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Sky Watch: More Yellowstone Skies
Original at ecobirder (Blogspot)
• Thu, Jul 9
Here is a pic taken from the west portion of the northern loop in Yellowstone National Park. At this point you are pretty close to Swan Flats and ... ecobirder.blogspot.com
Wild West Road Trip: Yellowstone
Original at howsoonisnow-brooke (Blogspot)
• Fri, Jun 26
Our first stop, and my favorite of the trip was Yellowstone National Park. Prior to our trip, I wasn't fully aware of the diversity within the ... howsoonisnow-brooke.blogspot.com
Yellowstone, WY: Mammoth Hot Springs
Original at tiscali.co.uk
• Wed, Jun 10
Take a tour through Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. www.tiscali.co.uk
Scout maestro saying 'goodbye'
Original at Helena Independent Record
• Fri, May 29
MT Another had members bicycle from Yellowstone National Park all the way to Boulder, then float the Missouri River afterward. Tony Etherington, who for the past three years had been Mazanec's assistant with Troop 218, took over as scout master this year. ...
Does Sen. Barrasso of Wyoming Really Want Science to Guide Him?
Original at Huffington Post
• Thu, May 28
NY say, snowmobile pollution in Yellowstone National Park and ozone gathering over Wyoming's pristine Wind River Range linked to natural gas drilling), as well as to the impacts of federal regulation -- or lack of it -- on Main Street. ...
Microbe found more diverse than thought
Original at United Press International
• Thu, May 28
The researchers, led by Professor Rachel Whitaker, compared three populations of S. islandicus, from hot springs in Yellowstone National Park, Lassen National Park in California and the Mutnovsky Volcano in eastern Russia. ...
Relax in grizzly country with a bear-tested cooler
Original at google.com
• Thu, May 28
• 1 related articles
Bear management biologist Kerry Gunther at Yellowstone National Park, who noted that federal rules never change quickly, said visitors there must abide the old rules, however. The same is true at Glacier National Park, which like Yellowstone supports ...
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Geologists witness rare hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone ...
Original at Great Falls Tribune
• Thu, May 28
MT By ANGUS M. THUERMER The Jackson Hole News & Guide • May 27, 2009 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park geologist Hank Heasler was lecturing a group of colleagues in Biscuit Basin on the rarity of hydrothermal explosions ...
'Energy surcharge' added at Yellowstone
Original at KTVQ-TV
• Wed, May 27
MT If you're planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park, you're going to need to shell out a few extra dollars if you plan to rent a room there. Xanterra Parks & Resorts, which operates hotels, restaurants and stores for Yellowstone and other parks has ...
'Energy surcharge' added at Yellowstone
Original at KRTV
• Tue, May 26
MT If you're planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park, you're going to need to shell out a few extra dollars if you plan to rent a room there. Xanterra Parks & Resorts, which operates hotels, restaurants and stores for Yellowstone and other parks has ...
Area News Briefs
Original at The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
• Sun, May 24
MT The site for the ceremony, on Gallatin National Forest lands at Horse Butte, is winter range and spring calving grounds for buffalo migrating out of Yellowstone National Park into Hebgen Lake basin, following the Madison River. ...
Is an Eruption Brewing at Yellowstone National Park?
Original at KFBB NewsChannel 5
• Sun, May 24
MT By KFBB News Team A swarm of earthquakes is one sign that an eruption may be brewing and last winter Yellowstone National Park was rocked by a rash of tremors. "There were over a thousand earthquakes in about one week," said Park Geologist Hank Heasler ...
Geologists witness rare Yellowstone explosion
Original at KTVQ-TV
• Sun, May 24
MT AP - May 24, 2009 12:05 PM ET YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A geologist at Yellowstone National Park was in the middle of a lecturing a group of colleagues on the rarity of hydrothermal explosions earlier this month when, all of a sudden, ...
Manhattan man sentenced for poaching
Original at Great Falls Tribune
• Fri, May 22
MT He also was accused of taking an undercover investigator into Yellowstone National Park, where he shot at otters and persuaded the investigator to shoot an elk on the edge of the federal land. "He's been stealing Montana's wildlife resources from ...
'Serial wildlife killer'
Original at The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
• Wed, May 20
MT He also took an undercover investigator into Yellowstone National Park, where he shot at otters and persuaded the investigator to shoot an elk on the edge of the federal land. The incidents occurred between 2001 and 2008 and often included Slavinsky's ...
Guns in National Parks
Original at KULR
• Tue, May 19
CBS News MT Yellowstone National Park Chief of Public Affairs, Al Nash says, "We certainly don't see a need for you to be armed to come into Yellowstone. If you feel that you'd like more information so that you can be comfortable about it we'd be happy to do that. ...
Meyers: Yellowstone country offers rich reward
Original at Denver Post
• Sun, May 17
CO of the Clark Fork of the Yellowstone River, or at least not that I could recall. I figured a map was a good place to start, but I soon got confused in the maze of streams that spill down from the northeast quadrant of Yellowstone National Park. ...
