Badlands National Park News:
Feds move closer to first tribal national park
As the National Park Service and Department of Interior move closer to creating the nation’s first national park managed by an American Indian tribe, new details about what the park could look like are being released, including plans to establish a free-roaming bison herd.
http://www.nativetimes.com/news/environment/7131-feds-move-closer-to-first-tribal-national-park
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Big Bend National Park News:
Big Bend landscape evolves with harsh weather
Surrounded by large patches of straw-yellow sotol and withered prickly pear, federal botanist Joe Sirotnak summarized the causes of a massive plant die-off that has changed the Big Bend desert landscape, at least temporarily.
http://www.theeagle.com/texas/Big-Bend-landscape-evolves-with-harsh-weather--7128960
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Crater Lake National Park News:
Changes coming to Crater Lake National Park
The lake never changes, but people heading to Crater Lake National Park this summer will notice some differences, especially if they hike down to the lake.
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/news/inside/article_a86d68d4-91c9-11e1-a882-001a4bcf887a.html
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Everglades National Park News:
Tracking pythons may provide clues to vanishing wildlife
Kristen Hart's search for a cold-blooded killer came to an end at a perfect hideout -- thick scrub brush, dense trees and shade. She crouched with three scouts and whispered.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news...ildlife-633691/
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Misc. National Park News:
Hunting bill worries advocates of national parks
Leaders of an advocacy group for the National Parks System expressed concern this past week about the potential consequences of a federal bill they say could pave the way for hunting on some land within the system.
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/2012...-national-parks
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Olympic National Park News:
U.S.: Salmon revival in sight as Elwha River dams fall
Elwha, Glines dams being felled to open path for thousands of salmon
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Salmon+revival+sight+Elwha+River+dams+fall/6538520/story.html
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Yosemite National Park News:
Low snow, so take the high road soon
Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park, one of America's most beautiful mountain highways, is likely to open this week over 9,943-foot Tioga Pass.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/29/SPQ11OAT0S.DTL#ixzz1tX1abIQZ
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