The National Park Service is seeking public comment regarding a capital improvement plan proposed by the utility company that provides electrical service to Yellowstone National Park. Continue Reading →
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Federal agencies release draft Snake River system management plan for public comment
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Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway and the National Elk Refuge released today for public review the Snake River Headwaters Comprehensive River Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Gateway Towns, planning, snake river
New river plan could mean more paddling in Grand Teton and Yellowstone
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A new Snake River management plan has recreational paddlers hoping that Grand Teton and Yellowstone may loosen river use restrictions. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Grand Teton, Inside the Parks, planning, rafting, rivers
Yellowstone seeks public input on commercial activities plan, horse trips
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The National Park Service is planning to change how commercial business are permitted to operate in Yellowstone National Park, and a series of public meetings are scheduled in gateway towns around the region to offer information and hear public comment on the draft plan. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Gateway Towns, commercial operations, concessions, planning
Grand Teton plans extensive overhaul of heavily used Jenny Lake area
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One of the busiest and most heavily used areas in Grand Teton National Park will be revitalized and overhauled under a long-term plan to improve trails and facilities that have suffered under high visitor traffic. Grand Teton Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott announced Friday that the park is seeking public input for an improvement plan for the Jenny Lake area, according to a statement released by the park's public affairs office. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Grand Teton, grand teton national park, jenny lake, planning, trending
Isa Lake in Yellowstone Park drains from continental divide to two oceans
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Isa Lake, which actually is more pond than lake, sits within Craig Pass, and is famous because it drains to two different oceans, but does so "backwards," according to the National Park Service. "At one time, it was probably the only lake on Earth that drained naturally backwards to two oceans, the east side draining to the Pacific and the west side to the Atlantic," states the 2012 edition of Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook, a Park Service reference guide. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Yellowstone, bridge, continental divide, craig pass, hiram chittenden, isa lake, planning
Yellowstone planners set public meetings on ‘complicated’ but ‘defensible’ winter-use plan
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Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk said Thursday that he believes the park's newly released draft winter-use plan is "complicated," but also "incredibly defensible," and that it will lead to a quieter, cleaner winter experience for visitors. If the plan survives expected court challenges — the last decade has seen constant legal wrangling over snowmobiles in the park — it will take effect in 2014, after a two-year transition period that follows current rules. Wenk and park planners will be discussing the plan later this month during public meetings in gateway communities around the park. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Yellowstone, planning, snow coaches, snowmobiles, winter use, yellowstone, yellowstone winter use
Park Service approves long-term plan for Yellowstone Lake area
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The National Park Service has approved a modified version of the preferred alternative proposed by Yellowstone Park managers for long-term development and management of the Lake area. A finding of "no significant impact" for the plan was signed April 17 by the National Park Service Intermountain Region Director. An environmental assessment that analyzed three alternatives for guiding development around Lake Village, Fishing Bridge and Bridge Bay was released for public review and comment in February 2012. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Yellowstone, bridge bay, fishing bridge, lake area, lake hotel, planning, RV, trending
Yellowstone Park wins approval for plan to convert cabins to visitor lodging
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Yellowstone National Park planners have received approval for a proposal to convert 67 cabin units used for concessioner employee housing in the Old Faithful Lodge Area to visitor use, and to construct a new dormitory in the Old Faithful administrative area. An environmental review of the plan found there would be no significant impact to repurpose the cabins to provide more affordable visitor lodging at Old Faithful. Park managers also will build a new employee dormitory to house employees now living in the cabins. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Yellowstone, concessioners, lodging, old faithful, planning, yellowstone
Grand Teton National Park seeks comments on planned Moose water system overhaul
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Grand Teton National Park is seeking public comment on its environmental assessment of a plan to replace the wastewater system at Moose and to upgrade other deficiencies in the community's water systems. The community has a handful of permanent residents and also hosts the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center and the National Park Service headquarters for Grand Teton, as well as some concessioners and cabins. Continue Reading →