LOCAL AND STATE BRIEFS
Original at Great Falls Tribune
• Fri, May 15
• 5 related articles
MT Two seasonal Yellowstone National Park concessionaire employees have been fired after they were caught urinating into the iconic Old Faithful geyser. The two were among six employees caught May 4 leaving the trail and walking on the geyser after ...
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Bison hazed near Yellowstone National Park
Original at KTVQ-TV
• Fri, May 15
MT AP) - More than 100 bison have been hazed off Horse Butte Peninsula and into Yellowstone National Park as part of an annual roundup to prevent the spread of brucellosis to Montana cattle. The hazing on Horse Butte has drawn criticism from some ...
New brucellosis testing to begin Friday in Montana
Original at The Missoulian
• Thu, May 14
MT By AP HELENA - New testing requirements for brucellosis in livestock near Yellowstone National Park will begin Friday. The state's plan will affect cattle ranchers in Beaverhead, Carbon, Gallatin, Madison, Park, Stillwater and Sweet Grass counties. ...
New brucellosis testing to begin Friday in Montana
Original at KIFI
• Wed, May 13
AP) - New testing requirements for brucellosis in livestock near Yellowstone National Park will begin Friday. The state's plan will affect cattle ranchers in Beaverhead, Carbon, Gallatin, Madison, Park, Stillwater and Sweet Grass counties. ...
The biggest hit of Yellowstone's summer season so far? The Canyon Pack
Original at Yellowstone Insider
• Thu, May 7
MN It's not often a new pack pops up in Yellowstone National Park. Especially when it pops up right on the doorstep of the Park's headquarters. But that's exactly what happened this weekend when a remnant of the Hayden Park decided to den right outside ...
Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press ...
Original at Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
• Wed, May 6
ND AP) The governors of Wyoming and Idaho say a federal proposal to eliminate brucellosis fails to address wildlife that carry the disease in the Yellowstone National Park area. Governors Dave Freudenthal (FREE'-den-thawl) of Wyoming and Butch Otter of ...
Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press ...
Original at Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
• Sun, May 3
ND Casey Anderson grew up in East Helena and opened Montana Grizzly Encounters between Bozeman and Livingston. He and the 800-pound bear, Brutus, are featured in the show about Yellowstone National Park grizzly bears, which is set to premier Sunday at 7 ...
Report grades Wyoming counties on air
Original at KTVQ-TV
• Fri, May 1
MT AP) - The American Lung Association says Campbell and Sublette counties and Yellowstone National Park have seen days with ozone pollution in recent years. The public-health advocacy group ranked the pollution levels of US cities and counties based on ...
Cooke City plans first community center
Original at The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
• Mon, Apr 27
MT The tiny town of 90 year-round residents draws tourists from far and wide, attracted by its majestic mountain views, snowmobiling and hiking opportunities and easy access to Yellowstone National Park. But it has only one public building, ...
Rare bison birth in Iowa in herd originally from Hills
Original at Rapid City Journal
• Tue, Apr 21
SD Almost all bison herds, except those at Wind Cave National Park and Yellowstone National Park, contain evidence of cattle genes. The Conservancy is working closely with Texas A&M University to determine the best course of action to conserve the genetic ...
Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment ...
Original at Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
• Tue, Apr 21
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ND AP) Yellowstone National Park has released new guidelines for wireless communications in the park, including a limited expansion of cell phone service and restrictions on wireless Internet at historic lodges. The park completed the plan this month ...
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Real People: Biking with a purpose
Original at Burlington Times News
• Sun, Apr 19
NC They get three days off, and one of the stops on Griner's route is Yellowstone, Mont., near Yellowstone National Park. "I wanted to go places I'd never been. I had driven (Interstate) 40 west, and I haven't ever been to the Northwest," she said. ...
Yellowstone Icons: The Roosevelt Arch
Original at Yellowstone Insider
• Tue, Apr 7
By Sean Reichard There are many icons in Yellowstone National Park, in and of itself one of the most iconic places in the United States. Old Faithful Geyser, Castle Geyser, Morning Glory Pool, Old Faithful Inn, a herd of bison, a lone elk standing ... Expect road work delays in Yellowstone KTAK
Michelin Teams With Yellowstone Park Foundation for Environmental ... - PR Newswire
Original at sev.prnewswire.com
• Wed, Apr 1
GREENVILLE, SC, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelin has been named the "Official Tire of the Yellowstone Park Foundation" as part of a new environmental stewardship initiative to provide Michelin energy-saving tires to the Yellowstone National Park ...
Preparing for the 2009 Yellowstone Season: The Lodging Challenge
Original at Yellowstone Insider
• Tue, Mar 31
MN Last year was a pretty good one in terms of visitors at Yellowstone National Park -- good if you want to see lots of people seeing the sights, less so if you like the back trails to yourself, of course. Chances are pretty good you could have more of ...
Dog gene heeds call of the wild
Original at Science
• Fri, Feb 6
To see whether the same DNA mutation caused dark fur in wolves, researchers collected DNA samples from wolves in Yellowstone National Park, where both black- and gray-colored wolves live. ONE DARK, ONE LIGHTThese wolf pups in Yellowstone National Park ...
