Yellowstone National Park

Winter Season In Yellowstone National Park Coming To An End

The end of the winter season in Yellowstone National Park is right around the corner, with all over-snow travel scheduled to end March 15 so plowing operations can get to work opening the roads for the summer season.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 8th, 2011 3:15am

Eastern National Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of National Parks Passport With Special Edition

How many times have you headed off on a national park trip and conveniently forgotten your Passport to Your National Parks? Have you ever run out of space for cancellations more quickly than you would have thought? Well, the folks at Eastern National have tackled those problems while celebrating the Passport's 25th anniversary.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2011 3:39pm

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Stay On Top Of Your Favorite National Park: Join A Friends Group or Foundation

What's a great way to stay on top of your favorite national park -- aside from reading the Traveler? Join its friends group, foundation, or natural history association.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 7th, 2011 3:15am

Grizzly Bears Starting to Stir In Yellowstone National Park

Strong evidence that spring is nearby has been found in a series of grizzly bear tracks in the interior of Yellowstone National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 6th, 2011 2:15am

Give Us A National Park, But Please, Not Its Regulations

We love our national parks. We love the wildlife they hold, the seashores with their sparkling sands, the forests with their wildlife and hiking trails, the soaring red-rock cliffs and plunging canyons. But please, don't ask us to abide by their regulations.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 28th, 2011 3:15am

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2010 National Park System Visitation Dips To 281.3 Million, Down 4.2 Million From 2009

Bad weather, lack of a presidential inauguration, and safety concerns along the Southwestern border with Mexico apparently were the major drivers behind a slight dip in 2010 visitation to the National Park System from 2009 levels.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 23rd, 2011 3:15am

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The Annual Meeting of the Dumb and Dumber National Park Visiting Society

Organizations that start out small and simple can expect to end up large and complex, but what can be expected of an organization that starts out small and stupid?

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By Bob Janiskee - February 21st, 2011 10:23am

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Reader Participation Day: Where in The National Parks Do You Head To Bird, and What Birds Do You Hope To See?

Birding is one of the many popular activities in the National Park System, and by carrying your binoculars and perhaps a field guide to help you identify what you see, you quickly can expand your "life list" during a park visit. If you're a birder, where in the system do you go, and what are you looking for?

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 21st, 2011 12:06pm

Federal Judge Refuses To Block Yellowstone National Park Bison From Being Slaughtered

Holding that Yellowstone National Park bison should not be allowed to "reproduce prolifically beyond the capacity of its range," a federal judge ruled Monday that he would not stop park bison that roamed into Montana from being slaughtered.

YELL-Bison Ruling 2-14-11.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 14th, 2011 4:48pm

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Updated: National Park Service Budget Would Grow by $138 Million Under President's FY12 Proposal

President Obama's FY12 budget request, if approved by Congress, would give the National Park Service a $2.9 billion budget, an increase of nearly $138 million above current funding levels.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 14th, 2011 5:05pm

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