Not a ton of news lines today, but a lot of really meaty news.
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Discovering new species: Managers of project now helping find life around the world
For more than a decade, Discover Life in America has discovered 7,489 species of plants and animals in the Great Smoky Mountains.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/sep/07/discovering-new-species/Paving work to close Clingmans Dome Road
The Clingmans Dome Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed for one week beginning Monday, Sept. 13, according to a National Park Service press release.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/sep/06/clingmans-dome-road-close-six-days/Educate yourself on waterfall safety
A new video podcast emphasizing water safety for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now available for viewing.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/index.p...aterfall-safety**********
Misc. National Park News:
Game conservation in Africa (Note, not specifically about a National Park, but certainly this has impacts on the parks).
Governments have mostly failed to protect Africa’s wildlife. But other models— involving hunters, rich conservationists and local farmers—are showing promise
http://www.economist.com/node/16941705?story_id=16941705&CFID=142560820&CFTOKEN=21833819**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Freedom of speech debate remains silent for RMNP
Until a fiery federal court ruling was issued last month, freedom of speech at national parks required a permit.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100907/LOVELAND01/309070011**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Park issues wildlife warning
The onset of fall in Yellowstone National Park, with its cooler temperatures and snow in the high country, prompts many animals to start moving to lower elevations.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...1cc4c03286.htmlAmid deadly attacks, Wyo. landfill draws grizzlies
From a grizzly bear's perspective, the small landfill in this tiny northwest Wyoming community might smell like a buffet dinner, with dead livestock and meat processing waste dumped in a pit not far from the other trash.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i0qv24nU6Z_bXu1MhoQU6Fh4gOOgD9I3DMF00Underground column of molten rock found at Yellowstone
Research suggests activity is fueling Pacific Northwest's volcanic activity
A plume of molten rock rising from deep beneath Yellowstone National Park is probably what is fueling the region's volcanic activity, as well as tectonic plate oddities across the Pacific Northwest, new research suggests.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39058507/ns/technology_and_science-science/
