June 4, National Park News:
Acadia National Park:
Visitor injuries, trail violations keep Acadia rangers busy
Now that the park is fully open to visitors, and with above-normal temperatures in the region the past few days, activity in the park has stepped up — bringing a few accidents along with it.
http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/201...ia-rang/1373363**********
Denali National Park:
At Denali National Park, season of fire and ice roars in
Mother Nature always finds something new to offer at Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve. This year, it's fire and ice.
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130603/denali-national-park-season-fire-and-ice-roars*********
Everglades National Park:
Snakes hunter finds enigmatic gold, diamond, sapphire pendant
A man taking part in Florida's official Burmese python yearly hunt is looking for the owner of a penny-size 18 to 22 gold pendant, with sapphires forming a cross inside a circle of diamonds he found last February, NBC reports.
http://www.mining.com/snakes-hunter-finds-enigmatic-gold-diamond-sapphire-pendant-47703/*********
Grand Canyon National Park:
Explore the universe with amateur astronomers at Grand Canyon Star Party
On the South Rim, events include a slide show nightly at 8 p.m. in the Grand Canyon Visitor Center theater, followed by telescope viewing behind the building. The slide show is open seating and doors open at 7:40 p.m. Green-laser constellation tours will be offered at 9, 9:30 and 10 p.m.
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive...yon-star-party/Signs of comeback for the endangered humpback chub
National Park Service biologists discovered good news in their efforts to recover the endangered humpback chub — for the first time the translocated fish were found spawning in Havasu Creek at Grand Canyon National Park.
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-endangered-fish-20130603,0,7849367.story
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Great Smoky Mountain Park:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Will Offer Raptor Program Thursday
A program on raptors that soar above Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be offered this Thursday at the Oconaluftee Multipurpose Room.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...m-thursday23403State puts up traps to catch emerald ash borers
State and federal agriculture officials are tracking how far the emerald ash borer beetle has advanced by hanging purple triangular traps in trees across Tennessee.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jun/03/state-puts-up-traps-to-catch-emerald-ash-borers/*********
Yellowstone National Park:
New Yellowstone fishing rules target non-native species
Yellowstone National Park has enacted a few new fishing regulations aimed at protecting native fish species.
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/...native-species/Grizzly Bear Trapping Season Begins at Yellowstone National Park
Grizzly bears in parts of Yellowstone National Park will be trapped, sedated and tagged as part of an annual research operation that began Monday and is scheduled to continue through mid July.
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/...tional-park.htm**********
Yosemite National Park:
Yosemite National Park rangers search for teen swept over waterfall
Witnesses said 19-year-old Aleh Kalman was swimming in the water above Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park when a strong current pulled him over the edge of the nearly 600-foot waterfall.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national...2#ixzz2VHBUZSGH**********
