9/24/2012 National Park News:


Banff National Park News:
Larches lure thousands to Banff National Park, causing traffic jams
As thousands of visitors flocked to Banff National Park to view golden coloured trees on the weekend, Parks Canada said it would look into offering a shuttle or transit service to alleviate traffic congestion in the future.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Larc...7637/story.html
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Ariz. man lacked permit for tours of Grand Canyon
A northern Arizona man temporarily has been banned from Grand Canyon National Park after being cited for providing commercial guide services without a permit.
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/19607262/ariz-man-lacked-permit-for-tours-of-grand-canyon
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Crews practice Smokies swiftwater rescues (Note: Video also)
Two East Tennessee fire departments joined with the National Park Service to practice swiftwater rescues in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/235887/2/Crews-practice-swiftwater-rescues-in-the-Smokies


Joshua Tree National Park News:
Joshua Tree National Park names Mount Minerva Hoyt after activist
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, who in the early 1900s showed no political mountain was too high to scale if you believed in your cause, now has her name on a mountain peak in Joshua Tree National Park.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120924/NEWS01/309230069/Joshua-Tree-National-Park-named-after-activist?odyssey=nav|head
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Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Idaho wildlife officers fail to find grizzly bear wounded by elk hunters
Wildlife officials in eastern Idaho say they were unable Sunday to find a grizzly bear wounded a day earlier by elk hunters as they tried to retrieve a six-point bull elk carcass in the Island Park area west of Yellowstone National Park.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...1a4bcf887a.html
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