Acadia National Park News:
Acadia to Hire fewer Workers
Acadia National Park’s operating budget for fiscal year 2012, which began on Oct. 1, is $7,884,000. That’s $28,000 less than the budget for FY 2011 and $191,000 less than the operating budget for 2010.
http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=72313:acadia-to-hire-fewer-workers&Itemid=938
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Denali National Park News:
NPS wants to upgrade oldest Denali park trail
The National Park Service wants to improve and lengthen the oldest established trail in Denali National Park and Preserve.
http://newsminer.com/bookmark/17565729-NPS-wants-to-upgrade-oldest-Denali-park-trail**********
Olympic National Park News:
Mountain goat count up in Olympic National Park
A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the population of mountain goats in the Olympics -- where they are not a native species -- is growing.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/fi...ional_park.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Cameroon: 200 Elephants Killed in Park
Wildlife activists said on Thursday that poachers had slaughtered at least 200 elephants in the past five weeks in Bouba Ndjida National Park.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/world/africa/cameroon-200-elephants-killed-in-park.html?_r=1**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Burn to close Bear Lake Road
Weather permitting, Bear Lake Road, from the Park & Ride to Bear Lake, will be temporarily closed Feb. 22 from 6 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m.
http://www.eptrail.com/rocky-mountain-national-park/ci_19981134
