Acadia National Park News:
Acadia’s sweet season (Note: Not News, but interest)
For hardy souls, late autumn on Mount Desert Island is a study in stillness, solitude
The sun rises over Sutton Island and the Cranberry Isles. I’m walking by myself, following the carriage roads, circumnavigating the shore of Little Long Pond at the base of Sargent Mountain and Penobscot Mountain on the south side of Acadia National Park.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/tra...CJgI/story.html**********
Denali National Park News:
Denali National Park and Preserve Forum: Park Road open to Mile 13
The contractors working on the culvert replacement project have finished for the season, and the Denali Park Road is now open to the Savage River Campground at Mile 13, weather permitting. The road will close at park headquarters (Mile 3) when the next snowfall occurs.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g14...rve_Alaska.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park NEws:
Grand Canyon uranium fight heats up in D.C.
Environmentalists, businessmen battle over mining plan
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/repo...ht-heats-up-dc/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Wildlife contraceptive may help control numbers, disease
As some presidential candidates denounce federal funding for birth control, researchers are studying the benefits of a government-developed contraceptive vaccine for wildlife.
http://helenair.com/news/local/state-and...1cc4c002e0.htmlNational parks boost economy
The 13 percent unemployment rate in San Bernardino County has taken a heavy toll on families, businesses and communities. But an often overlooked source of revenue for our county is that generated by our California desert national parks. Since the beginning of the recession in 2008, Americans may have curtailed plans for international travel, but tourism has actually increased at Joshua Tree National Park from 1.3 million visits in 2008 to 1.4 million in 2010.
http://www.sbsun.com/pointofview/ci_19278644When border security trumps the environment (Editorial)
How does waiving the Endangered Species Act in Glacier National Park help secure the border? Simple. It doesn't.
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20111107/COLUMNS/111109873/1078&ParentProfile=1055**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
Mount Rainier volunteers donate $1.6 million of time and energy
For an investment of almost $26,000 this summer, Mount Raininer National Park received more than $1.6 million in volunteer help. That is the assessment of Kevin Bacher, volunteer and outreach coordinator at the park, in his report on the summer volunteer program.
http://www.theolympian.com/2011/11/05/1865998/mount-rainier-volunteers-donate.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone spill to cost Exxon $135M
Exxon Mobil Corp. said it expects to incur costs of about $135 million from an oil pipeline break beneath Montana’s Yellowstone River that triggered a massive effort to limit damage to the scenic waterway.
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2011/11/07/yellowstone-spill-to-cost-exxon-135m/Yellowstone National Park sets winter-use plan
National Park planners say finalization of an environmental study for Yellowstone National Park will enable the park to open for motorized oversnow travel as scheduled on December 15.
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/11/07/yellowstone-national-park-sets-winter-use-plan/Yellowstone Bison relocation delayed
A decision on a plan to relocate up to 160 Yellowstone National Park bison onto state and tribal lands has been postponed after ranchers raised objections, wildlife officials said Wednesday.
http://nativetimes.com/news/environment/6312-yellowstone-bison-relocation-delayed**********
