Quote For The Day: Ed Abbey On Grizzly Bears And Humans
Well, the grizzlies are awakening in the Northern Rockies, so this quote from Ed Abbey seems pertinent.
- By NPT Staff - March 31st, 2014 8:24am
Yellowstone National Park
4.8 Quake Shakes Yellowstone National Park
A swarm of earthquakes, with one registering a 4.8 magnitude, shuddered parts of Yellowstone National Park on Sunday, with smaller quakes before and after that one reported by seismologists.
- By NPT Staff - March 30th, 2014 12:52pm
Videos Offer A Plow Operator's View Of The Challenges Of Spring Road Openings In Parks
Millions of winter-weary residents of the Upper Midwest and Northeast hope they can soon put away their snow shovels for the current season, but in a number of national parks, the job of clearing snow from roads in preparation for the upcoming summer season is just getting underway. It's a mammoth job indeed, and these videos offer some interesting views from the cabs of the plows.
- By Jim Burnett - March 29th, 2014 3:03am
Yellowstone National Park, Montana To Explore New Bison Management Plan
The bison management plan that governs how Yellowstone National Park bison are managed when they leave the park could be revised under a proposal Park Service and Montana officials are exploring.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 28th, 2014 11:32am
Essential Park Guide, Spring 2014: Small Town Perks
West Yellowstone is one of the smaller gateway towns you’ll find in the National Park System...which isn’t such a bad thing.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 25th, 2014 3:03am
Essential Park Guide, Spring 2014: Yellowstone Reborn
Winter had loosened its icy grip on the high country. Faint stirrings from burrows and dens and caves led the young critters into a new world of running water, budding plants, and warm sunshine. Warm weather and life springs abundant.
- By Patrick Cone - March 19th, 2014 6:11am
Three Bison Shot And Killed Inside Yellowstone National Park
Three bison were shot and killed inside Yellowstone National Park within the last week, leading park officials Tuesday to ask the public for help in finding the person or persons responsible.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 18th, 2014 6:15pm
Photography In The National Parks: The Story Of Bison Mourning A Cow Elk
It is March madness in Yellowstone. The weather is warming, the snow is melting, the rivers rising. The bluebirds have come back to town, and every once in awhile one might see a splash of intense blue flitting across the otherwise drab landscape.
- By Deby Dixon - March 18th, 2014 7:51am
Essential Park Guide, Spring: A Season Of Renewal In The National Park System
Spring. It's a fresh, vibrant season in the National Park System, one of renewal, for the parks’ wildlife, vegetation, and even for human visitors. After long, dark months of cold and snow across much of the system, the arrival of March, April, and May provide greater warmth, daylight, and access in the parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 17th, 2014 8:22am
Montana Supreme Court Says Yellowstone National Park Bison Can Roam Into State
Yellowstone National Park bison do roam, and can continue to do so into Montana following a ruling Wednesday by the Montana Supreme Court.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2014 3:39pm
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