Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Strip mine near Utah's Bryce Canyon set to expand
The Sierra Club is threatening another lawsuit to turn back a strip mine at the backdoor to Utah's storybook Bryce Canyon National Park.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9RFT0P00.htm**********
Denali National Park News:
Parts of Denali open to snowmachines
The southern portion of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve are open to snowmachining but the northern portion of the park remains closed because of lack of snow.
http://newsminer.com/bookmark/16723035-Parts-of-Denali-open-to-snowmachines**********
Glacier National Park News:
Glacier National Park transitioning to winter
This is a good time to pay a visit to Glacier National Park with entrance fees reduced to $15 for vehicles and $10 for a seven-day pass for folks such as hikers.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/glacier-national-park-transitioning-to-winter/**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Officials: Condors are dying of lead from leftover bullets
A recovery program aimed at restoring the California condor to much of its historic range across the Southwest has been hampered by dozens of deaths linked to lead from the remnants of hunters' bullets, wildlife officials say.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic...l#ixzz1g4T6sjBh**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Smokies Park prepares for winter weather
Motorists should be prepared for the possibility of road closures in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to winter weather.
http://www.thedailytimes.com/Local_News/story/Smokies-Park-prepares-for-winter-weather-id-018486Smokies hosts historic Christmas festival
The park will hold the 36th annual Festival of Christmas Past celebration 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Sugarlands Visitor Center.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20111208/OUTDOORS/312080029/Smokies-hosts-historic-Christmas-festival?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
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Misc. National Park News:
Alaska joins in hovercraft lawsuit against National Park Service
The state is joining an Anchorage moose hunter in a lawsuit over federal regulations that bar hovercraft in the waters of the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/167...ndow_left_top_1**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park A Week Away From Opening For Winter Season
One way or another, Yellowstone National Park will open for the winter season a week from today.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...nter-season9133Earthquakes, wildlife counts, and more in new Yellowstone report
In 2010, Yellowstone Park experienced more than 3,200 earthquakes, the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem reached 602, and 7 percent of Yellowstone's 281,700 acres of whitebark pine were infested with beetles, down from 15 percent in 2009, according to the 2011 Yellowstone National Park Natural Resource Vital Signs report, released recently by the Yellowstone Center for Resources. The report details influences in and outside the park that affect its overall ecological and environmental stability.
http://www.islandparknews.net/atf.php?sid=10885River Ranger Jobs on the Snake River (Grand Teton National Park, WY)
Grand Teton National Park is hiring for river rangers to work on the Snake River in Wyoming. Click here to go to the job announcement. The application period ends December 23, 2011, which means this link won’t work after that date.
http://www.riverranger.net/2011/12/jobs-snake-river-grand-teton-national-park-wy/**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park ID’s last body of trio of hikers swept over river falls in July
Body of Ramina Badal, 21, pulled from river over the weekend
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national...0#ixzz1g4S7JGoD
