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2/28/09 Archived advisory for Sat Feb 28 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/27/09 Scientist uses sedimentary record to uncover planet's past (by Melynda Harrison, Montana State University)
2/27/09 Archived advisory for Fri Feb 27 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/26/09 W&L biologist's research aims to help Yellowstone bison, elk (press release by Washington and Lee University)--fascinating stuff
2/26/09 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign)
2/26/09 Obama Administration proposes $12 billion Interior Department budget, extra national park funding (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
2/26/09 Archived advisory for Thu Feb 26 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/25/09 Spring plowing begins in Yellowstone (press release by National Park Service)
2/25/09 Another Yellowstone National Park wolf reaches Colorado (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
2/25/09 Archived advisory for Wed Feb 25 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/24/09 Archived advisory for Tue Feb 24 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/23/09 Grand Teton National Park turns eighty (press release by National Park Service)
2/23/09 Winter Photo Festival to be held in West Yellowstone (press release by National Park Service)
2/23/09 Archived advisory for Mon Feb 23 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/22/09 Archived advisory for Sun Feb 22 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/21/09 Archived advisory for Sat Feb 21 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/20/09 Archived advisory for Fri Feb 20 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/19/09 Archived advisory for Thu Feb 19 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/18/09 Secretary Salazar calls for review of gun rules in national parks (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
2/18/09 Archived advisory for Wed Feb 18 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/17/09 Archived advisory for Tue Feb 17 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/16/09 Archived advisory for Mon Feb 16 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/16/09 Grand Teton National Park's Wildlife Bridgade--applications are now being accepted (by Jim Burnett National Parks Traveler)
2/15/09 Archived advisory for Sun Feb 15 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/14/09 Archived advisory for Sat Feb 14 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/13/09 Archived advisory for Fri Feb 13 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/12/09 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign)
2/12/09 Bush Administration's haste could doom new gun rules in national parks (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
2/12/09 Recruiting for Wildlife Brigade internships (press release by National Park Service)
2/12/09 Yellowstone's bison herd controlled for risk of disease (by Deborah Byrd, Joel Block, Lindsay Patterson, and Jorge Salazar Earth & Sky Radio Series)--with audio
2/12/09 Archived advisory for Thu Feb 12 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/11/09 Accident claims life of infamous Yellowstone elk (press release by National Park Service)
2/11/09 Apparent clumsiness claims life of famed bull elk in Yellowstone National Park (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
2/11/09 Wolf in dog's clothing? Study reveals twist in fur color evolution (by Krista Conger, Stanford University)
2/11/09 Archived advisory for Wed Feb 11 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/10/09 Natural Resource Stewardship Awards given to Mary Gibson Scott & Sue Consolo Murphy (press release by National Park Service)
2/10/09 Archived advisory for Tue Feb 10 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/9/09 MDOL concludes brucellosis action plan meetings (by Montana Department of Livestock in The Prairie Star--MT)
2/9/09 Archived advisory for Mon Feb 9 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/8/09 This Coke's for you, Grand Teton National Park! (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)--whenever Coke is mentioned in any headline, I take the time to point you here.
2/8/09 Archived advisory for Sun Feb 8 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/7/09 Temp closure of Hwy 89 for extrication of Coca-Cola semi (press release by Grand Teton National Park)
2/7/09 Lecture series on Yellowstone ecosystem and climate change on tap (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
2/7/09 2008 visitation to the national parks up and down, but essentially flat (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
2/7/09 Archived advisory for Sat Feb 7 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/6/09 Study finds mixed wolf impacts on elk populations (press release by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News)
2/6/09 MSU hosts Yellowstone supervolcano talk on Feb. 19 (press release by Montana State University)--an abstract of the talk is here
2/6/09 Archived advisory for Fri Feb 6 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/5/09 Black wolves: The first genetically modified predators? Rise of dark-colored Canis lupis credited to human dog breeding, may aid in coping with climate change (press release by University of Calgary in EurekAlert!)
2/5/09 Biologists solve mystery of black wolves (press release by University of California - Los Angeles in EurekAlert!)
