Everglades National Park News:
Everglades restoration boosted by $7 million in ARRA funds
The Department of the Interior annouced today that the National Park Service has been awarded $7 million dollars of American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funds to implement the Cape Sable dam project, a restoration effort that will replace the dams, saving precious habitat by keeping more water in the living sponge like reservoir system that is the Everglades.
http://www.examiner.com/green-living-in-...lion-arra-funds**********
Misc. National Park News:
Fee-free dates to visit national parks announced
Want to visit a National Park this year but don't want to pay the entrance fees? Then plan to visit on any one of 17 days in 2011.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/05/AR2011010506231.htmlTelevision producer makes career switch to ranger
Bonnie Phillips didn’t want to have any regrets when she left her job as a KFMB News 8 executive producer for a park ranger position at Cabrillo National Monument.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/05/leaving-television-become-ranger/**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Nosing into the emerging national parks of China's Yunnan province
They're as yet largely undeveloped and typically toured by bus, but that doesn't stop one determined hiker.
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-chinaparks-20110109,1,7333012.story
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Animals 101: How to see Boulder County's winter wildlife
After reading Monday's story about the critter cams around Boulder County, you might be inspired to seek out your own wildlife experience.
Let's recap: A Colorado State University doctoral student set up motion-activated cameras west of town as part of a bobcat study. His cameras have captured all kinds of critters, from bobcats to bears to bighorn sheep.
http://www.coloradodaily.com/cu-boulder/ci_17010657#ixzz1AHqJ0cHPColoradodaily.com **********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park Moving Into Next Phase of Building Bison Tolerance In Montana
In the grand scheme of wildlife management, 25 Yellowstone National Park bison are not that big of a deal, not when the park's herds are pushing 4,000 animals.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...nce-montana7432Lack of food drives human-grizzly conflicts—and human-grizzly fatalities
As their traditional food supply disappears because of climate change and invasive species, Yellowstone National Park's grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis ) are increasingly seeking sustenance outside their protected home—a move which more than ever puts them in the crosshairs.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=lack-of-food-drives-human-grizzly-c-2011-01-04What Good Are Wolves?
A growing body of scientific research shows wolves are key to the ecosystems of the Northern Rockies. Here's a condensed version compiled by a long-time wolf advocate.
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/what_good_are_wolves/C37/L37/FWP wants to study relocating Yellowstone bison to Beartooth, Marias wildlife areas
Relocating disease-free bison from Yellowstone National Park to sites in northcentral Montana, where the animals were once king of the prairie, would be studied under a plan announced Tuesday by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...llowstone-bison**********
