Big Bend National Park News:
Border-transgressions bill looks mostly like a means of avoiding environmental laws (EDITORIAL)
Reading the news over breakfast can cause indigestion and raise my blood pressure. When I read that legislation proposed in Congress would allow the Border Patrol to bypass 36 environmental regulations on federal land, I almost choked on my English muffin.
http://www.minnpost.com/community_voices...ironmental_laws***********
Glacier (BC) National Park News:
Canada Vows Protection of Glacier Headwaters
Almost 30 years ago a Canadian company wanted to build a coal mine six miles north of Glacier National Park, near the North Fork of the Flathead River. The result was a contentious battle spanning three decades and reaching the highest levels of government in both Canada and the United States.
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/canada_vows_protection_of_glacier_headwaters/25497/**********
Glacier National Park News:
Hunter fined $735 for accidentally killing grizzly bear near Libby
A hunter who shot and killed a grizzly bear near Libby after mistaking it for a black bear was fined $735 and ordered to complete 30 hours of community service.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...l#ixzz1eYoCngIA**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Horseback riding and balloon rides coming to the Smokies?
Changes to the Zoning Ordinance in Pigeon Forge may soon allow horseback riding and passenger balloon vendors to set up shop in city limits.
http://www.examiner.com/great-smoky-moun...s#ixzz1eYoPtnlvPart of road work in Smoky Mtns area nearly done
Part of the road work leading from Interstate 40 into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is about done after nearly 2 1/2 years.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/nov/22/part-of-road-work-in-smoky-mtns-area-nearly-done/Sen. Kay Hagan cosponsors bills for public land protection
United States Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) announced that she is cosponsoring two key pieces of legislation to help expand and permanently protect North Carolina’s forests and public lands.
http://www.mountainx.com/article/37747/Sen.-Kay-Hagan-cosponsors-bills-for-public-land-protection***********
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News:
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Officials Searching For Solution to Non-Native Animals
For more than 1,000 years non-native animals have called the forests of Hawaii home.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ive-animals9073**********
Maine Woods National Park News:
State senator forms group to promote Quimby’s proposed national park
A state senator from Cape Elizabeth announced Tuesday the formation of what she called a statewide organization that will lead the effort to help environmentalist and businesswoman Roxanne Quimby donate 70,000 acres for the creation of a national park in 2016.
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/state/2011/11/23/state-senator-forms-group-promote-quimby%E2%80%99s-proposed-national-park/1119551
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Family Planning on the Range: The Battle Over Bison Contraceptives
At feeding time, residents of the Brogan Bison Facility cluster around a hay bale, blinking at flecks of alfalfa dust that swirl in the air and settle in their shaggy coats.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/ar...eptives/248851/Landowners file lawsuit over Yellowstone River oil spill
Several landowners whose property was damaged when an Exxon Mobil pipeline spilled oil into the Yellowstone River in July have filed a lawsuit against the oil giant.
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Yellowstone Park road repairs set for summer
It might take until mid-summer 2012 to repair a section of road, not far from Yellowstone Park's east gate, that was washed out this spring.
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_29b9df3e-148f-11e1-8919-001cc4c002e0.htmlSheep station scrutinized
Federal and state agencies, sportsmen groups and environmentalists are calling for an end to sheep grazing on a federal research ranch in the Centennial Mountains, saying the decades-long practice is coming at the expense of grizzly bears and other wildlife.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...l#ixzz1eYnP8Xdf**********
Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park officials seeking comment on proposed new irrigation system
Zion National Park officials are seeking public comment on a proposed irrigation system near the visitor center and campgrounds.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8b...ark-Irrigation/