2/5/09 Wolf in dog's clothing? Black wolves may be first 'genetically modified' predators (by ScienceDaily)
2/5/09 Archived advisory for Thu Feb 5 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/4/09 Archived advisory for Wed Feb 4 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/3/09 MSU students look to past for new ideas for Old Faithful (by Carol Schmidt, Montana State University News)
2/3/09 Archived advisory for Tue Feb 3 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/2/09 Monthly update (by Yellowstone Volcano Observatory)
2/2/09 Archived advisory for Mon Feb 2 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
2/1/09 Archived advisory for Sun Feb 1 2009 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)
 
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2/28/09 Relocation of quarantined bison hits roadblock: Senate bill applies to brucellosis-tested herd at Gardiner (by Tom Lutey Billings Gazette)--so, let's see this get passed and then have the defenders of the Interagency Bison Management Plan say that it can still be "adaptive"; this bill would make it more untenable than it already is because Montana would be reneging on its responsibilities under the agreement, misguided though they already are
2/28/09 3 killed in avalanche (by Sarah Lison and Price Chambers Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/27/09 Snowmobilers survive night in Gros Ventres (by Amanda H Miller Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/26/09 Yellowstone visitation down 16 percent in January (by Carole Cloudwalker Cody Enterprise)
2/26/09 YNP snowplowing begins Sunday (by Cody Enterprise)
2/26/09 Yellowstone wolf visits Colorado (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)
2/26/09 Valley lynx habitat set (by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/26/09 President Coolidge creates Grand Teton National Park on Feb. 26, 1929 (by Andrew Glass Politico.com)--as many know, the fight to include the valley of Jackson Hole into the park took another couple of decades
2/25/09 1,000-mile journey carries Montana wolf to Colorado: It's the first confirmed wolf sighting in Colorado since 2004 (by David Frey New West)
2/25/09 Wolf strays from Yellowstone to Eagle County (by Steve Lipsher Summit Daily News--CO)
2/25/09 Yellowstone wolf drifts into Colorado (by Dave Buchanan The Daily Sentinel--CO)
2/25/09 Grand Teton National Park turns eighty (by MJ Clark Wyoming Business Report)
2/25/09 Lawmakers want to test wolves for brucellosis (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)--absurd; might as well test for the bogeyman as well
2/25/09 Valley wolf pack has mange, biologist says: Collaring operation sees 15 animals fitted with transmitters for research (by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/25/09 Exum fires guide Koch: Alpinist apologizes after snowmobiling illegally on Jackson Lake (by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/25/09 Wyoming author gives account of wolves, issues: Sheep rancher finds early problems with wolves not 'fable' (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
2/24/09 Lynx critical habitat increases (AP story in Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
2/24/09 Senate looks to limit bison range (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
2/24/09 Forest Service cautious about evaluating well (AP story in Billings Gazette)
2/23/09 Trailhead camp rejected (by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/22/09 Former ranger recollects Yellowstone as seen from a horse's back (by Ruffin Prevost Billings Gazette)
2/22/09 National parks go 'green' (by Sean Conneely Casper Star-Tribune)
2/21/09 Moran sled trip probed (by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/20/09 Report estimates revenue loss from Idaho wolves (AP story in Idaho Statesman)
2/20/09 Park may get new sewer plant: Stimulus could fund work on Yellowstone's deferred-project list (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
2/20/09 Mixed numbers (by Amanda Ricker Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--I can attest to the vehicular traffic in the north of the park that weekend; a lot of school groups, especially
2/20/09 Lawmaker wants state to seize wolf control (AP story in Billings Gazette)--if Montana did this, it would to no purpose shoot itself in the foot and would ensure more federal control, not less; however, State sen. Joe Bayleat (R) rarely offers bills that make any sense ... or fortunately, into law
2/20/09 Setback bill slammed by riverside property owners (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
2/20/09 Jackson Hole Airport runway deteriorating (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/20/09 Pepper spray effective against bears, humans (by Karen Land KCTribune--MO)--Irish woman accidentally pepper sprays herself
2/19/09 Sylvan Pass reopens (by Cody Enterprise)--pass opens and closes all the time; if you are going that way, be sure to call the Park Service to find out the status
2/19/09 Airport schedules safety audit (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/19/09 Avalanche survivor (by Melissa Wagner KIMA--WA)--with video
