Yellowstone National Park

National Park Quiz 39: Winter

This week’s quiz will find out if you are a winterwise park visitor. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you explain why the Bergeron-Findeisen process grows snowflakes only because the equilibrium vapor pressure of water vapor with respect to ice is less than that with respect to liquid water at the same subfreezing temperature.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 8:13am

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Rangers Catch Snowmobilers Riding Illegally in Yellowstone National Park's Backcountry

Four Indiana visitors to Yellowstone National Park have been invited to return to Mammoth Hot Springs late next month...to face charges of snowmobiling illegally in the park's backcountry.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 27th, 2009 2:53pm

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Yellowstone Geologist Worries About What Goes "Bump" At Night

Who hasn't been jarred awake at night wondering what went "bump!"? Hank Heasler doesn't worry too much about it...unless his cellphone starts chirping.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 25th, 2009 8:51am

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Where the Bighorns Are

Yellowstone National Park is well-known as the home of elk, bison, and grizzly bears, but visit in summer and you likely won't associate the park with bighorn sheep. That's because the sheep head for the cooler temperatures of the high country. But in winter they come down to the river valleys to escape the deepest snows and to forage.

Kurt Repanshek

www.nps.gov/yell

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 25th, 2009 8:45am

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Interior Secretary Salazar Uses the "S" Word On Second Day at the Office

Well, they're tossing the "s" word around at Interior again. You know, the "s" word. "Science." Let's see if they pay closer attention to it than the old administration.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 22nd, 2009 7:11pm

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It's Not Too Early To Start Planning This Summer's National Park Vacation

Sure, the calendar says January, there's a lot of snow out there across the country, and you haven't even thought about filing your income taxes. But it's still not too early to begin planning your national park vacation for this summer.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 22nd, 2009 11:07am

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National Park Icons: Yellowstone’s Roosevelt Arch

The National Park System’s built environment sports two iconic arches. One is the Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, and the other is the Roosevelt Arch at Yellowstone. Some think that the Gateway is just eye candy, but everyone knows that the Roosevelt is history with a capital H.

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By Bob Janiskee - January 6th, 2009 1:32pm

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Yellowstone National Park: Poster Child For Goofy Gun Laws

For all, including Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who thought the rules change concerning carrying concealed weapons in national parks would simplify life, Yellowstone National Park is proving the case of some of what's wrong with that rule change.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 3rd, 2009 8:43pm

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Second Round of National Park Service "Centennial Projects" Produces $27 Million Worth of Improvements

Rehabilitation projects, invasive species eradication and biodiversity research were among the $27 million worth of Centennial Initiative projects for the National Park System announced Tuesday by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and NPS Director Mary Bomar.

Centennial at a Glance 2008.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2009 4:36pm

Yellowstone National Park's Wolf Population Down More than 25 Percent

Disease and infighting are being blamed for a drop of more than 25 percent in the wolf population of Yellowstone National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2009 6:40pm

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