06/01/2012
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon waives entry fees on outdoors day
The Grand Canyon and other national parks are waiving entry fees on June 9 to promote outdoor activity.
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/18663910/grand-canyon-waives-entry-fees-on-outdoors-day**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
'Voice of the Smokies' retiring
The "Voice of the Smokies" celebrated the end of his remarkable career Thursday.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/221495/2/Voice-of-the-Smokies-retiring**********
Misc. National Park News:
National Park Foundation Awards $220,000 to National Park Stewards Sponsored By University of Phoenix
Twenty Parks To Participate in Foundation's Park Stewards Youth-Focused Service-Learning Program
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/31/4529118/national-park-foundation-awards.html#storylink=cpy**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone plowing work covers 320 miles of mountain roads
Yellowstone National Park facilities manager Randy Baum was feeling pretty good a few weeks ago about how snow plowing was progressing along the park’s roads. That was before Mother Nature sent a potent spring storm through the area over Memorial Day weekend.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/06/yellowstone-plowing/Warmer weather in the mix as fishing picks up this week
Memorial Day weekend was greeted by the opener of fishing in...
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/news/article_1a74ab92-abfe-11e1-8651-001a4bcf887a.htmlSuper-eruption 'may happen sooner'
Supervolcanoes with the power to destroy human civilisations may have much shorter fuses than was previously thought, scientists believe.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress...71338393978767A**********
