Sustainability is a serious topic in Yellowstone National Park, which is why the upcoming award to the Lake and Tower General Stores from the Yellowstone Business Partnership is so important: both buildings were certified as sustainable under the Greater Yellowstone Framework for Sustainable Development (GY-Framework), a rating system that goes beyond LEED standards.
Read More »Legal Challenges to Yellowstone Bison Accord Possible
Park County and Montana stockmen may legally challenge the agreement reached by the eight Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) participants opening the Gardiner Basin to winter grazing by Yellowstone National Park bison.
Read More »Tracking the Wild Ermine in Yellowstone National Park
Here's something you don't see every day: an ermine streaking through the snow at Lake Butte, captured by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory webcam set up to provide a live view toward Steamboat Point, Mary Bay and the north shore of Yellowstone Lake.
Read More »Yellowstone Opens Today!
They are the three most beautiful words in the English language: Yellowstone opens today. As of right now, the west side of the Park is open to traffic, despite some issues with snow, particularly in the Old Faithful area. Here's a look at the rest of the spring road-opening schedule.
Read More »Final IBMP Approval At Hand For New Yellowstone Bison-Management Plan
A controversial plan to expand the winter grazing for Yellowstone National Park bison far north of the Park's northern boundary has the support of all eight Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) participants, as the last holdout announced he would sign off on the plan tonight.
Read More »Yellowstone Set to Open Friday; Snow Still An Issue
Plows are out preparing for this Friday's opening of the Yellowstone National Park road system on the west side of the park, marking the official opening of the Summer 2011 season. Slated to open: the roads from West Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris, Canyon, Madison and Old Faithful.
Read More »Yellowstone Visitation Down in Winter 2010-2011
Visitation to Yellowstone National Park was down slightly this past winter, as heavy snows and bad weather deterred visitors from driving or busing to the North Entrance for day trips.
Read More »Yellowstone Plume: 400 Miles Long, Larger Than Thought
Using an analysis of the electrical conductivity of the Yellowstone volcano, researchers at the University of Utah say the plume is larger than previously assumed, descending at a 40-degree tilt from Yellowstone National Park and extending some 400 miles from east to west.
Read More »Crisis Averted; Yellowstone Will Open Next Week
With Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama reaching a budget agreement late last night, there will be no shutdown of Yellowstone National Park, as the NPS preps for the seasonal opening April 15.
How Government Shutdown Would Affect Yellowstone National Park
Next week -- Friday, April 15, to be exact -- portions of Yellowstone National Park are set to open to the public as the Summer 2011 season starts. Slated to open: the roads from West Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris, Canyon, Madison and Old Faithful. But if a government shutdown happens this Friday, there's a chance this opening will be scrapped.