Big Bend (State) Park News:
Texans protest burro endangerment
With dreams of wild burros roaming safely in West Texas, residents traveled halfway across the state to protest at the Capitol.
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/state/2012/04/08/texans-protest-burro-endangerment**********
Bryce Canyon National Park News:
Scenic Utah highway closed by massive landslide set to reopen with limited access June 1
A scenic state highway in southern Utah closed by a massive landslide in October is scheduled to reopen to the public with limited access June 1 and full access by July 4, state transportation officials said.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2d4746db77464ef8bb9ad6da05d992b1/UT--Massive-Landslide/**********
Everglades National Park News:
Pythons Roaming Everglades National Park Develop Taste For Birds And Their Eggs
You can add birds, and their eggs, to the prey that are falling victim to non-native Burmese pythons snaking through Everglades National Park, according to a study by Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service staff.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...-their-eggs9724**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Mighty hemlocks falling to tiny, hungry insects
State's giant trees being attacked faster than expected
Only a small portion of the state’s hemlocks — many that are hundreds of years old and stand 10 stories or higher — are expected to survive a scourge of tiny insects that has advanced here from the Northeast.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/201204...-hungry-insects**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Plan for cabins and dorms at Yellowstone approved
A plan to return 67 cabin units to visitor use and construct a new dormitory for Yellowstone National Park workers in the Old Faithful area has been approved by the National Park Service.
http://www.idahopress.com/news/state/pla...73273878a8.htmlGranite skier rescued
A 31-year-old backcountry skier was rescued from Granite Canyon in Grand Teton National Park on Saturday.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8435
