Big Bend National Park (and Guadalupe Mountains NP)
Regional Haze Rule hopes to improve smoky park views
Big Bend National Park is one of the many parks in Texas whose scenic views are affected by air pollution. A plan to reduce haze by controlling air pollutants will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency next November.
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/state/2012/04/17/regional-haze-rule-hopes-improve-smoky-park-views**********
Glacier National Park News:
Bear traps set to catch yearling killer(s) on Blackfeet Reservation
A grizzly bear or bears killed six yearling steers since Thursday at the Rumney Ranch on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northern Montana, 25 miles east of Glacier National Park.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120418/NEWS01/204180304/Bear-traps-set-catch-yearling-killer-s-Blackfeet-Reservation?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
The “New” Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
The 62nd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be April 25 – 28.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/6822-the-%E2%80%9Cnew%E2%80%9D-spring-wildflower-pilgrimage
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Misc. National Park News:
National Parks Week 2012: MapQuest Launches Web-Based Parks Travel Guide (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
National Parks Week 2012 is April 21 to 29, and the National Park Service is celebrating by granting free admission to all 397 national parks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17..._n_1431790.htmlNew apps help Yellowstone visitors find wildlife but raise concern about crowds of tourists
Pretty soon, the best place to be on the lookout for a wolf, grizzly bear or other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park could be your phone.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/e...JdOT_story.htmlFotopedia Releases Updated Version of Popular National Parks App
Fotopedia today announced the rerelease of their popular National Parks app for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. The app has been completely redone ahead of Earth Day and National Parks Week.
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/04/fotopedia-releases-updated-version-of-popular-national-parks-appWhere's a Yellowstone bear? Look on your phone
For wildlife enthusiasts hoping to catch a glimpse of wolves, grizzly bears and bison at Yellowstone National Park, the best place to be on the lookout may soon be a cellphone.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...a1ea7278f480ff8**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Holy Cow: Explosives needed to free frozen bovine in National Park
It may take explosives to dislodge a group of cows that wandered into an old ranger cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, then died and froze solid when they couldn't get out.
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/weather/weat...k#ixzz1sQGf72NP**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Some Interior Roads In Yellowstone National Park To Open Friday
Greater access to Yellowstone National Park is scheduled to arrive Friday, when park officials plan to open the north and west entrance roads for wheeled traffic.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...open-friday9769The Path of the Pronghorn Protected
Forest Service agrees to remove livestock corrals that impede the pronghorn’s migration.
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2012/04/18/the-path-of-the-pronghorn-protected/**********
