Acadia National Park News:
Bar Harbor rejects cell tower zoning changes
Residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of three out of four proposed land use ordinance changes on Tuesday.
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/11/08/ne...ges/?ref=latest**********
Denali National Park News:
Alaska National Park testing propane-powered vehicles
Though Alaska’s known for its vast supply of oil, its National Park vehicles may soon be powered by propane. The government has been testing autogas maintenance vehicles at Denali National Park and Preserve in an attempt to lower spills from conventional liquid fuels like diesel or gasoline.
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking...d-vehicles/9242**********
Joshua Tree National Park News:
'Base Jumper' Injured in Joshua Tree National Park News:
A 23-year-old "base jumper" whose parachute was blown into some rocks in Joshua Tree National Park was lucky to be alive today.
http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/59763/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park continues to attract record numbers
It was no trick that more than 175,000 visitors to Yellowstone National Park last month were treated to unseasonably beautiful fall weather, yielding the park's second highest October visitation numbers on record and securing the park's second highest annual record.
http://www.kxlf.com/news/yellowstone-national-park-continues-to-attract-record-numbers/Panel of Wyoming lawmakers recommends approval of wolf plan that could lead to delisting
A panel of Wyoming lawmakers voted Tuesday to recommend approval of a plan that could remove federal protections from gray wolves in the state as soon as next year.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6ebeed86c9a44f51baf43b5d93535805/WY--Wolves-Wyoming/Hunter, Thinking He Was In National Forest, Kills Bison Inside Grand Teton National Park
It was a good shot, and a good kill, but the Idaho man who thought he was hunting inside the Bridger-Teton National Forest actually was inside Grand Teton National Park when he killed the bison. And hunting bison in the national park is illegal.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...tional-park9008Can elk migration routes be restored?
Pronghorn and deer still make the trek, but elk unlikely to follow.
Perhaps no conservation story has been celebrated recently in Jackson Hole as much as that of the Path of the Pronghorn.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=7920**********
