3/15/2013 National Park News:
Glacier National Park News:
Kalispell woman found dead in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park officials have identified Amy Marie Reddig of Kalispell, 28 years old, as the woman whose body was found near the head of Lake McDonald on Thursday afternoon.
http://www.krtv.com/news/kalispell-woman-found-dead-in-glacier-national-park/**********
Grand Teton National Park News:
Trout Unlimited, Grand Teton National Park Partner to Restore Gros Ventre Watershed
Grand Teton National Park joined with the sportsmen's group Trout Unlimited (TU) today to announce collaborative efforts underway on a stream restoration project for the Gros Ventre watershed.
http://www.tu.org/press_releases/2013/tr...-ventre-watersh**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Sequester Smacks Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway
Federal budget cuts mean you may have to revise those summer vacation plans.
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31368-1**********
Misc. National Park News;
Acadia to Grand Canyon Delays Spread Congress Dysfunction
Andy Foyil, a fifth-grade social studies teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is taking 30 students on a field trip to Washington this month. A White House tour was to be the highlight.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-03-14/acadia-to-grand-canyon-delays-spread-congress-dysfuction**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Grizzly bears emerging from hibernation, Yellowstone park officials warn
Park officials say that as grizzlies come out of hibernation, people should stay in groups of three of more, make noise on the trail and carry bear spray.
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/03/grizzly_bears_emerging_from_hi.htmlChamber seeks donations to plow, open Yellowstone gate
The Cody Country Chamber of Commerce launched a fundraising campaign Thursday to raise $50,000 to hire state snow plows to clear the road through the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park and open up the gate two weeks sooner than currently planned.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart...ellowstone-gate**********
