7/19/2012
Glacier National Park News:
Going-to-the-Sun Road closures could be lifted by Thursday night
The aftermath of Tuesday afternoon’s rock and mud slides continued to force closures on Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road Wednesday, but park officials said they hoped to reopen the popular and scenic drive by Thursday evening.
http://missoulian.com/news/local/parts-o...1a4bcf887a.htmlDrivers trapped by mudslides at national park
Mudslides on a road at Glacier National Park in Montana trapped the drivers of 10 cars Tuesday.
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/19060996/drivers-trapped-by-mudslides-at-national-park**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
“Pioneer of local food movement” to speak at Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park’s Green Team is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan, award-winning author, conservation biologist, farmer, and “pioneer of the local food movement” as he has been called by Time magazine, Utne Reader, and Mother Earth News, will be presenting special programs at the park on July 21 and 22.
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive...t-grand-canyon/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Increase in Smokies visitation means prosperity for area tourism
Whether it was the hopes of an upward looking economy, cheaper gas prices, a season of favorable weather or a general desire to get back to our roots, one thing is for certain — nearly 411,000 more people have visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this year than during the first six months of 2011.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jul/18/increase-in-smokies-visitation-means-prosperity/**********
Hot Springs National Park News:
Park rangers battling crime in Hot Springs
Park rangers are battling serious crimes on patrol.
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/218783/2/Park-rangers-battling-crime-in-Hot-Springs**********
Shenandoah National Park News:
Environmentalists say Shenandoah National Park at risk
State and local environmental protection advocates gathered in Darden Towe Park on Wednesday to warn about federal legislation that they said poses a clear and present danger to the Shenandoah National Park and other wilderness lands in Virginia.
http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2012/07/shenandoah_national_park.html**********
Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
Missing hiker found dead in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A hiker who disappeared in Theodore Roosevelt National Park was found dead near his car late Wednesday afternoon, the National Park Service said.
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-an...19bb2963f4.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park lifts campfire restrictions
Yellowstone National Park ended its temporary campfire ban today.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_b3dc88ea-d0fc-11e1-ad38-0019bb2963f4.html**********
