9/1/2010
Everglades National Park News:
State to consider extending snook closures
In normal years, Wednesday would mark the start of snook fishing season in the warm waters off south Florida.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/01/1801959/state-to-consider-extending-snook.html#ixzz0yJ2bRqLvMercury Keeps Invasive Pythons Off the Menu
Southern Florida has a big problem on its hands — thousands of them, in fact. A burgeoning population of invasive Burmese pythons has been gobbling up native wildlife in and around the Everglades.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/burme...des-100831.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
OSU professor selected as grand canyon artist in residence
Art professor Liz Roth was selected this year to take part in the “Artist In Residence program” in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.ocolly.com/features/osu-professor-selected-as-grand-canyon-artist-in-residence-1.1547946**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Cataloochee Elk deemed a success
Fans of the elk herd in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park would be surprised to learn that until now, the elk’s existence here was merely an experiment — they theoretically could be rounded up and hauled away at any time.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/index.php/component/k2/item/768-cataloochee-elk-deemed-a-success**********
Misc. National Park News:
United States Mint, National Park Service to Kick Off Fall Season with Grand Canyon National Park Quarter
The brilliant colors and panoramic landscapes of the Grand Canyon will be the backdrop as the United States Mint and National Park Service introduce the fourth coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The new quarter-dollar coin, featuring Grand Canyon National Park, will be officially presented at a ceremony on September 21 at 1:30 p.m. (MST), on the park's South Rim, between Hopi House and Verkamp's Visitor Center.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...-101893948.html**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Boulder woman falls 20 feet in RMNP
Rocky Mountain National Park rangers responded to several incidents over the weekend, including the rescue of a 24-year-old Boulder woman who fell 20 feet on the Sundance Buttress in the Lumpy Ridge area Sunday.
http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_15950231Colorado scientists study ptarmigans as bellwethers of climate change
Amid concerns that climate change will reshape Colorado's high country, Colorado State University ecologist Greg Wann is on a tough mission: tracking ptarmigans, the elusive mountain birds known for their camouflage.
http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20100831/NEWS/100839973/1079&ParentProfile=1067**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Spread Creek Dam removal to improve trout habitat
Project near national park will open up 50 miles of stream to migrating cutthroat.
Just north of Triangle X Ranch and a few miles down a gravel road, a 13-foot-tall, 125-foot-long concrete and metal dam rises from Spread Creek’s cobbles.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6412Are Wolves Saving Yellowstone’s Aspen Trees from Elk?
Previous research has claimed that the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 is helping restore quaking aspen in risky areas where wolves prowl. But apparently elk hungry for winter food had a different idea.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2577Yellowstone Bear Study
The interagency grizzly bear study team is set to resume research in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/Yellowstone-Bear-Study-101930503.html
