US National Parks NewsNews on US National Parks continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Crash kills two in park- June 24, 2008 Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of an accident that killed two occupants of a Ford Focus after a head-on collision with a semi truck Monday on Highway 191 in Grand Teton Naional Park.http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/crash-kills-two-in-park?fromrss=1 Web site highlights Smokies' anniversary activities- June 23, 2008 The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has unveiled an interactive Web site giving viewers a virtual tour of activities planned to celebrate the park's 75th anniversary.http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/web-site-highlights-smokies-anniversary-act... Bills would expand Oregon wilderness and salmon protection- June 23, 2008 Members of Oregon's congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to expand wilderness around Mount Hood, protect tributaries of the Rogue River, and enlarge the boundaries of the Oregon Caves ...http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/bills-would-expand-oregon-wilderness-and-sa... White's City Near Carlsbad For Sale- June 23, 2008 White's City, a tourist town at the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, is being sold.http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/whites-city-near-carlsbad-for-sale?fromrss=... Smokies officials await arrival of invasive ash beetle- June 23, 2008 The Asian emerald ash borer has already killed millions of ash trees in Michigan and it's spreading south.http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/smokies-officials-await-arrival-of-invasive... Can the Martian arctic support extreme life- June 22, 2008 Bizarre microbes flourish in the most punishing environments on Earth from the bone-dry Atacama Desert in Chile to the boiling hot springs of Yellowstone National Park to the sunless sea bottom vents in the ...http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/can-the-martian-arctic-support-extreme-life... Protected nat'l park bay in NYC is boat graveyard- June 22, 2008 Abandoned boats litter the Gerritsen Creek shoreline, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in New York.http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/protected-natl-park-bay-in-nyc-is-boat-grav... Web tips for 4th of July travel- June 22, 2008 Looking for a break from the usual Fourth of July doings Want to take in a really big fireworks show instead of your local town display, or just looking for an excuse to get out of town for a few days Here ...http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/web-tips-for-4th-of-july-travel?fromrss=1 Voyageurs begins cormorant study- June 22, 2008 Voyageurs National Park is initiating a study of the double-crested cormorant colony in Lake Kabetogama starting this month.http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/voyageurs-begins-cormorant-study?fromrss=1 Crater Lake road opens- June 22, 2008 You can tell that summer has arrived in Oregon - enough snow is off the north entrance to Crater Lake National Park that travelers can get through.http://www.topix.net/us/national-parks/2008/06/crater-lake-road-opens?fromrss=1 |