7/13/2012
Acadia National Park News:
Acadia Officials Issue Ozone Pollution Alert
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has forecasted ozone to reach unhealthy levels Friday, July 13 for the entire Maine coast, including all regions of Acadia National Park.
http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=75694:acadia-officials-issue-ozone-pollution-alert&Itemid=938
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Everglades National Park News:
Let the alligators be, experts warn
The 10-foot alligator that bit off part of Kaleb “Fred” Langdale’s right arm Monday as he swam in the Caloosahatchee River might have seen the 17-year-old Moore Haven resident as a large prey item.
http://www.news-press.com/article/20120713/GREEN/307130033/Let-alligators-experts-warn?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home
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Glacier Bay National Park News:
Massive landslide in Glacier Bay National Park sends rock and ice over glacier
Even by Alaska standards, the rock slide in Glacier Bay National Park was a huge event.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mas...1ZgW_story.html*********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Grand Canyon Tourism Positively Impacts Economy
Researchers have reported that people boating the Colorado River were the Grand Canyon’s highest-dollar tourists a few years ago paying $412 per party nightly for their trips. While they account for fewer than one-percent of the park’s 4.3 million yearly visitors, they make up nine-percent of the national park’s spending.
http://www.lakepowelllife.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3637:grand-canyon-tourism-positively-impacts-economy&catid=186:latest-local-news&Itemid=18
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Firefighters are working to suppress a new 5-acre wildfire in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/162351716.html**********
