1/15/2013
Glacier National Park News:
Glacier National Park names interim chief
Glacier National Park has turned to a long-time National Park Service employee to take over until a permanent park superintendent is named.
http://www.kpax.com/news/glacier-national-park-names-interim-chief/**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Hog-Nosed Skunk Causes Stir at Grand Canyon
Desert bighorn sheep, river otters and mountain lions, yes. But a hog-nosed skunk at the Grand Canyon? Hardly.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hog-nosed-skunk-stir-grand-canyon-18213355Woman reported missing on Grand Canyon river trip
Grand Canyon National Park rangers are searching for a woman reported missing from a private river trip.
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Woman-reported-missing-on-Grand-Canyon-river-trip-186841562.html***********
Misc. National Park News:
Director of U.S. National Park Service to speak at university
Director of the U.S. National Park Service Jonathan Jarvis will pay a visit to Mississippi State University today.
http://www.reflector-online.com/news/dir...33#.UPWzMVKjU80**********
Olympic National Park News:
New Olympic National Park chief says she plans to stay awhile
Olympic National Park's new superintendant said she intends to stick around longer than her recent predecessors.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/articl...-to-stay-awhile**********
Pinacles National Park:
America's newest national park declared
Pinnacles National Monument in California was signed into law as the United States' 59th and newest national park, now bearing the name Pinnacles National Park.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/01/14/america-newest-national-park-declared/#ixzz2I5EHU9kW**********
Wind Cave National Park News:
Wind Cave National Park to reduce elk herd
Officials are considering herding hundreds of elk out of Wind Cave National Park in southwestern South Dakota to reduce a bloated herd.
http://www.argusleader.com/viewart/20130...reduce-elk-herd**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Court takes up Yellowstone-area wolf harvests
Whether gray wolf hunting and trapping should continue outside the gates of Yellowstone National Park is in the hands of a state judge, after Montana wildlife officials pressed Monday to reinstate a temporary ban.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130115/us-travel-yellowstone-wolves/**********
