Acadia National Park News:
Selectmen approve cell tower moratorium
By a March 5 vote of 4 to 1, the Mount Desert Board of Selectmen approved a 180-day moratorium on the construction of cell towers in Mount Desert. The move comes on the heels of news that joint negotiations between the MDI League of Towns, Acadia National Park and AT&T remain ongoing.
http://mdi.villagesoup.com/news/story/selectmen-approve-cell-tower-moratorium/489118**********
Big Bend National Park News:
Nature hits hard
Drought, predators decimate relocated herd
More than three-fourths of 80 pronghorn antelope died after being relocated from the Dalhart area to the Trans-Pecos region last year, researchers said Tuesday.
http://amarillo.com/news/2012-03-06/nature-hits-hard-drought-predators-decimate-relocated-herd***********
Carlsbad Caverns National Park News:
Carlsbad Caverns National Park supports jobs in New Mexico
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 428,524 visitors in 2010 spent over $23 million in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and in communities near the park. That spending supported more than 346 jobs in the area.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-new...jobs-new-mexico***********
Glacier National Park News:
Romantic fundraiser to help Glacier National Park
You can enjoy a romantic evening full of moonlight, dinner and skiing all while helping out Glacier National Park. The fifth annual Moonlight Dine and Ski for Glacier, that's hosted by Whitefish Mountain Resort, is just around the corner.
http://www.ktvq.com/news/romantic-fundraiser-to-help-glacier-national-park/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Institute Backcountry Fees
Those who head off into the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for a night or two will have to pay for the privilege beginning in 2013 under a plan approved by the National Park Service.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ountry-fees9579Smokies campgrounds begin opening Friday
Spring officially arrives at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday, the day campgrounds and secondary roads reopen after being closed for the winter.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/mar/06/smokies-campgrounds-begin-opening-friday/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Wyoming passes wolf bill while lawsuits loom
The Wyoming Legislature has sent Gov. Matt Mead a bill to change the state's wolf-management law — a critical step toward ratifying the agreement the governor reached with the federal government last year over how to end Endangered Species Act protections for the animals.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...l#ixzz1oTCT3vIY**********