Future Missionaries of America: Stories by Matthew Vollmer
Original at Blog of a Bookslut
• Mon, Feb 2
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Wonderland: Sharing Yellowstone with the wildlife makes a visit in ...
Original at McDowell
• Mon, Jan 19
AP Photo A Bighorn Sheep ram sits on a ridge above Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park. By William Kronholm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YELLOWSTONE ... Yellowstone bison could go to Wyoming Reservation Tulsa Native American Times
Yellowstone tangled up by new rule on guns
Original at Jackson Hole
• Tue, Jan 13
WY - Yellowstone National Park officials say disentangling disparate concealed-weapons laws of three states has left unanswered questions about implementing a ... Wolf numbers decline in Yellowstone in '08 Salt Lake Tribune Wolf Numbers Down in Yellowstone National Park KPVI-TV
Yellowstone National Park: Quakin' and Shakin' Like The Left Coast - The Spoof
Original at The Spoof
• Sun, Jan 11
Yellowstone National Park: Quakin' and Shakin' Like The Left Coast satire), UK - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming - Scientists and geologists throughout America are puzzled as to what is causing the hundreds of earthquakes at ...
Yellowstone Park Foundation delivered a record $11 million to YNP ...
Original at West Yellowstone
• Fri, Jan 9
MT - The Yellowstone Park Foundation, the official fundraising partner of Yellowstone National Park, gave more than $11 million in grants to the Park in 2008. ... Yellowstone National Park See a Drop in Visitors KPVI-TV Winter visitation to Yellowstone drops Billings Gazette
Quakes shake loose fears about Yellowstone volcano
Original at google.com
• Fri, Jan 9
• 2 related articles
Earthquakes Swarm Yellowstone National Park: Dec 2008-Jan 2009 Associated Content Yellowstone Park Foundation delivered a record $11 million to YNP ... West Yellowstone News Quakes In Yellowstone Stir Fear Of Eruption RedOrbit
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Podcast: Hayden Valley
Original at flickr.com
• Wed, Dec 31
By nobody@flickr.com (satosphere) Heres to hoping for a happy and pleasant 2009. And I present a pleasing image from the peaceful Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park. Best viewed large on black. Yellowstone Naitonal Park WY USA
Bison get new access
Original at jhnewsandguide.com
• Wed, Dec 17
State and federal agencies, after signing an agreement Wednesday in Montana, will begin tolerating some bison that wander out of Yellowstone National Park ... Mont., fed gov't loosen rules on Yellowstone bison The Associated Press
Winter brings Yellowstone National Park wildlife close to road
Original at google.com
• Tue, Dec 16
Lodging is available in the park, but it fills up quickly. The Mammoth Hot Springs hotel is reachable by auto. Rooms are a bit Spartan, but the location is ... Montana Land board OKs Yellowstone bison deal Forbes A noisy winter in Yellowstone Denver Post
Wheels Up: Yellowstone, Moscow Markets & 2,000+ Santas
Original at Gridskipper
• Tue, Dec 16
By Alisa Gould-Simon Hamburg, Germany [Flickr/elbfoto] ·It’s prime wolf-watching season at Yellowstone National Park [USAToday] ·Going beyond matryoshkas at slew of Moscow gift markets [MT] ·2,202 German Santas run in Hamburg, fail to break world record [Spiegel] ·The best places for authentic,...
Cat lost in Yellowstone returned to Texas family
Original at google.com
• Tue, Dec 2
- Dec 2, 2008 AP) — A cat lost in Yellowstone National Park in August has been returned to her family in Houston with the help of some West Yellowstone residents. ...
Grizzly deaths in Yellowstone up this year
Original at KTAK
• Tue, Dec 2
WY - Dec 2, 2008 By Scott Fuller (Contact / Staff Bio) Grizzly bear deaths in Yellowstone National Park rose in 2008 compared to the year before, but the overall population ...
Rich feel the pinch at Mont. mountain playground
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Mon, Nov 24
Like the others, the Yellowstone Club was heavily leveraged, meaning huge loans were taken out to develop the ski hill, golf course and multimillion dollar mountainside condominiums on 13,600 acres near Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park
Original at ireport
• Sun, Nov 23
- Nov 23, 2008 An elk grazes on the green banks of a river in Yellowstone Park. In the background, the trees have been burned by the large wildfire that raged in the park ...
Podcast: Yellowstone microbe converts light to energy
Original at AZ Central.com
• Fri, Jul 27
The wonderland known as Yellowstone National Park has yielded a new marvel an unusual bacterium that converts light to energy.
Researchers Discover New Thermophilic Bacterium That Converts Light into Chemical Energy
Original at Green Car Congress
• Thu, Jul 26
By Mike Millikin Yellowstone National Park is a scientific reservoir housing a large diversity of thermophilic bacteria. Yellowstone habitats have been explored since the 1960s for new organisms that may have important applications in biotechnology, in biofuels production, for cleaning up pollut...
Podcast: Yellowstone grizzlies to be taken off protection list
Original at AZ Central.com
• Fri, Mar 23
HELENA, Mont. Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park no longer need Endangered Species Act protection, the federal government said Thursday.