Denali National Park News:
National Park Service holding meeting for feedback on Denali mountaineering program
http://newsminer.com/bookmark/11068750-N...neering-program**********
Haleakala National Park News:
Snow, Ice Close Haleakala Park
Park May Reopen In Afternoon
Snowfall and icy road conditions prompted officials at Haleakala National Park to close Wednesday morning.
http://www.kitv.com/r/26543168/detail.html*********
Misc. National Park News:
New Language Discovered: Prairiedogese (Note - This is not really National Park related at all, outside that there are indeed Prairie Dogs in the National Parks...and of course, this is completely fascinating).
If you learn a second language, there's usually a moment where things click — you overhear some snippet of conversation and suddenly, you just get it, effortlessly.
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/132650631/new-language-discovered-prairiedogeseYellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
More human-grizzly bear conflicts in U.S. predicted
Conflicts between people and grizzlies in the Yellowstone National Park region are likely to rise this year as more bears try to recolonize areas now inhabited by people, wildlife managers said on Tuesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70I0SV20110119Yellowstone bison head toward public lands
Like they've done for many winters, horseback riders on Wednesday herded a string of wild bison across a frozen, white landscape just outside of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_d0a6eb36-2438-11e0-a68d-001cc4c03286.html**********
Yoho National Park (Canada)
Avalanche risk cuts off town
Smack in the middle of Yoho National Park, the village of Field, B.C., usually enjoys a certain solitude, a small smattering of tourists and a few truckers just passing through on the Trans-Canada Highway. But that solitude has not been by choice since extreme weather hit last week, closing the Trans-Canada both ways and leaving about 40 tourists and truckers stranded.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/Avalanche+risk+cuts+town/4129452/story.html#ixzz1BbV64F8c**********
