Acadia National Park News:
Officials say tourism season off to promising start
Sunny skies, warm weather and somewhat lower gas prices helped lure visitors to parks and coastal communities throughout Maine over the extended Memorial Day weekend, kicking off what tourism officials said looks to be a promising season.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/28/ne...art/?ref=latest***********
Great Smoky National Park News:
Asheville biologist honored for work saving endangered squirrel
Kelly's efforts to help endangered flying squirrels cross highway recognized
A wildlife diversity biologist from Asheville has been honored for her work in designing launch platforms that help endangered Carolina northern flying squirrels cross the Cherohala Skyway in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120529/NEWS/305290024/Asheville-biologist-honored?odyssey=nav|head
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Sequoia National Park News:
SMOG AT SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK DAMAGING PINES, REDWOOD SEEDLINGS
Spot has dubious distinction of worst air pollution of any national park in country
On a clear day, the view from Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park extends west for 105 miles across the patchwork of crops in California’s agricultural heartland to the Coast Mountains and the Pacific Ocean beyond.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/29/tp-smog-at-sequoia-national-park-damaging-pines/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone Park's bear spray information outdated and contradictory
Yellowstone National Park's bear spray information is outdated and contradictory; it omits a key fact that could save lives. The National Park Service uses a long-winded "Bear Pepper Spray" video that's laughably amateurish.
http://www.examiner.com/article/yellowstone-park-s-bear-spray-information-dangerous-contradictory**********
Yosemite National Park News:
National parks brace for cuts but not closures
Visitors to California's national parks may notice more trash on the trails, longer lines at service booths and fewer rangers this summer as the pinch of the federal government's budget problems grows increasingly difficult to overlook.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/28/MN4A1OMDIG.DTL***********
