National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Receiving Political Push-Back On Backcountry Fee
It's not on the same scale as the Boston Tea Party, but the sentiment is there: Don't tax us for using the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...ountry-fee22849**********
Misc. National Park News:
National parks could face 'meat cleaver' cuts
An association of retired National Park Service employees says that if Congress does not act to avoid sequestration there will be "meat cleaver" cuts at national parks across the country.
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_1215e2b8-4aa8-51b3-8554-b324a072d2d3.html**********
Saguaro National Park News:
Saguaro National Park to lose staff under automatic budget cuts
The superintendent of the Saguaro National Park says she will not be able to hire seasonal rangers if the across-the-board budget cuts called the sequester take effect on March 1st.
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/21321342/sa**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone snowmobile deal reached
After more than 15 years, the Yellowstone snowmobile wars may have reached an end.
http://triblive.com/usworld/nation/3540267-74/yellowstone-park-coaches#ixzz2LwBgkUiKFWP study: No sign of brucellosis in elk near Yellowstone
tate wildlife officials report that an ongoing study in southwestern Montana show that none of the 100 elk sampled in the Pioneer Mountains have been exposed to brucellosis.
http://www.kbzk.com/news/fwp-study-no-sign-of-brucellosis-in-elk-near-yellowstone/Wyoming wildlife officials investigating wolf poaching east of Yellowstone
Officials with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are seeking information about the illegal killing of a wolf along the North Fork of the Shoshone River east of the East Gate of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2013/02/w...of-yellowstone/**********
