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You can also download this widget for use on your blog or Web site 1/31/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sun Jan 31, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/30/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sat Jan 30, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/29/10 Scoping for new long term winter use plan begins (press release by National Park Service) 1/29/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Fri Jan 29, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/28/10 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign)--like last winter, an especially quiet one on the borders of the park 1/28/10 Earthquake update for January 28 (press release by University of Utah Seismograph Stations, posted by National Park Service) 1/28/10 Yellowstone field campus scheduled to open in May, 2010: Facility designed for small groups seeking unique educational park experiences (press release by Yellowstone Association in eTravel Blackboard) 1/28/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Thu Jan 28, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/27/10 Yellowstone wolf notes Dec. 09; Jan. 10 (by Kathie Lynch in Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News) 1/27/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Wed Jan 27, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/26/10 Official Wyoming wolf numbers for '09 released (by Ralph Maughan) 1/26/10 Earthquake update (press release by University of Utah Seismograph Stations, posted by National Park Service) 1/26/10 Tectonic plates thought responsible for swarm of Yellowstone National Park earthquakes (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/26/10 Grand Teton National Park rangers to offer moonlit snowshoe hikes (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/26/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Tue Jan 26, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/25/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Mon Jan 25, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/24/10 Yellowstone earthquake swarm winds down (by Yellowstone Insider)--not a shock to the calamity-obsessed; it's not yet 2012, right? 1/24/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sun Jan 24, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/23/10 Yellowstone earthquake swarm slows down on quiet night (by Yellowstone Insider) 1/23/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sat Jan 23, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/22/10 Status of gray wolf management in Wyoming and the NRM--Jan 4 through Jan 22, 2010 (by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 1/22/10 Series of minor earthquakes continue in Yellowstone (press release by National Park Service) 1/22/10 Yellowstone swarm: More smaller quakes (by Yellowstone Insider) 1/22/10 Ranger-led snowshoe hike by full moon (press release by National Park Service)--in Grand Teton NP 1/22/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Fri Jan 22, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/21/10 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign) 1/21/10 Update on Yellowstone earthquakes (press release by University of Utah Seismograph Stations, posted by National Park Service) 1/21/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Thu Jan 21, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/20/10 Yellowstone wolf project update: An interview with leader Douglas Smith (by Beth Pratt) 1/20/10 Some Yellowstone wolf news (by Ralph Maughan) 1/20/10 Earthquake swarm continues in Yellowstone (by Yellowstone Insider) 1/20/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Wed Jan 20, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/19/10 More on the January 2010 Yellowstone swarm (by Erik Klemetti) 1/19/10 Another swarm of earthquakes noticed at Yellowstone National Park (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/19/10 Small earthquake swarm hits Yellowstone (by Yellowstone Insider) 1/19/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Tue Jan 19, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/18/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Mon Jan 18, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/17/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sun Jan 17, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/16/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sat Jan 16, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/15/10 BOL approves orders for brucellosis, trichomoniasis (press release by Montana Department of Livestock) 1/15/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Fri Jan 15, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/14/10 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign) 1/14/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Thu Jan 14, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/13/10 Yellowstone Association Institute opening new campus just outside Yellowstone National Park (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/13/10 No electricity at Yellowstone's Fishing Bridge Campground next summer (by Yellowstone Insider)--an old story but certainly worth posting a reminder here as it didn't get