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July 2009
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7/3/09 Lamar River fly fishing report 3 July 2009: Still off (by Jake Chi Wulff)
7/3/09 Road work halted during holiday weekend (by Yellowstone Insider)
7/2/09 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign)
7/2/09 Firehole River fly fishing report 2 July 2009: A sure sign summer is here (by Mark Chi Wulff)
7/2/09 Gardner River fly fishing report 2 July 2009: Caddis are out (by Jake Chi Wulff)
7/2/09 Cascade Corner fly fishing report 2 July 2009: Coming around (by Jake Chi Wulff)
7/1/09 Yellowstone halts road work for holiday weekend (press release by National Park Service)
7/1/09 Norris Back Basin temporarily closed due to construction (press release by National Park Service)--Wraith Falls trail still closed
7/1/09 Construction shuts off some access to Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
7/1/09 Yellowstone starts work on park's first major Recovery Act project (press release by National Park Service)
7/1/09 Two youths overcome by carbon monoxide (press release by National Park Service)
6/30/09 Yellowstone Park wolf news: About 40 wolves are on the park's northern range (by Kathie Lynch in Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News)
6/30/09 Yellowstone Park 6-30-09 (by Bruce Staples, Jimmy's All Seasons Angler)
6/30/09 Gallatin River fly fishing report 30 June 2009: Coming around (by Jake Chi Wulff)
6/30/09 Henry's Fork fly fishing report 30 June 2009: Don't get frustrated--head south (by Mark Chi Wulff)
6/29/09 New international postage stamp unveiled at Grand Teton National Park (press release by National Park Service)
6/28/09 Men hound-hunting black bear near Island Park run into a grizzly with cubs (press release by Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News)
 
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7/2/09 APHIS backs off on brucellosis: States, cattle leaders manage to maintain regional management (by Carol Ryan Dumas Capital Press--OR)--ag industry newspaper
7/2/09 Leopard frog studies may lead to protection (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)
7/2/09 Yellowstone will clear away road work for holiday (by Billings Gazette)
7/2/09 Norris Back Basin temporarily closed (by Billings Gazette)
7/2/09 Mayor's son dies in fall (by Amanda H Miller Jackson Hole News and Guide)--mayor of Jackson's son falls rock climbing by himself in Bridger-Teton National Forest
7/2/09 Girls hospitalized after 'teak surfing' in park (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)
7/2/09 Youths suffer carbon monoxide exposure at Grand Teton National Park (by Daniel Craig Casper Star-Tribune)
7/2/09 Walking the fire (by Gib Mathers Powell Tribune--WY)
7/1/09 Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles (AP story in Idaho Statesman)
7/1/09 Man mistakenly shoots grizzly on North Fork (by Kristen Inbody Cody Enterprise)
7/1/09 Young bear kills four pigs on ranch (by Kristen Inbody Cody Enterprise)
7/1/09 Hebgen Lake levels back to normal (by John Sherer KBZK--MT)--with video
7/1/09 Senate considers wolf-kill payment fund (by Billings Gazette)--Defenders of Wildlife says that it's not exactly true that Defenders has stopped payments
7/1/09 Bridger-Teton to map beetle-killed whitebark: Forest service partners with conservation group to quantify the damage (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)
7/1/09 Line of post drivers comes to end: Rains' family has delivered mail since 1940s (by Kelsey Dayton Jackson Hole News and Guide)
6/30/09 Man gets prison for sexual contact with girl at Yellowstone (by Joshua Wolfson Casper Star-Tribune)
6/29/09 Boy Scout leader dies in whitewater accident (by Tim Dudley Jackson Hole News and Guide)--south of Jackson on Snake River
6/29/09 Senators announce funds for wastewater treatment plant (by Karin Ronnow Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--money also for Gallatin National Forest to purchase abandoned mines near Cooke City
6/29/09 Grand Teton hosting free music series (by Billings Gazette)
6/28/09 International stamp featuring Wyoming's Grand Teton unveiled (by Tammy Christel Examiner)
 
