Acadia National Park News:
Acadia Park Loop open after storm
Acadia National Park has reopened campgrounds and the Park Loop Road, but four state parks including Sebago Lake State Park are still closed following Tropical Storm Irene.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Acadia-Park-Loop-open-after-storm-2145931.phpAcadia National Park Prepared for Irene
Acadia National Park is making several preparations in advance of Hurricane Irene.
http://www.wabi.tv/news/23067/acadia-national-park-prepared-for-irene**********
Death Valley National Park News:
Death Valley National Park: A user's guide
Measuring well over 5,000 square miles, Death Valley National Park is the largest national park in the Lower 48. Of course, most people know it for its other superlatives: it is the hottest and lowest (in terms of elevation) place in the country.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wildern...k-a-users-guide**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Elk in the Smokies Program
The Smoky Mountain Field School will be offering a program next month that will provide visitors with the chance to learn about the experimental elk release in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://hikinginthesmokys.blogspot.com/2011/08/elk-in-smokies-program.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Grand Teton National Park sets search-and-rescue record
Major searches and rescues at Grand Teton National Park hit a single-year record last week.
http://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-an...l#ixzz1WRgbccXdBriefs: Grizzly search on after Mich. man's death
The search for a grizzly bear connected to a Michigan hiker's death in Yellowstone National Park continued Sunday, with no word on whether the bear was responsible for killing a man hiking in the backcountry last week.
http://detnews.com/article/20110829/METRO/108290339/Briefs--Grizzly-search-on-after-Mich.-man’s-death#ixzz1WRgsOZEF
Bear Watching Mayhem In Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
There has been a debate raging this summer in the northern Rockies over restrictions placed on how people should be allowed to observe wildlife in national parks. Given the enormous popularity of two mother grizzly bears and cubs in Grand Teton National Park—and huge crowds gathered along the roadside—stipulations were put in place that require people to stay at least 100 yards away from bruins at all times.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ional-parks8658**********