!-- --> 2/18/09 Yellowstone open to snowmobile travel this winter (by Ray Grass Deseret News--UT)
2/18/09 Bridger-Teton asks loggers for wishes: Letter links logging industry, local mills with health of national forests (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/18/09 Rivers at risk? (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
2/17/09 Debate rages over elk feeding (by Kirk Johnson The New York Times)
2/17/09 Invasion of aquatic aliens: Henry's Fork Council hears about non-native species (by Joyce Edlefsen Standard Journal--ID)
2/17/09 Yellowstone uplift pushes Earth's crust (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
2/17/09 Nice day for an ... elk wedding (by Erik Lambert Jackson Hole News and Guide in Casper Star-Tribune)
2/16/09 Hiking to help (by Sean Forbes Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
2/15/09 Yellowstone's shifting geological puzzle (by Jessica Mayrer Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
2/15/09 Waterfalls draw many to winter festival (by Ruffin Prevost Billings Gazette)
2/14/09 50 elk with brucellosis found during program (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/14/09 Fifty elk test brucellosis-positive (by Cat Urbigkit Casper Star-Tribune)
2/14/09 Snowpack by the numbers (by Jodi Hausen Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
2/14/09 Logging OK'd for forest fire risk (by Brett French Billings Gazette)--in parts of the Beartooth Mountains
2/13/09 Tough times call for shrewd artists (by Dorothy Spears The New York Times)--talks a lot about famed artist of Yellowstone, Thomas Moran
2/13/09 Wolf pack sighted near Ashton (by Megan Boatwright KIFI--ID)--with video
2/13/09 WARNING: Wolves are on the prowl: Wolves are getting bolder as they search for mates (by Elizabeth Laden Island Park News--ID)
2/13/09 Avalanche victim had serious injuries (by Island Park News--ID)
2/13/09 Bison bill bombs in House committee (by Brennan Sang West Yellowstone News)
2/13/09 South Entrance visits decline by 31 percent (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/13/09 Brucellosis testing continues (by Cat Urbigkit Casper Star-Tribune)--of Wyoming elk
2/13/09 Bill seeks to protect 24M acres (by Rob Chaney Missoulian)
2/12/09 Runner trains for grueling Sahara race by trekking into Yellowstone in heart of winter (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
2/12/09 Mont. officials want to move bison to Wyoming (AP story in KIFI--ID)
2/12/09 Ken Burns explores Yellowstone in "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" (by Ashli Kimenker KPVI--ID)--with video
2/12/09 Wolf sighting at Fall River Cafe near Ashton (by KIFI--ID)
2/12/09 Snowmobiler injured in avalanche near West Yellowstone (by Montana's News Station)
2/12/09 Well-known Mammoth elk dies in accident (by Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)--I'm certain I had seen this elk before.
2/12/09 House buries wolf bill (by Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)--federal protection of wolves in Wyoming is looking more and more permanent
2/12/09 Legislature opts against new wolf rules (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)
2/12/09 Snowpack normal for much of state (by Lorna Thackeray Billings Gazette)
2/12/09 Bill would designate 23M acres of wilderness (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)
2/12/09 MS doesn't stop hunter from bagging trophy bull elk (by Michael Babcock Great Falls Tribune)
2/11/09 Famed bull dies in Gardiner (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
2/10/09 Wolf bill gets early approval (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)
2/9/09 Talk planned on Yellowstone quake swarm (by Montana's News Station)--with video
2/9/09 Wolves might have killed two foxes near Pahaska (by Carole Cloudwalker Cody Enterprise)
2/8/09 Study details wolf role in elk losses (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
2/7/09 Thus far, bison stick to the park (by Brett French Billings Gazette)--only 1 bison killed in this year's Montana hunt, which again begs the question; how can you have a hunt when there are no buffalo with year round habitat in Montana? Most bison advocates would support hunting if there actually was habitat and a restored population in Montana
2/7/09 Wolves tied to elk decline in parts of state (by Eve Byron Helena Independent Record)--however, there are exceptions to the rule
2/7/09 The big black wolf is a legacy from dogs, study finds: The fur color was bred into dogs by humans, then introduced into wild wolves and coyotes, researchers say; it appears almost exclusively in North America (by Thomas H. Maugh II Los Angeles Times)
2/6/09 Panel kills bison bill (by Camden Easterling Livingston Enterprise)--4th story; most informative of the politics of this
2/6/09 Study: Wolves cause drop in some elk populations (by Great Falls Tribune)
2/6/09 Members needed for Gallatin County RAC (by West Yellowstone News)--RAC is Resource Advisory Committee
2/6/09 Lawmakers shoot down new bison plan (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--MT Rep. Ted Washburn (R) backstabbed supporters, but even that would not have been enough to get this out of committee ... Rep. Paul Beck (D) apparently also voted against the bill.
