2/28/13 National Park News:
Everglades National Park News:
Free Saturday admission to Everglades National Park
Admission to Everglades National Park will be free Saturday in honor of its third annual Vintage Day celebration.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/27/32...l#storylink=cpy**********
Glacier National Park News:
Glacier National Park receives $250,000 transportation federal grant
Glacier National Park will receive a $250,000 grant as part of the Federal Transit Administration’s Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks program.
http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/bigfork...19bb2963f4.html**********
Grand Canyon:
Study: Grand Canyon visitors spent $467M in 2011
A new study done for the National Park Service shows visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park spent more than $467 million in 2011 and supported nearly 7,400 jobs.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires...amp;ir=homepage*********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park draws 9 million visitors who spent $818 million last year
A National Park Service analysis shows visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent $818 million in communities surrounding the Smokies.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3ebb92fbc4564a04a11df931e20b0b95/TN--Smokies-Economy**********
Misc. National Park News:
National Park status for San Gabriel Mountains, river reach White House budget office
A proposal to designate 581,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains, the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo rivers and the Puente-Chino Hills as a federal recreation area has reached the White House.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_22684531/national-park-status-san-gabriel-mountains-river-reachKid Writes Adorable Letter To Yosemite National Park, Apologizes For Taking Sticks (PHOTO)
This kid note submitted to Reddit by user and self-proclaimed Yosemite National Park Ranger bestmattever, shows the dismay of a young child named Evie, who wrote the letter with two sticks attached because the child knew they were "not supposed to take things from the park."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/kid-writes-letter-to-yosemite-national-park_n_2775343.htmlNational Park Service: Sequestration to Hurt Local Tourism
National Park Service officials say sequestration-related budget cuts could result in a reduced user experience.
http://fallschurch.patch.com/articles/na...ourism-fc3213b5***********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Minnesota man dies while snowmobiling near West Yellowstone
A 66-year-old Minnesota man died while snowmobiling west of West Yellowstone in Montana.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...l#ixzz2MEdVUUPFWyoming delegation decries Yellowstone Park cuts 'scare tactics'
The Obama administration is resorting to scare tactics by telling the public that steep budget cuts could result in closures and reduced services at parks such as Yellowstone and Grand Teton, members of Wyoming's congressional delegation say.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...l#ixzz2MEdbuwdU***********
