9/12/2012 National Park News:
Glacier National Park News:
More visitors 'like' Glacier National Park
Social media, great weather drive visitation
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120911/NEWS01/309110025**********
Misc. National Park News:
The economics of national parks (Editorial)http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-economics-of-national-parks/2012/09/08/c6cc74a4-f778-11e1-a93b-7185e3f88849_story.html
How Have National Parks And Public Lands Fared Under The Obama Administration? (Editorial)
With the Obama administration nearing the end of its first, and possibly only, term, it has a track record for its stance on public lands in general and national parks specifically, though it's not as rosy as many conservationists had hoped for when the president came into office.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...nistration10515**********
Misc. National Park News:
The Economics of National Parks (Editorial)
The financial pressures on the national park system noted in the Sept. 5 editorial “America the less beautiful” seem senseless even if viewed solely from an economic perspective. These parks more than pay their own way when one considers their effect on the U.S. economy, from the transportation, accommodation and other expenditures of the system’s almost 300 million annual visitors. The millions of foreign visitors to the parks bring the United States billions of dollars annually.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/t...8849_story.html*********
Theodore Roosevelt National Park News:
North Dakota national park elk project progresses
Officials at Theodore Roosevelt National Park are moving into the next phase of an elk management program, using technology rather than guns.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/apArticle/id/DA17L8SG1/**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Attendance Up Slightly:
Despite a stubbornly high national unemployment rate and weak economy, visitation so far this year to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks has increased slightly over 2011, with the summer travel season ending on a relatively high note for the regional tourism industry.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2012/09/y...through-august/Researchers begin grizzly trappings in Yellowstone
Researchers begin grizzly trappings in Yellowstone
Year-to-date Yellowstone and Grand Teton visitation up slightly through August
http://www.idahopress.com/news/state/res...5796222888.html**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite’s Half Dome cables added to national historic register as limited access pondered
A rocky trail and hundreds of feet of twisted metal cables might not immediately conjure an image of something worthy of historical preservation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...f8eb_story.htmlDid Park Service do enough to warn Yosemite visitors of hantavirus risk?
There has been an outbreak of hantavirus, a deadly disease spread by rodents. More than 22,000 people who visited Yosemite National Park since June have now been warned they should get tested. There have been eight confirmed cases and three people have died. One of the survivors said the warnings came too late.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57510794/yosemite-park-reacts-to-hantavirus-cases/**********
