Glacier National Park News:
Obama proposes $29M in Montana land conservation projects
Montana acreage ranks high on President Barack Obama’s wish list for 2013 landscape conservation initiatives, including possible additions to Glacier National Park, conservation easements in the Blackfoot Valley and the Rocky Mountain Front, and completion of the Montana Legacy Project.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/obama-p...l#ixzz1oZAUnRvV***********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Rangers checking on late boaters in Smokies
Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are trying to find three people who failed to arrive on schedule from a boating trip.
http://www.wbtv.com/story/17111580/rangers-checking-on-late-boaters-in-smokies**********
Yellowstone National Park Wolf Population Numbers Down
Wolf numbers in Yellowstone National Park at the end of 2011 were far off their peak of 174 counted back in 2003, a decline attributed to disease and a smaller prey base.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...umbers-down9580Work continues on Yellowstone winter use plan; public comments due Friday
For the past decade, litigation and court rulings have stymied creation of a Yellowstone National Park winter use plan—which would dictate how many snowmobiles and snowcoaches are allowed in the park each day.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/new...19bb2963f4.htmlBREAKING NEWS: Rangers recover skiers' bodies
1:52 p.m. - Six men carried one body to the Teton County Coroner’s sport-utility vehicle parked in Grand Teton National Park. Seven men carried the second body.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8329***********
