Acadia National Park News:
Carriage roads at Acadia get facelift
Some of the carriage roads at Acadia National Park will be getting a facelift. Fourteen miles of the roads will be resurfaced-- causing several areas to be closed temporarily.
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/article/168567/3/Carriage-roads-at-Acadia-get-facelift**********
Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Prescribed Burn Scheduled In Bryce Canyon National Park and Dixie National Forest
An open house will be held Monday, August 8 from 7:00-9:00PM at the Tropic Heritage Center in Tropic, Utah to discuss a planned prescribed fire. Representatives from both Bryce Canyon National Park and the Dixie National Forest will be on hand to talk about the burn and be available to answer questions or concerns of the public.
http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/1498...e_first_stories**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
New Water fire now fully contained
The New Water fire near the Grand Canyon has been fully contained, the Grand Canyon National Park said late Sunday.
http://ktar.com/category/local-news-articles/20110807/New-Water-fire-now-fully-contained/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Volunteers line up in western Wyo. to help protect whitebark pine trees from beetles
The hikers paused, not to admire the wildflowers or the scenic vistas. Instead, they quieted and watched.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/949f05b54b464ce7be877a3c9c7207c3/WY--Beetle-Fight/Wyoming Declares War on Wolves (Editorial)
The state opts to treat wolves mostly as predators, not trophy animals, but implementation will take time.
An agreement reached last week between Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Dan Ashe, and the State of Wyoming will allow treatment of the wolf as a predator that can be shot, trapped, or run over at any time throughout most of the state.
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/wyoming_declares_war_on_wolves/C37/L37/
