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Many options for ‘giving back’ to Yellowstone during holidays

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The Yellowstone Park Foundation funds a range of programs and projects, including a long-term effort to reduce lake trout populations in Yellowstone National Park.

As Christmas fast approaches and shoppers are working through their gift lists, one organization is reminding supporters of Yellowstone National Park that it's a great time of year to consider giving a little something extra to the world's first national park. Based in Bozeman, Mont., the Yellowstone Park Foundation offers donors a range of holiday gift ideas, with proceeds helping fund what backers call "the margin of excellence" in how Yellowstone's resources are protected and shared with the public. Continue Reading →

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Grand Teton Foundation to lead $16 million Jenny Lake rehab

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, left, speaks at Jenny Lake on Thursday in Grand Teton National Park in support of a Grand Teton National Park Foundation project to improve trails and visitor amenities in the area. Joining her in the announcement of the $16 million public-private fundraising initiative were Grand Teton Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott, right, and foundation President Leslie Mattson. (Ruffin Prevost/Yellowstone Gate)

Jenny Lake is the most popular destination in Grand Teton National Park, and in recognition of the upcoming centennial of the National Park Service in 2016, a nonprofit group is leading a campaign to improve trails and visitor amenities at the popular recreation area just a half-hour drive from Jackson, Wyo. Continue Reading →

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Yellowstone Park Foundation donates $600,000 for wide range of projects

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Bald eagles are among the many species of raptors that can be spotted in Yellowstone National Park. (Neil Mishler/USFWS)

A host of diverse projects in Yellowstone National Park — including bat research, visitor safety initiatives and a scientific symposium on Old Faithful Geyser — will receive financial support this year from the Yellowstone Park Foundation, the park’s official fundraising partner. The Foundation has announced $600,000 in new grants aimed at helping park managers, researchers and others achieve important goals that are not necessarily covered by the park’s $69.5 million annual budget. Continue Reading →

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Indiana boy enjoys Yellowstone Park dream vacation after recovering from leukemia

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Nathan Bartlett, 8, holds two flags given to him by Xanterra Parks & Resorts atop the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. (NPS photo by Dan Hottle - click to enlarge)

An Indiana boy and his family enjoyed a Yellowstone National Park dream vacation last month thanks to a charity in his home state and the generosity and hospitality of people in the park and a nearby gateway community. "The trip and everybody involved just far exceeded everything that we expected. Everybody just bent over backwards to do great things for us," said Nathan Bartlett, whose son, Christopher was diagnosed in 2009 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Christopher, 8, of Whitting, Ind. is doing well now after a tough course of chemotherapy, his father said, so they boy was able to make the most of a family vacation sponsored by the Northwest Indiana chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Continue Reading →

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Foundation funds Yellowstone projects from bat disease to ‘million-dollar room’

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Hamilton's Lower Store at Old Faithful

A host of diverse projects in Yellowstone National Park — including bat research, geyser data sharing and even preserving a unique and historic wall covering — will receive financial support this year from the Yellowstone Park Foundation, the park's official fundraising partner. The Foundation has announced more than $200,000 in new grants aimed at helping park managers, researchers and others achieve important goals that are not necessarily covered by the park's $69.5 million annual budget. Continue Reading →

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