Habitat Loss

Long-term forecast: Drier, warmer Yellowstone region climate

What you are seeing these days in the Greater Yellowstone Area’s long, hot summer may just be the start of a trend, as research regarding climate trends in the region indicates a drier, warmer Yellowstone National Park.

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Yellowstone Elk Herd Continues to Grow

Yellowstone elk herd

The Yellowstone National Park elk herd in the Northern Range has grown since last year, according to park and Montana biologists.

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NPS Approves Yellowstone NEON Monitoring Site

The National Park Service has approved the construction of a National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) site on Yellowstone’s Blacktail Deer Plateau.

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New Research Charts Dual Futures for Yellowstone’s Forest Composition

A study of two forest plots just south of Yellowstone National Park portends very different futures for Yellowstone’s forest composition.

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Stakeholders Contemplate Plan to Prevent Future Crises in Yellowstone River

Yellowstone River

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is preparing a plan for future fish kills in the Yellowstone River, after last summer’s disastrous season.

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Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission to Pursue Dome Mountain Purchase

elk

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously late last week to try and acquire over 5,000 acres of prime elk habitat just north of Yellowstone National Park.

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Montana FWP Weighs Expanding Elk Habitat North of Yellowstone

Yellowstone elk herd

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is eying an expansion of elk habitat just north of Yellowstone National Park.

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Book Review: Wonderlandscape by John Clayton

Most everyone who visits Yellowstone National Park probably has a story to tell about their time there, be it banal or profound.

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Yellowstone Still Weighing Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots

Debate continues on whether, in an effort to stymie the spread of aquatic invasive species, to ban felt-soled wading boots in Yellowstone’s waters.

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Old Yellowstone: History of the Bechler River

Cutthroat trout, cascading waterfalls: the Bechler River system in remote Yellowstone National Park seems to have it all.

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