7/16/2012
Acadia National Park News:
Aquatic insects target of Acadia ‘bio blitz’
Volunteer Kathy Claerr of Bowdoin wades in Witch Hole Pond in Acadia National Park on Saturday, July 14, 2012, while looking for life in a specimen net. Claerr was one of dozens of volunteers who participated in the park's 10th annual Bio Blitz, which this year sought to collect as many different types of aquatic insects as possible within a two-day period.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/07/15/news/hancock/aquatic-insects-target-of-acadia-bio-blitz/**********
Everglades National Park News:
Obama Administration Releases Report on Next Steps in Restoring the Everglades
The Obama Administration has released a report outlining the historic Federal investments and progress made in Everglades restoration under the leadership of President Obama, and announced $80 million in additional funding to support farmers and ranchers who voluntarily conserve wetlands on agricultural land in the Northern Everglades Watershed. This new investment, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), will restore an additional 23,000 acres of wetlands vital to water quality and wildlife habitat in the Everglades system.
http://eponline.com/articles/2012/07/13/...everglades.aspx**********
North Cascades National Park News:
Rangers evacuate four climbers in North Cascades National Park
The North Cascades National Park search and rescue team recently responded to two separate mountaineering accidents, evacuating four people from remote mountain peaks.
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/adventure.../#storylink=cpy*********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Thousands work behind the scenes to keep Yellowstone running
For more than a decade, Richard Ranc has worked a summer job emptying trash cans, cleaning restrooms and performing minor repairs. The work comes with some of the most spectacular views in America, but there's always the risk of bear attack.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/16/uk-usa-yellowstone-idUSLNE86F02520120716Taking Yellowstone's temperature from space
Satellite imagery could help predict geothermal or volcanic activity
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/...l#ixzz20ojRXEXZBison critics can calm fanciful fears over proposal
A Montana legislator attracted national attention recently by placing bison at the center of an elaborate conspiracy to "bring our populace into perfect dependence on big government" and drive the price of gasoline to $25 a gallon.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120716/OPINION/207160305**********
