Denali National Park News:
Human feces in Denali glaciers is heading downhill fast
It won't take hundreds or thousands of years for climbers' waste dumped in glacier crevasses on Denali to show up on the glacier surface, say Alaska Pacific University researchers. It could start happening in as little as 15 to 25 years, reports the Alaska Public Radio Network. The accumulation of climber feces -- about 65 tons of it so far -- has Denali National Park rangers debating the prospect of forcing climbers to carry out all their deposits.
http://www.adn.com/2012/06/26/2520505/human-feces-in-denali-glaciers.html#storylink=cpy**********
Glacier National Park News:
Officials warn of bear activity at Glacier Bay
Authorities at Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska are warning campers about bear activity in the West Arm.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3aba6540e2984557873dc003d13019ef/AK--Glacier-Bay-Bears**********
Misc. National Park News:
Motorcycles Rev Up Noise Fears In National Parks
Millions of Americans will travel to national parks this summer and surround themselves with sounds of birds, waterfalls and motorcycles. Motorcycles are one of the largest contributors to noise pollution in the parks and the park service is starting to listen in.
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/25/155727756/no-warm-welcome-for-motorcycles-in-national-parksLead poisoning 'epidemic' plagues California condors
The endangered California condor faces an "epidemic" of lead poisoning from scavenging carcasses contaminated by lead bullets despite years of costly conservation efforts, scientists said Monday.
http://www.france24.com/en/20120625-lead-poisoning-epidemic-plagues-california-condorsUtah developer creates award-winning app on national parks
It seems almost counter-intuitive to bring a high-tech gadget such as an iPad on a trip through one of this country’s national parks. After all, you’re supposed to be looking at nature’s wonders, not an electronic screen, right?
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/54352113-79/app-national-parks-park.html.csp**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Wildfires threaten summer Rocky Mtn tourism
Colorado's brutal wildfire season has its $5 billion tourism industry on edge as images like those of smoke-choked Pikes Peak and flaming vacation cabins near Rocky Mountain National Park threaten to scare away summer tourists.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57460048/wildfires-threaten-summer-rocky-mtn-tourism/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Tourist gored, flung by bison in Yellowstone National Park
Officials in Yellowstone National Park say a Massachusetts man was gored by a bull bison that threw him 10 feet in the air and then pinned him to the ground.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/26/tou.../#ixzz1yw6IYI8k
