9/12/13
Denali:
Sen. Murkowski Announces Passage of Denali Park Improvement Act
The bill includes three separate measures to reduce the use of diesel fuel, improve energy access in Denali National Park and Preserve, and honor Athabascan climber Walter Harper.
http://politicalnews.me/?id=24863&keys=DENALI-NATIONAL-PARK-LEGISLATIONDenali hydro project passed by Congress
Congress has passed a bill that will allow Doyon, Limited to build a small hydroelectric plant in Denali National Park and Preserve to power a remote lodge.
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news...1a4bcf6878.htmlHow Chris McCandless Died
Twenty-one years ago this month, on September 6, 1992, the decomposed body of Christopher McCandless was discovered by moose hunters just outside the northern boundary of Denali National Park. He had died inside a rusting bus that served as a makeshift shelter for trappers, dog mushers, and other backcountry visitors. Taped to the door was a note scrawled on a page torn from a novel by Nikolai Gogol:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/09/how-chris-mccandless-died.html**********
Glacier:
Glacier Park's new leader on budgets, community, and climate change
Glacier National Park’s new leader says the Park is facing many challenges, and opportunities. New Superintendent Jeff Mow is heading south, to Glacier National Park after more than 20-years working in Alaska.
http://mtpr.org/post/glacier-parks-new-leader-budgets-community-and-climate-changeGlacier Park Murder: Killer Confesses to Pushing Her Husband Face-First Off a Cliff (BEWARE ANNOYING AD)
A newlywed who had concerns about her eight-day marriage confessed to pushing her husband face-first off a cliff in Glacier National Park.
http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/45...first-cliff.htm**********
Grand Canyon:
Grand Canyon to celebrate National Public Lands Day with free entry
Grand Canyon National Park will join national parks across the country in celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) with fee free entry into the park on Sept. 28.
http://grandcanyonnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=717&ArticleID=10584*********
Grand Teton National Park News:
Plane crash in Grand Teton National Park kills 2
A plane crash in Grand Teton National Park on Wednesday killed two people about half a mile from the only commercial airport located inside a national park.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-reg...19bb2963f4.html**********
Yellowstone:
Yellowstone needs volunteers
Enter all national parks for free Sept. 28, in conjunction with National Public Lands Day.
http://trib.com/lifestyles/recreation/ye...c75999aa22.html3 Yellowstone superintendents to speak at West Yellowstone event
Three Yellowstone National Park superintendents will talk about their tenures guiding the world’s first national park and take questions in West Yellowstone, Mont. later this month.
http://www.yellowstonegate.com/2013/09/3...lowstone-event/Toddler Shot to Death at Yellowstone Raises Difficult Questions
Terribly sad news out of Yellowstone National Park this weekend. An unidentified 3-year-old girl from Idaho died on the shore of Yellowstone Lake at Grant Village campground on Saturday ... The cause? She was shot with her father's firearm. Disturbingly, the girl's mother called 911 and reported that her daughter had shot herself.
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/160806/toddler_shot_to_death_at**********
