Acadia National Park News:
Mainers keeping an eye on Earl
Event organizers take necessary precautions
Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm on a satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/story/Statewide/Mainers-keeping-an-eye-on-Earl,152682
Acadia National Park Staff Prep for Hurricane Earl
Acadia National Park staff are working hard to take every precaution in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Earl.
http://www.wabi.tv/news/13952/acadia-national-park-staff-prep-for-hurricane-earl**********
Glacier National Park News:
Winter weather advisory issued for Glacier Park, Potomac, Seeley Lake
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the West Glacier/Glacier National Park and Potomac/Seeley Lake areas, in effect until midnight.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_b6a254ac-b5c8-11df-9afc-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park to be closed for 8 hours Thursday
Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday because of construction work in the parking lot at the high-altitude Alpine Visitor Center, according to park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson.
http://www.examiner.com/national-parks-i...-hours-thursday**********
Shenandoah National Park News:
Climate Change Report Carries Foreboding Forecast for Shenandoah National Park, Historic Jamestown
Imagine Shenandoah National Park without its autumnal showcase of colors, or a sign along the Virginia coastline noting that the site of the Jamestown colony is offshore and under water. Both scenarios could be realized in less than a century if human-influenced climate change isn't slowed, according to a report.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...c-jamestown6512**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Study shows wolves aren’t helping aspen as much as thought
Wolves have not helped the aspen trees in and around Yellowstone National Park as much as previously thought, a study to be published in the journal Ecology suggests.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_2597d232-b629-11df-a7bd-001cc4c002e0.htmlSecurity Guard Pays $1,735 For Killing Black Bear
A security guard at the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club has paid $1,735 in restitution and fines for illegally killing a black bear while trying to haze the animal away from a paintball course.
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/24853712/detail.htmlMore details released on West Yellowstone weekend storm
The severe thunderstorm that generated 85-mph winds and damaged roofs and trees in West Yellowstone Saturday did all its damage over the course of five to 10 minutes, according to the Gallatin County Emergency Management statement.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_749b2928-b62a-11df-ad29-001cc4c002e0.htmlOfficials make effort to curb threat to Yellowstone cutthroat stronghold
All trout will take dry flies, but few do it with the style of the cutthroat trout. And few rivers provide the opportunity to catch Yellowstone cutthroat trout in their native waters like the South Fork of the Snake in southeastern Idaho.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/50195386-75/trout-fork-cutthroat-fish.html.csp
