Tag Archives: Yellowstone National Park

A year since a swarm of earthquakes hit an area right outside Yellowstone National Park, sensors have detected a series of small (under 1.7 on the Richter scale) micro earthquakes in roughly the same area over the last week. Is this just a burp, foretelling of another swarm, or more?

On a budget and wanting to see America's Oldest National Park? Check out the calendar of free days and weekends announced today by the National Park Service.

A long-awaited shift in Yellowstone National Park bison management is now in place. Bison roaming past Gardiner will be hazed and tested for exposure to brucellosis; those testing negative will be moved to the Gallatin National Forest, while the rest will be moved back to the Park. Critics say the new plan treats bison like cattle.

Exiled Yellowstone National Park bison stuck in quarantine for the past several years would get a little breathing room, as Montana officials propose temporarily moving YNP bison enclosed at Corwin Springs to three wildlife areas controlled by the state. But there's one big condition: they'd be hunted sometime down the line.

The nonprofit Yellowstone Association Institute (YAI) will offer the new Lamar Valley Wolf Week program December 2010 and March 2011 at its Buffalo Ranch field campus. The program will feature YAI’s signature combination of classroom learning and in-field observation led by Institute naturalists and guest speakers.

There is no doubt the dedication of the new Visitor Education Center at Old Faithful was the biggest event of the Yellowstone National Park calendar this year, as dignitaries both local and national showed up to hail the opening of a building afforded a prime location next to some of the most historic and noteworthy landmarks in America. Does the new building measure up to its august company?

The dedication of the new Old Faithful Visitor Education Center is still ongoing in Yellowstone National Park, but here are a few photos of the opening dedication, still going on as this story is posted.

Another bear casualty in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem -- this time in the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club -- has officials from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department steamed about the club's poor practices regarding bears.

The Arthur 2 Fire near Yellowstone National Park's East Entrance is smaller than originally estimated and runs little chance of spreading significantly, leading the Northern Rockies Wildland Fire Management to withdraw resources from the area.

Tomorrow sees the dedication of the new Visitor Education Center at Old Faithful Inn. Here's the agenda, should you decide to head to an impressive addition to the services in Yellowstone National Park.