Death Valley National Park News:
Restaurant and saloon in Death Valley burns
Authorities say a fire has done extensive damage to the Stovepipe Wells restaurant and saloon in Death Valley National Park.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_15906354?nclick_check=1**********
Glacier National Park News:
Local scouts celebrate at Glacier NP
A local Boy Scouts troop was one of only 20 units that had the privilege of volunteering this summer at Glacier National Park as part of a centennial commemoration of both Boy Scouts of America and the picturesque park.
http://www.thewesternnews.com/news/article_9545a604-b16f-11df-853c-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park may ease elk monitoring in Cataloochee Valley
Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park would scale back monitoring of elk under a new plan that calls the once-experimental herd viable.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100827/NEWS/308270039**********
Joshua Tree National Park News:
Firefighters are making progress in containing the blaze burning in Joshua Tree National Park.
http://www.kpsplocal2.com/news/local/sto..._vU-M9LJ_A.cspx**********
Katmai National Park News:
Search For Missing Plane in Katmai National Park and Preserve Has Covered 17,500 Miles
Searchers returned to the skies over Katmai National Park and Preserve on Thursday as the hunt for a missing plane and its four occupants moved into its sixth day.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...17500-miles6476**********
Misc. National Park News:
Need to Cull Elk in Theodore Roosevelt National Park Points To Larger Problem Across National Park System
After much debate, discussion, and consideration, elk culling operations are scheduled to get under way in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in November, when the first of 240 volunteers will be guided into the park's South Unit with instructions to kill as many cow elk as they can.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...park-system6468**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Climber rescued from Teton traverse ledges
Grand Teton National Park climbing rangers rescued a 29-year-old Jackson woman Thursday after she fell while attempting to climb the Grand Teton.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6394Gov: No ‘for sale’ sign
After a meeting with federal officials this week, Gov. Dave Freudenthal said “we put together a transaction,” that would see the government buy state land in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6393Outdoors: More about the Yellowstone wolf debate (Editorial)
Last week I wrote about the reintroduction of grey wolves to Yellowstone National Park. The wolves took to the park and the elk herds like ducks to water.
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/x1984937906/Outdoors-More-about-the-Yellowstone-wolve-debateDeal reached over Grand Teton National Park?
After meeting with federal officials this week, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal announced a deal to preserve the state’s Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/2010/08/27/tetons_2337.php**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park: Marijuana farm raided, thousands of plants seized
For most of us, remote areas of Yosemite National Park are places to escape and unwind. But those same places can provide the perfect cover for illegal pot farms.
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/yosemite-national-pa-7433/
