Tag Archives: Yellowstone National Park

It may not have been the most ringing of endorsements of National Park Service management, but the end result was the same, as Wyoming District Court Judge Clarence Brimmer -- no fan of NPS practices -- declined to strike down a Yellowstone National Park temporary winter-use management plan, leaving intact a limit of 318 snowmobiles per day in the upcoming winter season.

At first glance, all would appear to be well with Yellowstone National Park: this summer saw an all-time record in the number of visitors to the Park, while wolf and bison numbers have stabilized to comfortably sustainable levels. But the overall future of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem isn't nearly as bright, as indicated in a report issued last week from Park Superintendent Suzanne Lewis.

A small fire on Sepulcher Mountain caused by a lightning strike has forced Yellowstone National Park officials to close down the popular Sepulcher Mountain Trail, near the park’s northern boundary and about three miles west-northwest of Mammoth Hot Springs.

Aiming to protect both bears and humans, the Yellowstone Park Foundation is embarking on a fundraising drive to install bear boxes -- those large, bear-proof containers -- in top-priority campgrounds throughout Yellowstone National Park.

At the end of the day, President Barack Obama and his family did the things virtually everyone else wants to do when they visit Yellowstone National Park: do a little fishing, visit Old Faithful, and get away from it all.

A panel of reps from state and federal agencies is recommending more effort be made to haze wayward Yellowstone National Park bison back into the Park, rather than slaughter them, as an effort is made to create more flexible guidelines in bison management.

Bison are some of the most iconic creatures in Yellowstone National Park, as well as some of the most dangerous. On Wednesday morning, July 22, a 55 year-old man from Norco, Cal. found that out the hard way after being gored by a bison in the Bridge Bay Campground area.

A new study shows that the wolves of Yellowstone are affecting elk populations in very surprising ways. Since 1995, elk populations have been declining. It was estimated in 1995 that elk populations in the northern range numbered somewhere between 17,000 and 19,000. In the three winters prior to 2008, the estimated elk population has dropped to somewhere between 6,279 and 6,738.

It's time for another free weekend in Yellowstone National Park, as entrance fees to America's oldest National Park will be waived on July 18-19, the second time this summer the Park Service has taken this step to spur interest in national treasures.

This should be an event worth attending: some of the area's top researchers and scientists -- including ichthyologists, ornithologists, mammalogists, entomologists, herpetologists and botanists -- will be gathering in Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 28-29 for the first-ever Yellowstone National Park BioBlitz, a 24-hour inventory of all living organisms.