Channel Island National Park News:
National Park Service to eliminate deer, elk on Channel Island
It takes either a few hours by boat or a quick trip by plane from Santa Barbara to get to Santa Rosa Island, and to step onto land there is to step back in time.
http://www.ksby.com/news/national-park-service-to-eliminate-deer-elk-on-channel-island/**********
Denali National Park News:
After 32 years, researcher knows Denali moose
On a late autumn day, as naked stems of dwarf birch nod away from a warm breeze, a distant flash of antler reveals the object of our search.
http://www.adn.com/2011/10/08/2110911/after-32-years-researcher-knows.html#ixzz1aOtZIAxj**************
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies' fall colors building to late October peak
In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the sugar maples, scarlet oaks, sweet gums, red maples, and hickories are primping for another flashy seasonal parade among about 100 species of native trees, along with wildflowers such as skunk goldenrod and ironweed.
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/10/10/2436690/smokies-fall-colors-building-to.html#ixzz1aOxhkf2G**********
Wind Cave National Park News:
Wind Cave National Park Grows With Addition of 5,555-Acre Ranch
Rolling landscape and some history have been added to Wind Cave National Park through the acquisition of a 5,555-acre ranch made available to the National Park Service by The Conservation Fund.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...-acre-ranch8870**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News;
Exxon, Conoco say Yellowstone oil sheen not theirs
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday it had no reason to believe an oil sheen on the Yellowstone River in Montana came from its Billings refinery but it had moved to contain the oil to minimize any environmental impact.
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/10/10/2436690/smokies-fall-colors-building-to.html#ixzz1aOxhkf2GYellowstone-area roads reopened after snowstorm
Crews have reopened a handful of roads in the Yellowstone National Park area after they were temporarily closed because of heavy snow and unsafe driving conditions.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...l#ixzz1aOy8KsDV**********
