Everglades National Park News:
Conservation committee could remove restrictions
Sea trout, redfish and some sharks could be vulnerable for more harvesting if the rules are passed.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/13/2499894/conservation-committee-could-remove.html#ixzz1digtwxoU**********
Glacier National Park News:
Snow piles up in parts of western Montana
This weekend's snow event may not seem like much to write home about for folks living in the valleys of western and northwestern Montana, but some higher elevation areas saw a pretty good dumping of the white stuff.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/snow-piles-up-in-parts-of-western-montana/Study: Trout inhibited by temperature (Note: Annoying ad)
A recently published research paper suggests that maintaining natural temperatures on the Flathead River system may inhibit the movements of invasive lake trout to upstream waters.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_b954828e-0db9-11e1-a49f-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Trashing the Grand Canyon
Corporations that help subsidize some national and state parks might have undue influence over park policy.
Every year, more than 4 million visitors come to see the awesome majesty of Grand Canyon National Park — the soaring rock formations, the mighty erosive power of the Colorado River, the plastic bottles strewn along the trail, the chipmunks chewing on twist-off bottle caps....
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-coke-20111114,0,226560.story
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Great Falls National Park News:
New national park in NJ (Note: Beware annoying ad)
A waterfall in one of New Jersey's largest cities that has been featured in everything from a William Carlos Williams poem to an episode of the televison show "The Sopranos" became the nation's newest national park Monday.
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20111113/WDH04/111130357/New-national-park-NJ**********
Misc. National Park News:
Conservation group worries about park funding cuts
The National Parks Conservation Association is sounding an alarm over the potential impacts on parks if the so-called congressional “supercommittee” fails to develop a plan for trimming $1.2 trillion from the federal budget over the next 10 years.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_f360a142-0db9-11e1-8b97-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Wind levels trees in Rocky Mountain National Park
Extremely high winds and micro bursts on Saturday evening through early Sunday morning blew down numerous trees in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park officials.
http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_19332090**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Light snow to continue
A fast-moving Pacific storm system left more than 5 inches of snow on Jackson as of Sunday afternoon, and forecasters predicted more accumulation in the week ahead.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=7930Feds plan public meeting on Wyoming wolves
Some environmental groups say they intend to press the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand protections for wolves in Wyoming when the federal agency takes public comment next week on a wolf management plan.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20111113/NEWS01/111130303/Feds-plan-public-meeting-Wyoming-wolves?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
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