Everglades National Park News:
Twilight of the Iguana?
Second cold winter in a row increases pressure on non-native species in South Florida
Green iguanas are enduring another rough cold season in South Florida, after last winter's frigid temperatures wiped out entire colonies of the non-native lizards and reduced the populations of other exotic species.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-12...-exotic-species**********
Glacier National Park News:
Climbers survive night on park peak
Three Kalispell men survived Sunday night on the slopes of Glacier National Park’s Mount Brown, with the eventual help of a search team.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_34fa8f4c-1224-11e0-a587-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Goodbye snow, hello sun
It may not be warm enough to go swimming, but temperatures by the end of the week are expected to turn Blount County’s recent cold snap on its head.
http://new.thedailytimes.com/Local_News/story/Goodbye_snow,_hello_sun_id_006226
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Yellowstone National Park News:
Astrobiology in Yellowstone guidebook now free online
A free e-book on astrobiology research in Yellowstone National Park is now free online from Montana State University and the NASA Astrobiology Institute. Schools, museums and science centers can receive free printed copies for educational use.
http://www.prlog.org/11179022-astrobiology-in-yellowstone-guidebook-now-free-online.htmlAvalanche danger "considerable" around Big Sky and some mountains near Yellowstone Park
The Gallatin National Forest is rating the avalanche danger around Big Sky, Cooke City and the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone as, "considerable." That's number 3 on a scale of 1 to 5 on the North American Avalanche Danger Scale.
http://www.kbzk.com/news/avalanche-dange...llowstone-park/**********