2/6/09 New World wolves and coyotes owe debt to dogs (by Mark Derr The New York Times)
2/6/09 The wolf-dog connection: Scientists discover genetic link between black wolves, first domesticated dogs (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
2/6/09 Forest: Don't poach powder (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/5/09 New bison plan rejected (AP story in Billings Gazette)--now speaking personally; Montana has proven once again that the government doesn't care about wild bison - when are bison advocates going to stop beating their head against this wall and using this tactic of working to reform the system? The system cannot be reformed; this is actually worse than four years ago despite perhaps more popular support and better cooperation among bison advocates
2/5/09 Agency denies request to protect 165 species (AP story in Fort Mill Times--SC)--Yellowstone sand verbena might be protected, however
2/5/09 Wolves with dog lineage better adapted: Study (by Tom Spears Ottawa Citizen in The Vancouver Sun--Canada)--Yellowstone wolves in part descended from domestic dogs
2/5/09 Wolf-dog mating led to darker wolves (by Christine Dell'Amore National Geographic)
2/5/09 Dog gene heeds call of the wild: Wolves may inherit their coat color from their domesticated cousins (by Laura Sanders Science News)
2/5/09 Operation: Dark wolf: Our ancient genetic engineering that turned wolf to dog has made its mark on modern wolves--and may help them survive modern climate (by Laura Allen Popular Science)
2/5/09 Black wolves the result of interbreeding with dogs (by Michael Wall WIRED)
2/5/09 House committee recommends wolf bill (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)--Wyoming's move here will keep people wondering whether they are doing this to make sure the wolves are never de-listed
2/5/09 Trout plan disputed (by Carole Cloudwalker Cody Enterprise)
2/5/09 Retiree delights in wildflowers: Former teacher has become expert in species of region (by Ruffin Prevost Billings Gazette)
2/5/09 Bill would allow wildlife agency to manage bison (by Molly Priddy in Bifgork Eagle--MT)
2/4/09 Bear management team had busy year (by Little Chicago Review--IL)--not sure why this appears here, but here it is
2/4/09 Wandering wolverine surprises biologists: Two-year-old Gulo gulo caught in foothold trap on arid lands north of Idaho Falls (by Jason Kauffman Idaho Mountain Express and Guide)
2/4/09 One man's trash ... (by Jessica Mayrer Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--energy from Yellowstone that's not geothermal
2/4/09 Brucellosis battle (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
2/4/09 Eagle killer fined $7,650: Outfitter will keep his license but won't guide on the Bridger-Teton (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/3/09 MSU students propose green train at Old Faithful (by Montana's News Station)--with video; I'm not sure how green this really is, if you still have a gazillion cars at Biscuit Basin and Kepler Cascades and then add trains, what have you really subtracted? It seems you would have only added. The cloverleaf at Old Faithful has never made sense; it could have been designed differently, but if you rid yourselves of cars at Old Faithful just to move them elsewhere in Yellowstone, all you've done is create a larger human hording problem, it seems.
2/3/09 Into the wild of Yellowstone (by Connie Goff Mayville Daily Forum--MO)
2/3/09 Public and House size-up wolf options (by Gib Mathers Powell Tribune--WY)
2/3/09 813 quakes in 11 days at Yellowstone (not to worry) (by Kirk Johnson The New York Times)
2/3/09 Report: Swarm intense (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole Daily News and Guide)
2/3/09 Vet urges ranchers to adopt brucellosis plan: Producers in 7 Montana border counties would need to test, vaccinate (by Tom Lutey Billings Gazette)
2/2/09 Earthquake swarm was 2nd-largest for Yellowstone (by Howard Pankratz Denver Post)
2/2/09 Groups sue to block Gallatin timber sale (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)
2/2/09 'America's Best Idea' brings parks to the screen (AP story in San Francisco Chronicle)
2/2/09 Winds keep Billings warm in January (by Lorna Thackeray Billings Gazette)--upper Yellowstone normal snowpack despite warm temperatures
2/1/09 Yellowstone activity not precursor to eruption (by Idaho State Journal in Idaho Press-Tribune)
2/1/09 Members needed for forest advisory committee (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
2/1/09 Avalanche 101 (by Jodi Hausen Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
 
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2/28/09 SB 337 update (by Eva Vincent)
2/28/09 Winter's toll (by Yellowstoner)
