August 9, 2012
Acadia National Park News:
Friends Of Acadia Has Annual Benefit Auction This Saturday; Look What's Up For Auction
Friends of Acadia has its annual benefit auction scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday. If you can't make it to the Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island, consider bidding on-line for great items such as a natural seaglass necklace or a 7-night stay in Southwest Harbor at the Harbor Ridge Resort.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ts-auction10355**********
Glacier National Park News:
Glacier NP: Parking expansion, North Fork Road section opening
About six miles of the Inside North Fork Road at Glacier National Park should open this weekend. Park crews are clearing the road and laying gravel after spring floods washed it out.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/glacier-np-parking-expansion-north-fork-road-section-opening/**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Free concert Saturday at Smokies visitor center
There's a mountain music concert coming to the Smokies.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/09/4708610/free-concert-saturday-at-smokies.html#storylink=cpy**********
Lassen National Park News:
Reading Fire grows to 3,600 acres at Lassen park; containment predicted for Saturday
Firefighters are battling a 3,600-acre blaze today that began as a small fire and originally was allowed to burn overgrowth in the Lassen Volcanic National Park, according to the National Park Service.
http://www.redding.com/news/2012/aug/08/reading-fire-grows-to-3600-acres-at-lassen-park/Lassen Park embraces its dark side with astronomy festival
Gathering timed for this weekend's Perseid meteor shower
Yellowstone National Park fire danger extreme
Three small fires sparked in 24 hours prompted Yellowstone National Park fire managers to raise the fire danger to “extreme” Wednesday. Meanwhile, Teton Interagency Fire is bumping its level up to “very high.”
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8879*********
Misc. National Park News:
Menstruating women do not attract bear attacks
Study busts the myth that women should avoid camping trips while menstruating, and sheds new light on sexist stereotypes in the process.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wildern...ct-bear-attacks**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Yellowstone National Park’s bison herd up 14 percent to an estimated at 4,230 animals
Yellowstone National Park administrators say the park’s bison population is up to an estimated 4,230 animals, including 600 calves born this year.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...2d06_story.htmlUW Promotes Research, Outreach at Venerable Grand Teton Center
The speaker for the evening’s public seminar has yet to arrive, and Harlow is beginning to wonder if she’ll be on time. It’s not that the speaker might have forgotten or blown off the event; it’s just that it can be difficult getting to the University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Center in Grand Teton National Park.
http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2012/08/uw-promotes-research,-outreach-at-venerable-grand-teton-center.html
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