Glacier National Park News:
Famed Glacier NP road may open next week
Late season snows have put a kink in the plowing taking place on Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road, but park officials say there's some light at the end of the tunnel.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/famed-glacier-np-road-may-open-next-week/**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
New fire sparked near Grand Canyon
Fire crews are responding to the newly-sparked Grand Fire on the Kaibab National Forest.
http://ktar.com/22/1552784/New-fire-sparked-near-Grand-Canyon**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Tennessee Woman Sexually Assaulted, Stabbed At Most-Visited National Park
Authorities said today they are sorting through leads while stepping up patrols of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park following the sexual assault and stabbing of a hiker at the most visited national park.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/great-smoky-mou...ory?id=16550269**********
Misc. National Park News:
Co-ops Keep National Parks Connected
Millions of people who normally get their electricity from investor-owned or municipal utilities could get a taste of electric cooperative service on their next summer road trip.
http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/co-ops-keep-national-parks-connected/45283**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
Popular Mount Rainier National Park trail closed because of washout, hazardous conditions
Mount Rainier National Park officials say the popular Comet Falls Trail has been temporarily closed because of a washout and hazardous conditions.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/746d6e8a59714fe8a4155911a8a5539e/WA--Trail-Closed**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System:
Great Himalayan National Park vies for World Heritage status
Shimla : The Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh, one of the richest biodiversity sites in the western Himalayas, has come closer to getting global recognition.
http://twocircles.net/2012jun13/great_himalayan_national_park_vies_world_heritage_status.html**********
