Acadia National Park News:
$4M to benefit Acadia National Park center
Acadia National Park is receiving more than $4 million to revamp its tourist bus service and build a new welcome center.
http://www.mainebiz.biz/news47161.html**********
Banff National Park News:
Downhill skiing opens in Banff National Park this weekend
Banff's downhill ski season has just begun. The infamous Lake Louise ski resort opened on November 5, while Mt. Norquay opens this weekend. Nearby Sunshine Village is scheduled to open on November 18.
http://www.release-news.com/index.php/tr...is-weekend.html**********
Mammoth Cave National Park News:
National Park Service Establishing Protocols For Dealing With White-Nose Syndrome in Bat Populations
It looks somewhat like a dusting of confectioner's sugar, but the white coating that is showing up on more and more noses and wings of bats is the signature of a dire fungal disease that threatens to decimate bat colonies across the country.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...populations7211**********
Misc. National Park News:
Lame-Duck Congress Has Plateful of National Park-Related Legislation To Consider
Seemingly being pulled in a variety of directions by the election results, the national deficit, inertia, and an overall malaise, Congress nevertheless enters its lame-duck session with much on its plate when it comes to the National Park System.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...on-consider7221Natl Park Service buys nearly 4,800 acres in NH
The National Park Service recently closed on a $2.4 million deal to conserve nealry 4,800 acres in northern New Hampshire as part of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_ham...00_acres_in_nh/**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Limmen National Park
The Northern Territory Environment Centre is concerned iron ore mining in the south-east of the Gulf of Carpentaria will do irreversible damage to the environment.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/15/3066939.htm?section=businessTwo 'poachers' killed in Kaziranaga National Park
Two suspected poachers were killed in an encounter with forest guards inside Kaziranga National Park on Monday, KNP authorities said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india...s#ixzz15OJ8OubF**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Climbers go up Yosemite's Nose to reset record
The newly crowned kings of the hill in the uniquely death-defying competition to climb fastest up one of the world's most famous and frightening precipices will be rattling their carabiners again today.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/14/MNFL1GB9HQ.DTL#ixzz15OItGK5P**********