2/28/09 Sneak peak (by Yellowstoner)--regarding the Old Faithful Virtual Visitor Center
2/28/09 Lawmakers shouldn't invent wildlife issues (by Casper Star-Tribune)
2/27/09 The Virtuous Traveler: Yellowstone National Park--hot(ter) and bothered (by Leslie Garrett in Peter Greenberg's Worldwide)
2/27/09 The shepherd (by Leslie)
2/27/09 It's official, Plonk wine will be in Yellowstone NP this summer! (by Michael Wilson)--noted this attempt awhile back
2/27/09 Volcano monitoring (by Ile Emi Ifa)--lot of outrage over some of Gov. Bobby Jindal (R)--LA remarks criticizing government money going to volcano monitoring, especially coming from a state that suffered a natural disaster of historic proportions; this is a good example of it
2/26/09 The incredible journey: A Yellowstone wolf treks to Colorado (by Beth Pratt)
2/26/09 Yellowstone safari day 4 (by Laurie)--amazing pictures of a bobcat in Yellowstone
2/26/09 Wolves at the door (by The Daily Sentinel--CO)
2/26/09 Yellowstone wolf in Colorado: Collared female wanders over 1,000 miles from national park (by Ted Alvarez Backpacker Magazine)
2/26/09 Not long now ... (by upacreek333)
2/26/09 Grand Teton National Park: Subterfuge led to this masterpiece (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)--I'm not going to get into another fight on Kurt's site about the sins that went into creating Grand Teton
2/26/09 Wolf makes it all the way to Colorado (by Suzanne Stone, Defenders of Wildlife)
2/26/09 Yellowstone: Worth staying inn (by Clotho)
2/25/09 Packing heat at Yellowstone: A new rule allowing concealed weapons in national parks comes under fire (by The Washington Post)
2/24/09 Eco-friendly choices make sense for national parks (by Yancy Bonner Powell Tribune--WY)
2/24/09 Seeds of fire (by pixiejen)
2/24/09 Beautiful beyond description (by Tea Lady Darla)
2/24/09 Let it burn ... (by Mike Weaver)--it's been awhile since Yellowstone was compared to the economic doldrums, but here's a new one
2/23/09 Lawless wolf killing undermines states (by Bruce McCormack Cody Enterprise)
2/23/09 Winter wonderland in Yellowstone--part I (by merlyn9)
2/23/09 Yellowstone's super volcano (by William Malmborg)
2/23/09 What it was like to volunteer with Buffalo Field Campaign (by
Jim Macdonald The Magic of Yellowstone)
2/22/09 A National Park Service regional director shares his priority list for 2009 (by Mike Snyder, National Park Service, in National Parks Traveler)--Snyder is Intermountain Region Director
2/20/09 Wild bison (by Craig)
2/20/09 Assisted migration, bison, and conservation values (by Kent)--that ecology is usually about values is something I harp on all the time; Kent makes the point here
2/19/09 It's the wilderness, stupid: Why can't we understand that wilderness should be a big part of our economic future? (by Bill Schneider New West)
2/19/09 Bridger-Teton National Forest quickly moves to use stimulus money for anti-conservation logging (by Ralph Maughan)
2/18/09 On the passing of Number 6 (by Tom Torma Yellowstone Spectator)
2/18/09 At last, a Montana rivers bill that makes sense (by Scott Bosse High Country News)
2/18/09 Beauty and the beasts: North Fork of Shoshone River: Fishing paradise deep within grizzly country (by Charlie Meyers Denver Post)
2/18/09 Bigfoot seen to vanish (by Illusnist The Spoof!)--satire is funnier to me because my partner Genevieve likes to muse what the management plan and politics would be if sasquatch really were endangered in Yellowstone; we imagine it would be worse and stranger than bison management
2/18/09 Elk Crossing, Yellowstone (art by Linda)
2/18/09 Slice of Americana amid autumn beauty (by Graeme Morton Calgary Herald--Canada)
2/16/09 Yellowstone Park XC ski trip (by RimRunner)
2/16/09 animal update (by Kaelyn)
2/16/09 Shoshone big horns (by Pat Honstain)
2/15/09 Yellowstone by snow coach (by Linsay Carlson The Montana Standard)
2/15/09 Yellowstone wolves (by Alzar School)
2/15/09 Yellowstone on #209 (by Joe)
2/13/09 There is no way to stop killing bison (by Mike Tercek Yellowstone Spectator)--but is the point whether bison can extend indefinitely or whether there is any justification for using political boundaries for setting those limits? The point I have made repeatedly isn't that it's a tragedy that buffalo are killed; it's that they are killed to protect a certain hierarchical attitude toward land management
2/13/09 Famous Yellowstone elk, No. 6, DEAD!! (by Marlene)
2/12/09 Summer 2008 Yellowstone photo series: Final shots and top ten (by Nathan Kennedy)
2/12/09 Beauty beyond words (by Nick Rotunno Shoshone News Press--ID)
2/12/09 The tree with a message (by Rabbi Zalman Mendelsohn in Little Chicago Review--IL)
2/12/09 The passing of a wilderness icon (by Moose Peterson)--is wilderness the right word for this particular elk?
