Glacier National Park News:
Glacier National Park moving to Fall schedule
In yet another sign that our Western Montana summer is coming to a close, Glacier National Park is moving into a Fall schedule. Some campgrounds are starting to switch over to primitive status while others are shutting down for the season.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/glacier-national-park-moving-to-fall-schedule/Hiker's body successfully recovered following 800-foot fall in Glacier
Officials in Glacier National Park report that on Saturday they were able to successfully remove the body of a 27-year-old hiker whose body was found on Friday, but was unable to be removed.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article...ot-fall-Glacier**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park's proposed backcountry fee stirs debate
Backcountry enthusiasts who share a love for the wilderness of Great Smoky Mountains National Park are sharply divided over the park's recent proposal to initiate a fee on backcountry camping.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/05/parks-proposed-backcountry-fee-stirs-debate/**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Rocky Mountain National Park preps for elk rut
Effective Sept. 1, Rocky Mountain National Park officials put closures in place for travel on foot or horse off established roadways or designated trails from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. These closures last through Oct. 31 and are effective in Horseshoe Park, Upper Beaver Meadows, Moraine Park, Harbison Meadow and Holzwarth Meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park.
http://www.eptrail.com/ci_18825502**********
Yellowstone National Park: Rangers and biologists still searching for grizzly bear that killed hiker in late August
Aug. 25 attack the second deadly grizzly bear incident of the summer at famed park
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/09/06/...in-late-august/Grizzly Bears DNA Being Tested in Keweenaw County Mans Death
Rangers in Yellowstone may have caught the grizzly to blame for the death of a man from the Upper Peninsula.
http://www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=301892&cID=1Fires keep burning in Yellowstone National Park
The seven wildland fires that make up the Heart Complex are still burning in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/fires-keep-burning-in-yellowstone-national-park/Lightning Ignites Fires in Grand Teton NP & Bridger-Teton NF
More than 6,700 lightning strikes were recorded Friday, August 26, through early Monday morning, August 29, in Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest and the surrounding area. Numerous strikes ignited at least three new fires in the park and four new fires on the forest.
http://gtnpnews.blogspot.com/2011/08/lightning-ignites-fires-in-grand-teton.html**********
Yosemite National Park News:
At Yosemite, 18 Reminders of Dangers of the Outdoors
With 750,000 acres, hundreds of miles of trails and an unknown number of bears, Yosemite National Park has long been one of the nation’s most popular getaways, a stunning physical wonder whose international reputation and proximity to major California cities helped it draw four million visitors last year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/us/06yosemite.html**********
Zion National Park News:
Herbs Fire burning in Kolob Canyon area of Zion National Park
A 150-200 acre fire is burning in the Herbs Point area of the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park. Kolob Canyons is in the northern section of the park, east of Interstate 15, approximately 15 miles south of Cedar City.
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive...-national-park/***********
