Congaree National Park News:
Budget cuts may delay Congaree park expansion
The expansion of Congaree National Park would be put on hold if budget cuts initially approved by the U.S. House make it through the Senate.
http://www.thestate.com/2011/03/24/1748622/budget-cuts-may-delay-congaree.html**********
Denali National Park News:
Scenic Byway on Parks Highway to look at draft interpretive plan
In 2009, the Parks Highway, from the Chulitna River bridge to Fairbanks, became a national scenic byway.
http://ktna.org/2011/03/23/scenic-byway-on-parks-highway-to-look-at-draft-interpretive-plan/**********
Glacier National Park News:
In Glacier, volunteers help track secretive wolverines
A creature long-maligned is finally getting some positive attention. The wolverine, one of Glacier National Park’s most rugged animals, is the subject of an ongoing study by biologists to learn more about the mysterious animal.
http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/article_ef290e54-5561-11e0-8b04-001cc4c03286.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
NPS Continues to Search for Possible Downed Plane in Grand Canyon National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) is continuing to search approximately 600 square miles of rugged backcountry for a possible downed plane in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.nps.gov/grca/parknews/nps-con...tional-park.htm**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Tennessee's Hwy 321 now the 'Great Smoky Mountains Byway'
Organizers in East Tennessee are trying to make Highway 321 like Route 66: a historic, scenic road that will draw visitors from all across the country.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/162977/2/Tennessees-Hwy-321-now-the-Great-Smoky-Mountains-Byway**********
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News:
Hawaii wildfire threatens protected rainforest
Specialized firefighting teams Wednesday battled a remote wildfire touched off by the eruption of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, which has burned some 2,000 acres of national park land.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-rt-usreport-us-hawaii-tre72m5f1-20110323,0,1967087.story
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Misc. National Park News:
Do moose suffer noise pollution stress? (Note, while this piece specifically mentions Keni, I felt it was really a misc. piece)
New study hopes to find out by measuring moose hormones in the refuge but skeptics say the study attacks snowmachiners
Tim Mullet, a doctoral candidate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is currently involved in a two-year study of the relationship between sound and moose on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
http://homertribune.com/2011/03/do-moose-suffer-noise-pollution-stress/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
North moose hunt in doubt
Calf-cow ratio has improved but is too low to sustain population, experts say.
While some Jackson Hole moose numbers look better this winter, low calf-cow ratios north of Moran likely will preclude hunting in the Teton Wilderness next fall for the first time in 100 years.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=7118
