being dropped off at visitor center in the heart of the 6 million acre park.
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/926...ndow_left_top_2**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Report warns of long-term threats to Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park faces a series of internal and external threats, ranging from air and noise pollution to the risk of uranium or mining waste seeping into the Colorado River, which could permanently alter its nature, a conservation group reports.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/...national-park/1**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Park considers more hands-off approach to elk management
The attempt to reintroduce elk into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been successful enough that Park managers are considering a more hands-off approach to managing the herd.
http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100825/NEWS/308259980**********
Katmai National Park News:
Search expanded for floatplane missing since Saturday
Water and land scanned for Beaver missing in Southwest Alaska.
http://www.adn.com/2010/08/23/1421158/search-continues-for-four-on-floatplane.html#ixzz0xdbQNJaPKatmai National Park plane search continues
Tuesday was the fourth day of a massive search in Southwest Alaska for a missing plane with four men on board. The single-engine float plane, a DeHavilland Beaver, operated by Branch River Air Service, was reporting missing Saturday.
http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-katmai-plane-crash-search-continues-082410,0,714215.story
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Misc. National Park News:
Psst! The National Park Service is hiring
Aspiring park rangers, listen up: The Park Service has a job for you
Here’s a hot job tip for lovers of the great outdoors. In an otherwise stagnant job market, the U.S. National Park Service is hiring, reports CNNMoney.com.http://www.mnn.com/eco-biz/money-green-jobs/stories/psst-the-national-park-service-is-hiring
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone grizzly bear food shortage causes conflicts, dangerous encounters
A permanent shortage of natural bear food in the "Primary Conservation Area" for Yellowstone grizzlies causes conflicts and leads to dangerous encounters as bears roam widely in search of natural food, garbage, livestock,--anything to survive. In response to the crisis, Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team leader Chuck Schwartz told the Associated Press that people should "Pack your bear spray: there's going to be run-ins."
http://www.examiner.com/bear-spray-in-na...rous-encountersHot stuff! Yellowstone's new center explores the park's explosive nature
With several maulings in Yellowstone National Park this summer, bears have garnered even more than their usual share of attention. But geysers are taking center stage today with the official opening of the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/...nature/109373/1
