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Comment Period Extended for Yellowstone Fee Hikes

Yellowstone National Park

The public comment period regarding potential Yellowstone fee hikes has been extended through December 20, as proposed changes for 2015 are still under consideration.

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Proposed Yellowstone Monitoring Station Under Debate

Yellowstone National Park

A climate monitoring station has been proposed for Yellowstone National Park under a National Science Foundation project designed to monitor the impacts of climate change, land-use change, and invasive species on the ecosystem.

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Weigh In on Proposed Yellowstone Fee Increases

Yellowstone National Park

This is your chance to weigh in on proposed Yellowstone National Park entrance fee increases, as Park officials seek a hike in entrance costs for the first time since 2006 while instituting a backcountry overnight permit fee.

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October Yellowstone Visitation Surges

Porcelain Basin

October was another record-setting month for Yellowstone visitation, as over 194,000 people came to the National Park — the most ever for October.

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Yellowstone fiber-optic line installation on tap?

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park officials are talking with CenturyLink about a new fiber-optic line running through the Park via Grand Teton National Park that would significantly upgrade bandwidth for visitors.

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Yellowstone enzymes key in Ebola diagnosis tool

Octopus Spring

Enzymes from Yellowstone National Park’s thermal features are the basis of a potential Ebola field diagnosis tool — the first of its kind that could be key in containing spread of the disease.

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Snow Impacts Final Days of Yellowstone Season

Blacktail Plateau, October 27, 2014. NPS photo.

You have six more days to visit most of Yellowstone National Park before the end of the 2014 season, but be warned that snow could impact your traveling plans.

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Yellowstone Norris Geyser Basin: After Activity, All is Quiet

Steamboat Geyser in steam phase, September 2014

One nugget to come out of a conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem last week: movement of the Yellowstone Norris Geyser Basin had been measured by sensors to be moving southeast and upward, but the activity ceased after an April 2014 earthquake.

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Record Visitation to Yellowtone in September 2014

Moose Falls, Yellowstone National Park

It was a record-setting September, as some 571,764 recreational visitors came to Yellowstone National Park last month, an increase of 2.48 percent compared to September 2013.

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North Entrance to Be Impacted by Construction Next Week

Roosevelt Arch

With the end of the Yellowstone summer season approaching, plan for a little road construction that could impact that last visit, as traffic will not be allowed through the Roosevelt Arch next week.

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