Biscayne National Park News:
Blimp Used For Natural Resource Monitoring at Biscayne National Park
Aircraft have been used effectively for many years as an efficient way to monitor wildlife and other resources in parks, but a staff member at Biscayne National Park wondered if there might be a better way. The end result of this "trial balloon" was a literal one – a flight in a blimp.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tional-park7539**********
Death Valley National Park News:
'Death by GPS' in desert
Five harrowing days after becoming stuck on a remote backcountry road in Death Valley National Park in August 2009, Alicia Sanchez lay down next to her Jeep Cherokee and prepared to die.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/01/30/2252848/death-by-gps-in-desert.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountain National Park still the most visited
Winter weather, construction delays and the recession kept more than 1 million people off the Blue Ridge Parkway last year, but the 469-mile road retained its lead as the most-visited national park unit in the country.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110130/NEWS/301300059**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rescue of woman on Longs Peak takes 15 hours
A University of Colorado-Boulder student who slid about 200 feet down an icy slope on Longs Peak spent 15 hours on the mountain as rangers and rescuers worked to safely get her out.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massach...takes_15_hours/Climbing rules at RMNP in limbo
Climbing rules could change at Rocky Mountain National Park if new wilderness stewardship rules are enacted across the entire National Park System.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20110130/LOVELAND01/101290322**********
Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
Elk reduction program wraps up
An elk reduction effort in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the largest of its kind in any national park, wrapped up Thursday and more elk were removed than initially aimed for.
http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/event/article/id/44621/group/Outdoors%20/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
The little bison calf that could
At the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, a small late-born bison calf wanders with his herd, defying all odds in surviving the winter. The calf, nicknamed “Zisa” (the Lakota word for orange), can be seen around the Mammoth Hot Springs and Gardiner areas, its bright reddish-orange coat standing out against the snowy terrain.
http://www.examiner.com/yellowstone-eco-travel-in-national/the-little-bison-calf-that-couldWyoming appeals in case on Yellowstone snowmobiles
The state of Wyoming and others are appealing a ruling that blocked them from suing the federal government over snowmobile limits in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/outdoors/51149722-117/park-yellowstone-snowmobile-wyoming.html.cspHunters, recreationists near West Yellowstone reminded to be alert.
Recreationists and bison hunters are using some of the same public lands around West Yellowstone, "causing some public-safety concerns," Gallatin National Forest officials warned Friday.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_89341dd2-2c12-11e0-994c-001cc4c002e0.html**********
