Glacier National Park News:
Weather cooperating for Sun Road opening
Glacier National Park is still on track to open Going-to-the-Sun Road over Logan Pass sometime on Wednesday.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_6b450e64-ac2b-11e0-8a97-001cc4c002e0.htmlMontana's wet year a record breaker
Record-breaking weather came early and stayed late in Montana in the 2010-11 water year, resulting in flooding that caused $8.6 million in damage to public infrastructure — a figure that will rise as the state's rivers only now begin to recede, well into July.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110712/NEWS01/107120302/Montana-s-wet-year-record-breaker?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Congressman challenges ban on mining claims near Grand Canyon
An Arizona congressman wants to give the mining industry another shot at staking claims on more than 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon, using language in an appropriations bill to end the Interior Department’s temporary ban on new claims.
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/nation...position=recent**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Friends of the Smokies’ to host a high altitude hike
Friends of the Smokies hosts a high altitude hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Charlie’s Bunion on Tuesday, July 19.
http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2011/friends_of_the_smokies_to_host_a_high_altitude_hike**********
Lassen Volcanic National Park News:
Lassen Park gets one of 19 national grants
The National Park Foundation announced that Lassen Volcanic National Park has been awarded of one of 19 America's Best Idea grants distributed nationwide.
http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_18459695**********
Olympic National Park News:
Olympic National Park warns hikers: Don't wee in the woods
After a fatal attack by a mountain goat on a hiker last fall, officials at Washington's Olympic National Park are urging visitors not to urinate along some backcountry trails because the resulting salt deposits may attract the animals.
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/...-woods/176497/1**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Scientists use road-kill deer, elk to lure bears
Wildlife biologists are due to start putting out fresh road-killed deer and elk to lure Idaho grizzly bears as part of efforts under the Endangered Species Act to monitor their distribution in the area that includes Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/125417943.htmlYellowstone east, NE gates fall 25%, 18%
Cold, wet weather, lingering snowpack and road closures played roles in the drop in Yellowstone's June visitation and figures for the first half of the year.
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_20d141c8-ac07-11e0-b169-001cc4c03286.htmlBear-safety lecture in Yellowstone interrupted by bear
Just two days after a rare fatal mauling by a mother grizzly in Yellowstone National Park, a black bear interrupted the taping of a television news segment on bear safety.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/11/us-bear-yellowstone-safety-idUSTRE76A71R20110711Chimani Yellowstone Guide for the iPhone Free until July 17
Chimani, LLC announced today it has released its newest app - Chimani Yellowstone National Park - for the iPhone and Android platforms.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/07/12/prweb8635824.DTL#ixzz1Rukr1jst**********