2/12/09 Jerk elk bites the dust: Well-known, aggressive Yellowstone elk dies in freak circumstances (by Ted Alvarez Backpacker Magazine)
2/11/09 Eulogy for an elk: Yellowstone's Number 6 (by Beth Pratt)
2/11/09 Signal Mountain Lodge (by Jennifer C.)
2/11/09 Bill in Montana Senate would prohibit bison relocation (by Ken Cole Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News)
2/11/09 Lummis should vote for public lands bill (by Casper Star-Tribune)
2/10/09 Program to kill weeds in Wyoming's Grand Teton (by Paul Bedard U.S. News & World Report)--link to federal contract on this
2/9/09 Geothermal development in the Yellowstone area (by Tom Torma Yellowstone Spectator)
2/9/09 Day 17: Wolves of all stripes (by Anne Minard)
2/8/09 Heading west, West Yellowstone that is ... (by heidihoho7)
2/6/09 Bison bill defeated in Montana, but what's the strategy? (by
Jim Macdonald The Magic of Yellowstone)
2/6/09 Horse Butte homeowners head to Helena (by Brennan Sang West Yellowstone News)
2/6/09 A natural view (by Katy Duffy West Yellowstone News)
2/6/09 About firearms in parks (by Ray Runkie in West Yellowstone News)
2/6/09 New Yellowstone Country group created to inspire Greater Yellowstone residents (by Ralph Maughan)--link to the Yellowstone Country Guardians
2/5/09 House Bill 253--episode II: A RINO does what he's supposed to, thus, Mike Phillips is not a happy camper ... (by Rusty Shackleford MT Pundit)--did Rep. Ted Washburn backstab bill supporters who had counted him as a supporter?
2/5/09 Crossing the Yellowstone (by Steve Blood)
2/4/09 Schroeder's wolf bill has more nuance than critics realize (by Rocky Barker Idaho Statesman)--Gary Schoeder (R) is an Idaho state senator
2/4/09 Wolf pup chasing ravens in Yellowstone Park (art by Sandra Merwin)
2/4/09 If science in Lake Clark National Park is good, is it also good in Yellowstone National Park? (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
2/4/09 Summer 2008 Yellowstone photo series: LeHardy Rapids (by Nathan)
2/3/09 Listening to the Earth's belly: A thousand ears are listening for the rumbling of earthquakes deep under the Earth's surface (by Jonathan Fahey Forbes)
2/3/09 Summer 2008 Yellowstone photo series: A couple shots from Yellowstone Lake (by Nathan)--opening paragraph is great
2/3/09 Shut down winter drilling (by Linda J. Cooper in Casper Star-Tribune)
2/2/09 Response to HB 253 (by Julia Vincent in Wildlife Mismanagement)
2/2/09 I hope this blows your Canadian ass up! (by Misty)
2/2/09 Yellowstone may produce geothermal energy (by Emily Setzer Matter Network)--is this a joke? All I've read before this suggests Yellowstone would be off limits.
2/2/09 Yellowstone in winter (by Allen A Hale)--in between criticizing Jennifer Hudson's Super Bowl rendition of the National Anthem, American in Thailand offers thoughts about Yellowstone in winter (my partner Genevieve's father also retired to the same area of Thailand)
2/1/09 Cry wolf (by Beth Pratt)
2/1/09 Support wild bison (by Lisa Upson, Natural Resources Defense Council, in Helena Independent-Record)
2/1/09 No reason to wait on wolf plan change (by Casper Star-Tribune)
2/1/09 Fears mount over Alaska volcano (by Blatherskite--UK)--but author is more afraid of Yellowstone supervolcano

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