Tag Archives: Matt Mead

Seventy-Three Scientists Pen Letter Against Hunt of Yellowstone Area Grizzly Bears

Seventy-three scientists have penned a letter to Wyoming Governor Matt Mead calling on him to halt a proposed hunt on Yellowstone area grizzly bears.

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Yellowstone Superintendent Questions Wyoming Fee Proposal

Yellowstone National Park South Entrance, Yellowstone visitation

Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk is questioning Wyoming’s joint resolution seeking a “conservation fee” on visitors to the park.

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Wyoming House of Reps Votes Down Yellowstone License Plate Bill

Yellowstone license plate

The Wyoming House of Representatives has voted down a bill letting the state make Yellowstone National Park-themed license plates.

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Yellowstone License Plate Bill Heading to Wyoming Legislature

Yellowstone license plate

Wyoming has moved ahead with creating a special Yellowstone National Park license plate.

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Interior Purchases 640-Acre Parcel in Grand Teton National Park

The state of Wyoming announced today it is selling a 640-acre parcel of Wyoming School Trust Land to the National Park Service.

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Wyoming Gubernatorial Candidate Wants Yellowstone Mined, Drilled and Grazed

Jenny Lake Sunrise

Taylor Haynes, a Wyoming gubernatorial candidate wants to open Yellowstone National Park to drilling, grazing and mining.

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States Pay to Reopen National Parks; Unlikely Course for Yellowstone

Yellowstone Shutdown

Several states, including Utah, are paying the federal government to reopen National Parks closed by the federal shutdown, but there appears to be little appetite for opening Yellowstone National Park for the rest of the season.

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Mead: Don’t Limit Sleds in Yellowstone

Yellowstone in Winter, Bombardier, snowcoach

Yellowstone Winter

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead joined the chorus of state elected officials opposing a lowering in the number of snowmobiles allowed in Yellowstone National Park in the winter season -- but we're not sure the limits matter so much anymore.

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Wyoming to Manage State Wolves — But Not in Yellowstone

Wolf!

Wolf!

In a tentative compromise announced last night, Wyoming wolves will be delisted from Endangered Species protections and the government will manage wolves in the state -- but not in Yellowstone National Park.

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