Tag Archives: Yellowstone National Park

Hiking in Yellowstone National Park is never just a matter of throwing on a pair of comfortable boots and heading down the trail; it takes some careful planning and taking various conditions into account.

One big condition is the presence of bears in an area. Broadly speaking, the National Park Service wants to keep hikers away from areas where bears are likely to be or known to be active, especially in the spring. These restrictions aren't widely known -- they're posted on the NPS website (where these descriptions come from) and at the trailheads, but not prominently at visitor centers -- but they're very important for any Yellowstone visitor.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is cleaning up the old McLaren Tailings Site in Cooke City, a move that should reduce heavy metals flowing into Yellowstone National Park via Soda Butte Creek.

Looking to combine education and lodging at Yellowstone National Park? The Yellowstone Association Institute is now offering a variety of packages combining accommodations in Gardiner with educational tours run by expert naturalists.

It's a free-admission weekend at Yellowstone National Park, as the National Park Service is opening the gates to America's National Parks on June 5-6 as part of a national initiative instituted by Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar. 

In a sobering reminder that Mother Nature can be dangerous and unpredictable in Yellowstone National Park, nine visitors to Old Faithful Geyser were injured by lightning late Tuesday afternoon.

National Park Service officials are searching for an Oklahoma man presumed to be lost in the greater Hellroaring Trail area of Yellowstone National Park, but there's an additional layer of mystery involved.

Delaware North closed on the purchase of two more hotels in West Yellowstone, as the hospitality/food-service giant now controls almost 300 hotels rooms in the Yellowstone gateway. What does this mean for the future of the quaint little community and the Greater Yellowstone Region?

The National Park Service is seeking public input on a proposed plan to treat brucellosis in the Yellowstone National Park bison herd with vaccine delivered via darts and air rifles, designed to minimize the impact on the herd.

A lawsuit brought by the Montana Stockgrowers Association to drastically restrict the movement of bison outside Yellowstone National Park has been dismissed, as a judge ruled the Stockgrowers do not have any rights under a multijurisdictional management plan.

The last remaining member of Yellowstone's infamous Druid Pack is no more, as the two-year-old female was killed by a Butte-area stockman defending his cattle against her attacks.