Acadia National Park:
Broken rope results in three injured in Acadia
A broken rope is being blamed for a climbing accident that injured three climbers in Acadia National Park on Sunday.
http://www.wgme.com/news/top-stories/stories/wgme_vid_17391.shtml**********
Glacier National Park:
Glacier NP seeks comment on future plans
Glacier National Park officials are hosting a series of public meetings in and around the park this summer, to solicit ideas and concerns regarding future management of the Going to the Sun Road corridor.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/glacier-np-seeks-comment-on-future-plans/NPS veteran to lead Glacier
Jeff Mow, a 25-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been named superintendent of Glacier National Park.
http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/whitefishpilot/article_9fb86cd8-d878-11e2-8a98-0019bb2963f4.html**********
Grand Canyon National Park:
Budget cuts lead to longer lines at Grand Canyon
Cuts to the National Park Service are being felt at the Grand Canyon National Park and other Arizona attractions.
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130617/NEWS/130619652/1006/GOV**********
Grand Teton:
Weekend Incidents Keep Grand Teton National Park Rangers Busy
A series of emergencies, that include the death of an individual and two search and rescue missions, last weekend kept Grand Teton National Park rangers busy.
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_88770224-d7b9-11e2-886e-001a4bcf887a.html**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park:
Gatlinburg Cabin Rental Agency Adds 13 New Cabins
Latest additions to the Cabins of the Smoky Mountains family continue its growth around Pigeon Forge
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/19/5507661/gatlinburg-cabin-rental-agency.html#storylink=cpyBest May ever for visits to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, year to date lags 5 percent
The mountains were a popular destination last month.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d08de1bf1b444135993e27616490c489/TN--Smokies-Visits-May**********
Misc. Park News:
BLM is creating plan for central and northern Alaska lands
The Bureau of Land Management is creating a plan that will determine the future use of BLM-managed land in central and northern Alaska.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news...1a4bcf6878.html**********
Rocky Mountain National Park:
Big Meadows fire in Rocky Mountain National Park reaches 95 percent containment
Fire crews reached 95 percent containment in their efforts to put out the Big Meadows fire on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
http://www.reporterherald.com/news/color...al-park-reaches**********
Saguaro National Park:
Saguaro National Park, Other Park Units, Ban Campfires
Fire danger in the Southwest has gotten so bad that a ban on campfires is being implemented in a handful of national park units, including Saguaro National Park and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/201...CFC4Tj2xzcNhElQ**********
Yellowstone National Park:
FWP: Bison found in Yellowstone River did not die from disease
Three bison found dead in the Yellowstone River did not die from malignant catarrhal fever, a disease that can cause fatal infections in bison, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
http://www.kxlf.com/news/fwp-bison-found-in-yellowstone-river-did-not-die-from-disease/**********
Yosemite National Park:
Wildfire near Yosemite National Park threatening 800 homes
About 800 homes are threatened by a wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-wildfire-yosemite-20130618,0,7993178.story
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