Everglades National Park News:
Gator Bites Off Airboat Captain Wallace Weatherholt's Hand In Everglades City (VIDEO)
Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is expected to open for the season Friday.
http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larim...n-national-parkEnvironmental Protection Agency Gives OK To $880 Million Everglades Clean-up Plan (VIDEO)
An $880 million plan to improve Everglades water quality was given federal approval Wednesday, setting the clock on a massive 12-year cleanup project.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/epa-everglades-cleanup-880-million_n_1594079.html*********
Glacier National Park News:
Kalispell wolf hunt meeting draws a crowd
Over 100 people showed up at a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks open house that was held in Kalispell on Wednesday night to voice their opinions on next year's proposed wolf hunting and trapping season.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/kalispell-wolf-hunt-meeting-draws-a-crowd/*********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Fire in Grand Canyon National Park is 70 percent contained
A fire burning in both the Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National Park is 70 percent contained.
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Fire-in-Gra...-158927115.html**********
Misc. National Park News:
Starry, Starry Nights At Petrified Forest
Preparing for the next 100 years of existence, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis has issued a 36-point call to action for all Park Service employees to preserve America’s special places. Titled “Starry, Starry Night,” call to action number 27 calls for the federal agency to “lead the way in protecting natural darkness as a precious resource,” and names the Colorado Plateau as the venue to create a national model for the initiative.
http://www.azjournal.com/2012/06/13/starry-starry-nights-at-petrified-forest/**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Falling boulders are the single biggest force shaping Yosemite Valley, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the national park system. Now swaths of some popular haunts are closing for good after geologists confirmed that unsuspecting tourists and employees are being lodged in harm's way.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-14/rock-risk-forces-yosemite-closures/55590338/1*********
