Updated: Winter's Work: Plan Your Summer or Fall National Park Vacation Now
Now is the time to be planning your summer or fall vacations to the national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 24th, 2011 5:11pm
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Association Releases Its Summer Catalog of Courses
The new catalog of summer courses through the Yellowstone Association Institute is out, and deciding which one(s) to take part in could prove difficult.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 21st, 2011 3:15am
Watching Climate Change Across the National Park System
Across the National Park System many changes are expected from climate change, from more wildfires and vanishing glaciers to invasions of non-native species and flight of long-term residents. Writer/photographer Michael Lanza, concerned that today's park landscapes will change significantly by the time his young kids are his age, has been touring the park system with his family to show his children what they might miss later in life.
- By Michael Lanza - January 19th, 2011 3:15am
Annual Count Shows Huge Decline In Yellowstone National Park Elk Herd, But How Accurate Is It?
Nearly one-quarter of the northern elk herd at Yellowstone National Park is missing, according to the annual winter count, but biologists aren't sure if there's been a stunning decline in the herd or if other factors have skewed the tally.
Yellowstone National Park Saw a Record 3.6 Million Visitors in 2010
If you were in Yellowstone National Park last year, pat yourself on the back. You helped push the park's annual visitation to a record 3,640,184 heads.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2011 3:15am
Thermophile Research in Yellowstone Helps Guide the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists studying heat-loving microbes in Yellowstone's hydrothermal sites expect to gain key knowledge about life's origin, evolution and limits.
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- By Bob Janiskee - January 10th, 2011 4:31am
Report Lists 10 U.S. Ecosystems Whose Species Are Most-Threatened By Climate Change
A new report names the 10 ecosystems in the United States whose species are most-threatened by climate change. Among the parks included in those ecosystems are Yellowstone, Everglades, and Yosemite.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - January 10th, 2011 6:34pm
Snowcoach Traffic Up, Snowmobiles Down, As Yellowstone National Park's Winter Season Gets Under Way
The first two weeks of the winter season at Yellowstone National Park saw a slight decrease in visitors from a year earlier, but those who did come showed a preference for traveling by snowcoach rather than snowmobile.
Yellowstone National Park Moving Into Next Phase of Building Bison Tolerance In Montana
In the grand scheme of wildlife management, 25 Yellowstone National Park bison are not that big of a deal, not when the park's herds are pushing 4,000 animals. But if 25 are allowed to freely roam into Montana on land just north of Mammoth Hot Springs, they could begin laying the foundation for much greater tolerance of bison in Montana.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2011 3:15am
111th Congress Did Well When it Comes to National Park Wilderness, But It Could Have Done Better
A review of how Congress acted on wilderness legislation shows that the National Park System benefited quite nicely during the 111th session, but it could have fared better.
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