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IN THE NEWS TODAY: Road Openings -- by Bruce Gourley New Historic Listing in MT -- by NPS New National Parks Bill -- News Brief Road Construction Update -- News Brief Daily Environmental News -- from ISyndicate |
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EAST AND SOUTH
ENTRANCES OPEN by Dr. Bob Bara YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. (YNET) -- Spring has sprung in the Yellowstone area. This week has witnessed mostly sunny and increasingly warm weather, as if on cue for the opening of the east and south entrances today. The only entrance to Yellowstone which is not yet opened is the northeast entrance, the opening of which is contingent upon the clearing of the Beartooth Highway, the gateway to the northeast entrance of Yellowstone. The Beartooth Highway rises to nearly 11,000 feet, and its heavy snowpack make clearing the road a time-consuming process. The highway is scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend. Visitors to the Park will yet see a lot of snow in many areas of the Park. Also, the high and winding Dunraven Pass road between Tower and Canyon inside the Park is not yet open to automobile traffic. For more information on road construction schedules for this summer in Yellowstone, read below.
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND COLUMNISTS Ralph Maughan
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NEW HISTORIC
LISTING IN MONTANA by National Park Service MONTANA (NPS) -- On April 30, 1999 the Porter Ranch Barn was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation. In 1908, Frank Porter, a well known logging contractor and farmer, built the Porter Ranch Barn, a large two story wood frame building approximately 95 X 65 feet. Still standing after 90 years, the enormous building is a local landmark in Flathead County, Montana, and a testimony to Porter's wealth and the durability of the builders. The barn was designed for housing 16 horses, and included a second level for plenty of hay storage. The barn's unique structural features include cedar roof shingles, planed timber and many of the posts and beams are made from the squared timber of a whole tree. The Fish & Wildlife Service maintains the property, now known as the Blasdel Waterfowl Production Area. Although the barn is set back from major thoroughfares, it can be seen from two major highways, towering over all of the buildings in the foreground, a reminder of our connection to the earth. . |
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| NEW NATIONAL
PARKS BILL News Brief from ENNA Senate bill sponsored by Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., would change the way U.S. National Parks are protected, a park advocacy group said Tuesday. The National Park Preservation Act, S.819, would authorize a dedicated annual revenue source of $500 million to help parks "that have ecosystems, critical habitat, cultural resources or other core park resources that are threatened or impaired." Of that funding, some $350 million would be available to fund projects directed at outside threats to the parks. For the full story, go to www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/05/050699/parks_3038.asp |
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| ROAD CONSTRUCTION
UPDATE News Brief Tourists to Yellowstone will be glad to know that this year's road construction projects in the Park will not be as obstructive to traffic as the past few years. There will be no scheduled delays longer than 30 minutes, with construction taking place only from West Thumb to the East Entrance and in the Lamar Valley. Following is the seasonal road construction schedule listed by sections of roadway: -- March 15 through midnight May 31: Open 24 hours with up to 30 minute delays from
7:00AM to 9:00PM EAST ENTRANCE TO FISHING BRIDGE -- Opening date through July 5: Open 24 hours with up to 30 minute delays. LAKE JUNCTION TO BRIDGE BAY -- Opening date through Oct. 3: Open 24 hours with up to 30 minute delays. BRIDGE BAY TO WEST THUMB -- Opening date through July 5: Open 24 hours with up to 30 minute delays from 9:00AM
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