Denali National Park News:
The last surviving member of a family foursome that helped change Alaska died Tuesday in Jackson Hole, Wyo., at the age of 100.
http://newsminer.com/bookmark/18722010-Louise-Murie-who-helped-catalog-Denali-National-Park%E2%80%99s-wildlife-dies-at-100
Finn dies in ski accident on Alaska's Mount McKinley
A Finnish climber has died after falling some 2,000 feet while attempting to ski down a notorious
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-...i-national-park**********
Glacier National Park News:
Glacier National Park prepares for holiday weekend
Glacier National Park officials report that the Apgar and St. Mary Visitor Centers are open, as well as many of the campgrounds just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/glacier-national-park-prepares-for-holiday-weekend/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Bear sighted in Oak Ridge
A young male bear made a walk through Oak Ridge on Tuesday, causing several neighborhood concerns.
http://www.oakridger.com/newsnow/x639956143/Bear-sighted-in-Oak-Ridge**********
Misc. National Park News:
National Park Foundation Grants More Than $200,000 To Restore And Establish Trails And Promote Healthy Lives In America's National Parks
Today, the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, announced over $200,000 in grants to be awarded to the thirteen national parks selected to participate in the 2012 Active Trails program. Now in its fourth round of grants, the National Park Foundation's Active Trails program promotes national parks as a venue for community engagement and encourages healthy living through various forms of recreation and volunteer service on land and water trails.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/24/4514213/national-park-foundation-grants.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
27 bison trucked into Yellowstone
More than two dozen bison near West Yellowstone were rounded up, loaded onto trucks and hauled back into Yellowstone National Park on Thursday, according to bison advocates and the state wildlife department.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/wildlife/article_7cdcaa00-a622-11e1-8ae0-001a4bcf887a.htmlTruck tips near West Yellowstone, spilling fertilizer
A truck hauling liquid fertilizer went off the road near West Yellowstone Thursday afternoon, triggering cleanup efforts in the area.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/truck-tips-near-west-yellowstone-spilling-fertilizer/Behavior toward wolf by Yellowstone staff was appalling (Editorial)
My family and I visited Yellowstone National Park one weekend and I witnessed some appalling behavior. On May 5, we spotted some wolves crossing the road between Mammoth and Norris.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/article_14821e22-a5c8-11e1-961a-001a4bcf887a.html**********
