Banff National Park News;
Female grizzly killed on Banff highway 5
Slipping past a wildlife fence under construction in Banff National Park has cost a five-year-old female grizzly bear her life.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/15/female-grizzly-killed-on-banff-highway**********
Glacier National Park News:
New public affairs specialist for Glacier Park
Glacier National Park officials have announced the hiring of a new public affairs specialist, Denise Germann, who has held a similar position with the Flathead National Forest for the last seven years.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_3ffd4e38-ae88-11e0-a723-001cc4c002e0.htmlGlacier officials warn of snow hazards in the park
The opening of Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park means visitors are flocking to its trails, lakes and rivers, but park officials want to remind everyone there are still snow hazards the park.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/glacier-officials-warn-of-snow-hazards-in-the-park/**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
As bid to overturn Salazar’s Grand Canyon uranium ban moves ahead, opponents step up
After an Arizona Republican this week successfully attached a mining rider to a spending bill that would torpedo Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s ban on new uranium mining claims within 1 million acres of the Grand Canyon, Arizona business, sportsmen and conservation groups are once again rallying behind the moratorium.
http://coloradoindependent.com/93979/as-...ponents-step-upAfter 27 years, a new summit for Rainier park's leader: Running Grand Canyon National Park
When Dave Uberuaga pulls out of his Eatonville driveway Monday, for the first time in a long time he will not drive to Mount Rainier National Park as its chief.
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/07/...l#ixzz1SCWc8ZXG**********
Lassen Volcanic National Park News:
Lassen Volcanic National Park Road Opens This Weekend
Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz announced today that the main road through Lassen Volcanic National Park will open for through traffic this Saturday, July 16.
http://anewscafe.com/2011/07/14/lassen-volcanic-national-park-road-opens-this-weekend/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Loss of Top Predators Has Far-Reaching Effects
Sea otters eat sea urchins and sea urchins eat kelp. When sea otters are present, the coastal kelp forests maintain a healthy balance. But when the fur trade wiped out the otters in the Aleutian Islands in the 1990s, sea urchins grew wildly, devouring kelp, and the kelp forest collapsed, along with everything that depended on it.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/07/-sea-otters-eat-sea.htmlHanford's B Reactor a national park?
It's not Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon for sure, but Hanford's B Reactor this week won the backing of U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to become part of the National Park Service.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/edcetera/2015612324_no_centralia_chronicle_yes_van.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
New Yellowstone North Entrance Plan Provides Intriguing Options for Entry
A proposed overhaul of the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park would add more entry kiosks and a road reconfiguration allowing folks in a hurry to bypass the Roosevelt Arch -- while decreasing traffic for those who want to enjoy it.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201107...s-for-entry.phpAfter Yellowstone River oil spill, domestic water well testing trickles in
When nearly 42,000 of gallons of crude oil rushed down the Yellowstone River July 1, the Environmental Protection Agency said its first concern was human health.
http://www.hcn.org/hcn/blogs/goat/after-...ing-trickles-inWolves show 'sixth mass extinction' can be fought
Thirty-one gray wolves from Canada were turned loose in Yellowstone in the 1990s.
http://www.canada.com/technology/Wolves+...l#ixzz1SCWT0vP6**********
Government probe of Exxon pipeline leak to take months
It will take several months to investigate the cause of the leak on ExxonMobil's Silvertip oil pipeline crossing the Yellowstone River, the U.S. pipeline safety regulator told Congress on Thursday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-congress-exxon-pipeline-idUSTRE76D3Y320110715