much ink 1/13/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for wed Jan 13, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/12/10 Progress continues on restoration of historic lighting fixtures from Yellowstone's Old Faithful Lodge (by Grand Light) 1/12/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Tue Jan 12, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/11/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Mon Jan 11, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/11/10 Recruiting for 2010 Youth Conservation Program (press release by National Park Service) 1/11/10 Is Yellowstone caldera stabilizing? Recent seismic evidence says yes (by Yellowstone Insider) 1/11/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sun Jan 10, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/10/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sun Jan 10, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/9/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sat Jan 9, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/8/10 Turner offer to house Yellowstone bison criticized (by Yellowstone Insider) 1/8/10 Yellowstone December snowmobile and snowcoach numbers higher than first reported (press release by National Park Service)--but still obviously lower than last year 1/8/10 Commercial film crews required to obtain permits to work in Yellowstone (press release by National Park Service) 1/8/10 Moose HQ site work EA available for review (press release by National Park Service) 1/8/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Fri Jan 8, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/7/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Thu Jan 7, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/6/10 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign)--Gov. Schweitzer replies to the outcry over his bragging to stockgrowers about being the greatest buffalo killer in Montana's history 1/6/10 2009 visitation to Yellowstone National Park reached record levels (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/6/10 Record number of visitors descend on Yellowstone in 2009 (by Yellowstone Insider) 1/6/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Wed Jan 6, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/5/10 Record numbers visited Yellowstone in 2009 (press release by National Park Service) 1/5/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Tue Jan 5, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/4/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Mon Jan 4, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/3/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sun Jan 3, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/2/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Sat Jan 2, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) 1/1/10 GNFAC avalanche advisory for Fri Jan 1, 2010 (by Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center) |
Subscribe to RSS feed for this section. You can also download this widget for use on your blog or Web site 1/29/10 12:01 AM Got away from work today (working really hard tonight, though) to go skiing at Fawn Pass in the NW corner of Yellowstone. I posted captioned photos of our wonderful journey ... it was gorgeous today! 1/31/10 Wolf advocate lists hunters' names (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune) 1/30/10 Researchers hypothesize about tsunami in Yellowstone Lake (by Brett French Billings Gazette) 1/30/10 Yellowstone takes up snowmobile question, again (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/30/10 State argues for wolf control: Feds say Wyo's plan likely would harm animal's population (by Jeremy Pelzer Casper Star-Tribune) 1/30/10 Wyoming urges judge to end federal wolf management (AP story in The Salt Lake Tribune) 1/29/10 Over the river and through the park (by Carol Hoffmann West Yellowstone News) 1/29/10 Environmental study on Shoshone National Forest gas well delayed (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/29/10 Yellowstone starts study of new winter rules (by Billings Gazette) 1/29/10 Forest to limit drilling (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide) 1/29/10 Wolf numbers hold steady: Officials: Preliminary data shows hunting effective way to manage animal's population (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)--though there are now fewer and fewer within Yellowstone itself 1/28/10 Two magnitude-3 quakes rock park (by Billings Gazette)--been asked a couple times whether I've felt any quakes while in the park ... I haven't; remember one year working in the park, one was happening where the person next to me felt it as did most people in the store, but I didn't even notice (so don't ask me!) 1/28/10 Plates a likely cause of Yellowstone quakes (by Island Park News)--now over 1,500 of them 1/28/10 Earthquakes keep shaking things up in Yellowstone (by Jeffrey Wolf and Chris Vanderveen KUSA--CO) 1/28/10 Two quakes felt near Yellowstone (by Ben Cannon Planet Jackson Hole) 1/28/10 G&F sends 17 more elk to slaughter (by Cat Urbigkit Casper Star-Tribune) 1/27/10 Tapeworm in wolves causes stir, but biologists say there's little to fear (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/27/10 Tracks in snow lead