Not a ton of news today, but there is a bit. :P Please keep the focus on making our officials keep the National Parks OPEN. Please see yesterday's news and if you wish, fill out the petition.
James
Big Bend National Park News:
Submit Comments on a Shared-Use Trail in Big Bend National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) recently announced an Environmental Assessment (EA) for developing a shared-use trail — including opportunities for mountain biking — in Texas’ Big Bend National Park. The plan is now available for public review and comment.
http://www.imba.com/alerts/big-bend-ea**********
Denali National Park News:
Mountain Climbers Protest Avalanche of Excessive Government Fees
Faced with an unprecedented 150% increase in mountaineering fees on the highest peak in the United States, Mount Denali (McKinley), Alaska, as well as increases in fees at other National Parks, the American climbing community has come to the U.S. capital to demand the government be more efficient instead of seeking to raise its revenues. The new fees would be $500, the equivalent of a month's rent for an average American.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...-117515803.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Moonlight Ski And Dining Affair To Benefit Glacier National Park
Can you imagine skiing under the full moon at Whitefish Mountain Resort in northern Montana? You can do that later this month, and benefit Glacier National Park, during the annual Moonlight Dine & Ski for Glacier at the resort.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tional-park7719**********
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News:
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano eruption boosts visitation
Who says a volcanic eruption has to be bad for business? Particularly when it involves a spectacular lava show, and the business in question is tourism.
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/...urism-/146648/1**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Gov. Schweitzer to meet with new Yellowstone chief as bison dilemma looms
The new chief of Yellowstone National Park is scheduled to meet with Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer Tuesday as officials struggle over what to do with more than 500 bison captured during their winter migration out of the park.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/b8...ison-Slaughter/Grizzly's threatened status appealed in Ore. court
Dueling attorneys for a conservation group and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offered starkly different opinions Monday about the future of the grizzly bear population in and around Yellowstone National Park, if the bear is taken off the threatened species list.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030704349.html**********