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7/3/09 Road construction (by Robyn)--she visited my old store at Grant, where I worked five summers, mostly right in the center (in a section that doesn't exist anymore we called "the bullpen", when I wasn't playing Santa Claus--a 145 lb. Santa Claus that somehow pulled it off) ... Robyn's Web site has no comments and no way to reach her, wish we could trade a few stories
7/3/09 Yellowstone gems: West Thumb (by Sean Reichard Yellowstone Insider)
7/3/09 Moose (by Ecobirder)--some good info on moose, though would again add to give them space ... they are very dangerous
7/2/09 Not so secret roads (by Yellowstoner)
7/2/09 Return (by j.danielnickel)
7/2/09 Cody (by Robyn)--hey Canyon workers; let Robyn have the computer ... she has a lot of fans who read this newspaper, including me
7/2/09 Katie's second report (by Katie Stames)
7/2/09 Tired travel to the Tetons--June 19, 2009 (by Roadie1)
7/1/09 Inventory and more cataloging (by Molly)--a lot more posts of Molly's work interning at the Heritage and Research Center on her blog
7/1/09 The biggest waterfall I've ever seen (by Heidi)--the only reason I posted this was because I too am a baby-wearing daddy
6/30/09 News (by James Everett Newman)--and now three times featured; thanks for the plug; as a former concessions worker myself, I'm always interested in worker posts most of all
6/30/09 Yellowstone, day 2, the hike (and more!) (by Colin)--more indeed and has something to do with our blogging NPS intern Molly; and Molly's version
6/30/09 Yellowstone, day 3) (by Colin)--up Mt. Washburn just like we did; Molly's account
6/30/09 Yellowstone, day 4 (by Colin)--we didn't go up Mt. Sepulcher - not really something we could do with River, but we did see the Beaver Ponds far below, looking up often at the peak; Molly's account is now up
6/30/09 Beetle hysteria again (by George Wuerthner in New West)
6/30/09 More Yellowstone geyser abstract art (art by David Cramer)
6/30/09 Yellowstone (by Chris)--makes a convincing case to outsiders that everything they thought they knew about Yellowstone was WRONG
6/30/09 Day eight: When you get to a fork in the road, take it (by Rebecca)
6/30/09 Road trip (day 2) MT-SD (by Debbie)--thought Yellowstone was boring; why take a road trip if you're not going to do it right?
6/30/09 Day 15--West Yellowstone to West Thumb (by thackerjoh)--lot's of bike blogs this summer raising money for causes, often with a "journey of hope" theme; this is just one ... I like the idea; I just worry with so many that it's becoming saturated
6/30/09 Road trips: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (by Julian Gothard Examiner)
6/29/09 A daily dose of culture (by Carson)
6/29/09 Don't jump (by Bill Croke The American Spectator)
6/29/09 State leadership gives hope on brucellosis issue (by Casper Star-Tribune)--if the states don't grasp that you won't eliminate brucellosis in Greater Yellowstone, they will fare no better and continue to be caught up in the red herring that keeps killing buffalo and abusing elk
6/29/09 Storm Point (by Bill and Cap)
6/29/09 Pleasant rants (by Claire)
6/29/09 Homeschooling on the road--Yellowstone National Park (by Jessica Parnell)
6/29/09 The weight of history (by Yellowstoner)
6/29/09 Not much happened today until ... (by CDM)--given the erratic behavior of moose, very lucky the moose didn't charge
6/28/09 Bear(ly) hanging on (by Robyn)--I saw those bears as well but didn't stop as I navigated through the hazards of the zillion cars that were all too close; they were, however, cute
6/28/09 the first days ... (by Brandi)--starting job in Yellowstone
6/28/09 Wildlife (by Claire)--working a backcountry office
6/28/09 Yellowstone (by The Carr)--yet another new worker blog
6/28/09 Trekking the Tetons: Be prepared for the unexpected (by Gary Cowell in Gazette-Mail--WV)
6/28/09 A late afternoon 'magic window' on the Firehole (by Mark Chi Wulff)
6/28/09 A horse in the yellowstone (poem by Cam)
6/28/09 Yellowstone--winter (art by Diane Wright)
6/28/09 Yellowstone (by Catherine)
6/28/09 Robyn's buffalo (by Robyn)

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