Acadia National Park News:
Summer tourism up; state launches new draws to Maine
Maine tourism officials recapped the 2010 summer season and unveiled three new initiatives for 2011 at the start of the Maine Governor’s Conference on Tourism on Thursday.
http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/02/1...draws-to-maine/Maine group lauds Obama budget push for conservation funding
The talk in Washington these days largely has been about proposed cuts in federal spending, but a Maine environmental advocacy group is lauding President Obama for attempting to increase funding for national parks.
http://www.pressherald.com/blogs/maine_washington_politics/116429424.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Pew Statement on Obama Administration's Grand Canyon Mining Proposals
Jane Danowitz, U.S. public lands director for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in reaction to a range of U.S. Interior Department proposals to withdraw areas around Grand Canyon National Park from new mining claims.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...-116433879.htmlMcCain opposes Canyon quiet plan
Not quite two weeks after the National Park Service released a compromise proposal to cut noise from tour flights over the Grand Canyon, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is making other plans.
http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/gov...d4325e498d.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Newfound Gap Road work to create traffic delays in Smokies
Starting Tuesday, March 1, motorists on Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park can anticipate delays as work begins on a 2.4-mile stretch of the road.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/feb/18/newfound-gap-road-work-to-create-traffic-delays-in/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Montana gov. blocks Yellowstone bison slaughter
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer blocked the impending slaughter of hundreds of Yellowstone National Park bison on Tuesday, in a surprise move intended to spark an overhaul of how the federal government deals with the iconic but disease-plagued animals.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/feb/18/us-yellowstone-bison-slaughter/**********
