3/21/2013
Glacier National Park News:
Oil drilling near Glacier National Park to halt
A Denver-based exploration company will stop drilling next to Glacier National Park, with company officials saying they haven't located enough oil and gas to continue after 14 wells and more than a decade of work.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/artic...E4_CUTLIN605027**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Companies Search For Ways To Mine Uranium Outside Grand Canyon National Park
Northern Arizona has four times more uranium than any other deposit in the United States. But as of 2012, new uranium mining claims are banned on land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. From the Changing America Desk in Flagstaff, Laurel Morales reports that the uranium riches still have mining companies looking for a way in.
http://www.knau.org/post/companies-search-ways-mine-uranium-outside-grand-canyon-national-park**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Body found in Rocky Mountain National Park
A Rocky Mountain National Park team has found the body of a man who was believed to have been fatally injured in a fall during an avalanche Sunday.
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Bo...p#ixzz2ODC1pluX***********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park may ban horse, bike and raft rentals, and remove ice rink and pools
With the onset of spring, visitors are returning to see the waterfalls, granite cliffs and snow-capped peaks of Yosemite National Park. But a 14-year-old lawsuit could soon force sweeping changes and eliminate popular activities in one of America's most beloved national parks.
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-gove...-horse-bike-andThe National Park Service has big plans to overhaul Yosemite Valley
Under the National Park Service proposals, all horse rentals in Yosemite Valley would be banned. So would bicycle rentals. The pool would be removed from the Ahwahnee Hotel. The ice rink would be torn out at Curry Village among other changes. The $235 million “Merced River Plan” has been more than 10 years in the making, and tied up amid numerous lawsuits by environmentalists.
http://photos.mercurynews.com/2013/03/20...osemite-valley/**********
Zion National Park News:
Zion National Park shuttle service starts Sunday
Zion National Park will begin its seasonal shuttle service this Sunday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...3b49_story.html
