Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News:
Volunteers needed to remove invasive plants at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is recruiting volunteers to help remove invasive plants from forests inside the Big Island park next weekend.
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/f83f8992ed7f49038074525822bd7d68/HI--Park-Volunteers/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Volunteers make big gains in national park cleanup
The smell of linseed oil wafted over State Pier on Saturday as eager volunteers coated the heavy gaffs and booms of the schooner Ernestina. Others caulked and painted the ship's dories.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110508/NEWS/105080333/-1/newsPublic Lands and Waters Crucial for Bird Conservation, Federal Report Finds
Public lands and waters are crucial for birds, according to the 2011 State of the Birds report. The report, a collaboration between federal agencies and environmental organizations, assessed bird distribution on some 850 million acres of public land and 3.5 million square miles of ocean.
http://magblog.audubon.org/public-lands-and-waters-crucial-bird-conservation-federal-report-finds**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Construction boom hurting Nairobi National Park
The ongoing construction boom could destroy Nairobi National Park, the only place in the world where lions hunt in the shadows of skyscrapers, a wildlife official said.
http://m.standardmedia.co.ke/business.php?id=2000034733**********
Shenandoah National Park News:
75 Ways To Help Celebrate Shenandoah National Park's 75th Birthday
With spring sprouting across the mountains that hold up Shenandoah National Park, officials are rolling out a game to help educate visitors to the park's 75th birthday.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...th-birthday8066**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
State, feds plan to drive bison into Yellowstone
State and federal officials say they plan to start pushing hundreds of bison back into Yellowstone National Park this week to make way for cattle that graze
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/national/article_a658ac0a-7a52-11e0-aa46-001cc4c03286.html**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Delay In Yosemite Road Opening
Heavy winter snow combined with a wet spring will likely delay the opening of a major road into Yosemite National Park.
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1285861/Delay-In-Yosemite-Road--Opening-.html**********
