Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Park wants new center to house artifacts for public access, will be built in Townsend
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park wants to build a new warehouse in Townsend to hold park artifacts.
http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-tn--smokiesartifacts,0,6779126.story
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Warmer, Drier, Crowded, Grizzly-less, And With Lots of Thistle: the Yellowstone of The Future?
“The snow tips the balance,” remarked Doug Smith, senior wildlife biologist and leader of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, about his research findings on winter wolf predation in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tone-future7103Study: Wolf population high enough to maintain genetic diversity
Some old research is providing new insight into the genetic diversity of wolves in the Northern Rockies.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_69e2d15a-dff3-11df-bacb-001cc4c03286.html4.6 Magnitude earthquake near Yellowstone park
A 4.6 Magnitude earthquake hit Wyoming at around 17:43:59 UTC today. The earthquake was near Yellowstone park and was above average for that area.
http://fromtheold.com/news/earth/46-magnitude-earthquake-near-yellowstone-park-20626**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Feds step in to keep Yosemite medical clinic open
The federal government will take over the health care needs of the thousands of tourists, rangers, rock climbers, hikers and residents of Yosemite Valley who get injured and sick.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/24/BALG1G0VIJ.DTL#ixzz13PKlTnOD**********
