Acadia National Park News:
Friends of Acadia poetry contest
Submissions are invited for the 2012 Friends of Acadia poetry contest; deadline is MOnday, Jan. 30.
http://knox.villagesoup.com/ae/story/friends-of-acadia-poetry-contest/478655
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Denali National Park News:
Denali to test quiet, fuel-efficient hybrid buses
The rumbling sound of buses in Denali National Park and Preserve could be replaced with the hum of electric engines in the future, depending on how a planned study of hybrid bus technology goes this summer.
http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/172...ow_left_bullets
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Dinosaur National Park News:
Dinosaur National Monument sees raising interest
The dinosaurs who once roamed this area may be extinct, but interest in them has never been higher.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=18948734
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park News:
Magnitude-4.7 shakes Big Island in Hawaii, aftershocks follow; no damage or injury reports
A magnitude-4.7 earthquake and several small aftershocks shook Hawaii’s Big Island on Sunday, but there were no reports of injury or damage.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...yoJQ_story.html
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Mount Rainier National Park News:
Searchers 'optimistic' about 4 missing on Mount Rainier
Deteriorating weather conditions continued to hamper search efforts for four overdue climbers and campers Sunday, but Mount Rainier National Park officials said they remain optimistic.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/22...l#storylink=cpy
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Public comments down for Wyoming wolf management deal
Almost 7,400 people submitted online public comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about a proposal to remove Wyoming wolves from the endangered species list, according to an agency spokeswoman.
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/...l#ixzz1kK2qjuBD
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Yosemite National Park News:
Man crushed by tree at Yosemite as storm batters California
Winds whipped up by winter storms left a path of woe across California, causing flooding, power outages and at least one death Sunday evening.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/20...ters-state.html