Yellowstone National Park

Politicians, Staff Heading To National Parks During Congressional Recess

Denali National Park and Preserve seems to be quite popular this August with congressional staffers, though a number of other parks also are destinations for politicians and their staff during the August recess.

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By NPT Staff - August 7th, 2012 3:00am

Dry Conditions, Fires Lead To Trail Closures, Fire Restrictions In Yellowstone National Park

A handful of fires burning in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, along with extremely dry conditions, have prompted park officials to close some trails and backcountry campsites and also reinstate fire restrictions.

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By NPT Staff - August 6th, 2012 6:07pm

Temporary Fishing Closures Instituted In Yellowstone National Park

As has been the case in recent years, officials at Yellowstone National Park have instituted some temporary fishing closures in the park because streams are getting overly warm for fish.

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By NPT Staff - August 2nd, 2012 3:00am

Mishaps And Missteps In Yellowstone National Park Claim One, Injure Others

A series of mishaps and missteps led to the death of one visitor to Yellowstone National Park and left several others injured, including one who received significant burns when he got too close to a thermal area, park officials said.

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By NPT Staff - July 31st, 2012 3:38pm

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NPCA Officials Cite Snowmobile Emissions In Criticizing Winter-Use Plan For Yellowstone National Park

Pointing to the National Park Service's own testing as evidence, National Parks Conservation Association officials are criticizing a proposed winter-use plan for Yellowstone National Park, saying testing shows snowmobiles have gotten dirtier and noiser, not cleaner and quieter.

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By NPT Staff - July 18th, 2012 3:00am

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Group Claims National Park Service Planning To Erect Cell Tower In Yellowstone Without Proper Approvals

Charges were raised today that the National Park Service is moving to OK a 100-foot-tall cellphone tower in the middle of Yellowstone National Park without having properly taken all the steps to OK the project, including informing the public along the way.

YELL-PEER-Wessels Letter .pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 17th, 2012 10:21am

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Traveler's View: Yellowstone National Park Deserves A Better Winter-Use Plan

Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park and the place that started the global national parks movement, deserves a better winter-use plan than the one being pushed by park officials.

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By NPT Editors - July 17th, 2012 5:29pm

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So Far Yellowstone National Park Has Avoided Wildfires

Yellowstone National Park, which attracted national attention in 1988 when wildfires burned nearly half the 2.2-million-acre park that hot and dry summer, so far has managed to avoid any fires this summer.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 6th, 2012 11:47am

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High-Tech Tools Give Researchers New View Of Yellowstone Thermal Features

Yellowstone National Park's many thermal features have captured the imagination of visitors for centuries. But Yellowstone geologists and other researchers are using an array of high-tech tools and techniques for the first time to get a much more revealing look at the park's large-scale hydrothermal systems in action.

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By Ruffin Prevost - July 6th, 2012 3:00am

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Data Seemingly Contradict Yellowstone National Park Claims Of A Cleaner, Quieter Park Under Proposed Winter-Use Plan

Claims by Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk that a preferred winter-use plan will result in a cleaner, quieter park open to more visitors seem to be contradicted by data contained in documents upon which the plan is built.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 5th, 2012 4:55pm

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