A new Snake River management plan has recreational paddlers hoping that Grand Teton and Yellowstone may loosen river use restrictions. Continue Reading →
New river plan could mean more paddling in Grand Teton and Yellowstone
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A ‘shocking’ way to store food in bear country
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Some backcountry travelers in Yellowstone country are using electric fences to keep bears away from food and avoid conflicts with humans. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Wildlife, electric fence, food storage, grizzly bears, NOLS, safety
Underwater War: Killing lake trout to save cutthroat in Yellowstone Park
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Attempts to save Yellowstone cutthroat began when they were first discovered in Yellowstone Lake in 1994. Work reached a crescendo this year with organizations helping fund work and research on Yellowstone Lake where lake trout have particularly overwhelmed the world’s largest natural cutthroat population. A combination of sci-fi like technology and experiments coupled with good old fashioned fishing could help shrink the lake trout population and in turn allow the cutthroat to thrive. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Yellowstone, cuttthroat trout, fish, fishing, invasive species, lake trout, yellowstone, yellowstone cutthroat
Yellowstone’s Mirror Plateau: A world away from the boardwalks
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There are so many things in Yellowstone National Park that can make you feel physically small — the roaring waterfalls, geysers spraying more than 100 feet in the air and bison as big as a small car. But it is in the backcountry that you not only feel small, but also insignificant, a speck in a world that seems to expand into an immeasurable vastness. I’d never heard of the Mirror Plateau until I read about it in an outdoor magazine last winter. I was intrigued by the idea of the isolation within a place that draws millions of visitors each year. It isn’t just rugged; it’s trail-less. It isn’t just obscure; it’s unknown to most people. It isn’t just untrammeled; overnight travel is limited to only several weeks in the summer and 14 total permits. Continue Reading →