August 1, National Park News:
Everglades National Park News:
Fla. man charged with crime after alligator rips his hand off
A Florida man whose hand was chomped off by an alligator last month now faces a criminal charge stemming from the incident.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/31/fla-ma.../#ixzz22JtaMJ00**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
3rd Calif condor chick spotted in northern Arizona
Another California condor chick hatched in the wild this year has been spotted in a nest cave deep in Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_21202944/3rd-calif-condor-chick-spotted-northern-arizonaGrand Canyon airport expansion could increase jet service, but area businesses wary
The Arizona Department of Transportation wants to see more business at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport.
http://www.knau.org/post/grand-canyon-ai...businesses-wary**********
Misc. National Park News:
Pinnacles National Monument could become 59th national park
Pinnacles National Monument in central California would become the 59th U.S. national park under a bill that cleared the House on Tuesday with bipartisan support.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-pinnacles-national-monument-park-bill-20120731,0,5387194.story
10 best national park campsites across the USA
The majority of summers during our first three decades of marriage were spent camping in the national parks -- from Acadia to Zion. And we did so in a series of four VW campers, the first of which was so underpowered it was unable to make the minimum speed limit heading west against the wind on a Wyoming interstate. Indeed, spending three months each summer in a VW bus is the gold standard for testing the oft-repeated vow "….. for better, for worse."
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/...-USA/56620836/1**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
1 Killed 3 Injured in Yellowstone National Park
At least one person is dead and three more injured after a series of random incidents in Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/1-Killed-3-Injured-in-Yellowstone-National-Park-164514506.html*********
