Crater Lake National Park News:
NW today: Disease resistant pines tested
Biologists say they hope they can breed a disease resistant version of the whitebark pine, a tree found at high altitudes in the West.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/25/nw-today-disease-resistant-pines-tested/**********
Denali National Park News:
Teens relive the nightmare of an Alaska bear attack
Just heard from Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, where the two most seriously injured teens were taken by air. Sam Gottsegen remains in good condition and Josh Berg has been upgraded from serious to fair condition.
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/...attack/178597/1**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Ranger arrested in rhino poaching at SAfrican park
Officials say a game ranger at South Africa's flagship Kruger National Park has been arrested in connection with rhino poaching.
http://www.newsday.com/news/ranger-arrested-in-rhino-poaching-at-safrican-park-1.3054552**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rangers Rescue Same Hiker Twice In One Month
Dean Smith Rescued Hiking Longs Peak, Mount Lady Washington
Rangers at Rocky Mountain National Park rescued the same man on the Longs Peak Trail twice in July.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28669186/detail.htmlAiling Colorado boy rescued by horseback from Rocky Mountain National Park backcountry
The National Park Service says an ailing 15-year-old boy has been evacuated on horseback from the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park.
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/7...in-Park-Rescue/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
More big Yellowstone fires predicted with climate change
The size and frequency of wildfires in the northern Rocky Mountains will increase so much with global warming that it will profoundly alter the landscape of Yellowstone National Park and its environs, predicts a new study.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/07/yellowstone-fire-climate-change.html**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park runs on sunlight
Yosemite National Park's lush flora have run on solar energy for millions of years. Now, the park's human inhabitants are following suit and using the sun's rays to run their facilities.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_18555966**********
