The decline in Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake has meant that anglers in Yellowstone National Park must release any of the native fish that are caught. Unfortunately, for the park’s osprey, catch-and-release fishing is not an option.
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Early visit to Yellowstone a dream come true for recovered cancer patient
For a recovered cancer patient from Mississippi, local efforts to plow roads in Yellowstone National Park helped fulfill his dream vacation. But for many others visiting Yellowstone on Friday, the politics and economics of snow plowing took a back seat to the animals, including a grizzly sow and her cub spotted between Sedge Bay and Lake Butte Overlook.
Grand Teton summer road repairs will mean delays in some parts of park
Summer road repair and rehabilitation projects begin next week in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. This work will result in varying traffic delays during the 2013 travel season.
Yellowstone geyser predictions: Why didn’t it erupt on time?
Geysers are a rare sight anywhere in the world, so with half the planet’s geothermal features located in Yellowstone National Park, the natural wonders rank high on “must-see” lists for most first-time park visitors. Old Faithful is famous for erupting “on schedule,” so shouldn’t there be a geyser schedule for the whole day posted somewhere?
Sure, if geysers were truly predictable. But they’re not.
‘Adventure Race’ offers fun for families, challenges for diehard competitors
Spectators at Saturday’s Grizzly Peak Adventure Race could have easily imagined they were watching anything from a training exercise for the Russian military special forces to a video shoot for a new kids’ TV show.
In its third year, the annual race combines skiing, bicycling and running over a 10.5-mile course that yields a unique set of challenges for diehard competitors, as well as a fun and rewarding romp for families and the more moderately fit.
Yellowstone Park completes new micro-hydro power plant near Mammoth
For centuries, various waters and thermal features across Yellowstone National Park have spouted steam, sulfur and silica during countless eruptions. Now, one stream in the park is emitting dimes.
At least that’s how Yellowstone project engineer Peter Galindo saw it Wednesday, as park officials showed off a new hydro-electric power system that is expected to save the National Park Service at least $73,000 annually in electricity costs.
Cody to launch ‘Spring Into Yellowstone’ birding and wildlife festival in May
Working with a wide range of partners, the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce is launching Spring Into Yellowstone, a birding and wildlife festival that will include guided trips, interactive forums and a trade show May 15-19.
Much of the event will focus on bird-watching and photography, as organizers aim to tap into a national community of 48 million self-identified birders who spend more than $35 billion annually on the hobby, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Research aims to better predict winter migrations of Yellowstone bison
When hundreds of bison move through a small town like Gardiner, Mont. at the north entrance to Yellowstone, they have the potential to damage property, injure people and transmit disease to livestock.
Park managers and other wildlife agencies try to reduce those potential conflicts, but don’t always know where and when the animals will move, said Chris Geremia, a National Park Service researcher at the Yellowstone Center for Resources.
Wyoming game officials investigating illegal wolf kills near Grand Teton
Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials are seeking information about the illegal killing of two gray wolves in the Gros Ventre area near Jackson, Wyo., east of Grand Teton National Park.
Two wolves shot in separate incidents in December were both poached—killed in a way that doesn’t comply with the state’s wildlife and hunting laws—officials said in a statement released Tuesday.
Remembering the first commercial tour guide in Yellowstone Park
Most of the earliest Yellowstone National Park tourists came from Montana because that’s where the access rivers ran. The north entrance via the Yellowstone River was 60 miles from the farm town of Bozeman, and the west entrance via the Madison was 90 miles from the gold rush town of Virginia City. Both rivers flow through rugged canyons that made travel difficult. In fact, the Madison Canyon was so bad that early travelers chose to cross the continental divide twice to avoid it. But that was a small sacrifice. Passage over the Raynolds and Targhee Passes was relatively easy. Besides, traveling this route provided the reward of a stop at Henry’s Lake.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