to insights into wildlife: Group learns that Hoback Rim is important for predators, prety (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide) 1/27/10 Elk capture and test continues (by Cat Urbigkit Casper Star-Tribune) 1/27/10 1PFT opens new grant cycle (by Planet Jackson Hole) 1/26/10 Quakes barely register: Unlike last year, latest swarm produces little speculation of eruption (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)--obviously hasn't read the blogs I read; joking aside, he's right that chatter is nowhere near last year's fever pitch 1/26/10 G&F sends four elk to slaughter: Fifth and final season of brucellosis testing under way (by Cat Urbigkit Casper Star-Tribune) 1/26/10 Shoshone Forest sees financing improve (by Billings Gazette) 1/26/10 Rehberg could support phased-in wilderness plan (by Nick Gevock Montana Standard in Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/26/10 Rehberg says forest bill needs to change before he'll support it (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/25/10 Sylvan Pass reopens (by Billings Gazette) 1/25/10 Wyoming intervenes for snowmobilers (by Sonya Angelica Diehn Courthouse News Service) 1/25/10 Idaho snowpack levels going from bad to worse (AP story in KTRV--ID) 1/24/10 Pine beetle epidemic subsides--sort of (by Jeremy Pelzer Casper Star-Tribune) 1/24/10 Ranchers wary of moving Yellowstone bison to Guernsey park (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/24/10 Wyoming's new rules on antler collecting in effect (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/23/10 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, conservation groups exchange briefs in wolf lawsuit (by Rob Chaney Missoulian) 1/23/10 1,033 Yellowstone quakes recorded in week (by Martin J. Kidston Helena Independent Record) 1/23/10 Quakes keep rattling Yellowstone; 3.7 and 3.8 mag. recorded (by Erin Yeykal KPAX--MT) 1/22/10 Earthquake swarm in park tops 1,000 (by Billings Gazette) 1/22/10 Yellowstone's current quake swarm hits 901 (by The Denver Post) 1/22/10 Gallatin Forest stepping wilderness enforcement (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/22/10 Snow, wind will increase danger of avalanche, expert says (by Billings Gazette) 1/22/10 More snow forecast, but not much cold (by Billings Gazette) 1/22/10 Rehberg wants open meeting with Tester on forest act (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/21/10 Pine beetles infest 2.7M acres of Montana forest (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/21/10 Earthquakes continue to shake Yellowstone (by Island Park News) 1/21/10 Earthquake swarm suggests just another day in Yellowstone (by Michael Gibney Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/20/10 Parks differ on bear management: Glacier hazes roadside bears; Grand Teton, Yellowstone let people close (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide) 1/20/10 Gov lobbies for snowmobiles: Freudenthal leads feds on weekend tour of Yellowstone (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune) 1/20/10 More than 600 earthquakes recorded in current Yellowstone earthquake swarm (by Howard Pankratz The Denver Post) 1/20/10 Idaho Geological Survey raises earthquake awareness (by Bill Kotowski KPVI--ID)--with video 1/20/10 Wyoming begins final year of pilot elk testing effort (AP story in Billings Gazette)--a lot of people don't realize that elk in Wyoming face to a lesser extent what bison face in Montana 1/20/10 NEK students get live lessons from Yellowstone (by Matt Henson WCAX--VT)--with video 1/19/10 Yellowstone rumblings: Nothing to fear? (by Pat Dawson Time)--nothing like a little sensationalism in a headline; yes, visitation has spiked in recent days to this site ... I'll be happier when they come because they're interested in the real calamities befalling Yellowstone ... but I also want to thank the faithful readers here who come for an even better reason, because they adore this place and can't get enough to satisfy their thirst for knowing this place 1/19/10 Small quake rattles Yellowstone region (AP story in Billings Gazette)--in fact, since the disastrous quake in Haiti, earthquakes are up all over North America, a 5.8 hitting near the Cayman Islands today (on a different fault from the one striking Haiti) 1/19/10 Yellowstone earthquake swarm continues into third day, intensifies (by Howard Pankratz The Denver Post) 1/19/10 Lack of snow lets elk refuge delay feeding (by Jackson Hole News and Guide) 1/19/10 Forest to sponsor moonlight walks (by Billings Gazette)--Beartooth Ranger District 1/18/10 Researchers report Yellowstone earthquake swarm (AP story in Billings Gazette)--after last year's swarm, suddenly everyone was coming here; let's see if this leaks into the sizeable doomsday legions of the internet 1/18/10 A puzzler: Tourist numbers up in 2009, but where did they stay? (by Lorna Thackeray Billings Gazette) 1/17/10 Ted Turner's bid for Yellowstone Park bison stokes wildlife debate (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/17/10 Bison after brucellosis: Bison are losing their stigma as a diseased species, but many hurdles remain for their return to the prairie (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/17/10 Yellowstone National Park's "green" gift shop (by Danica Lawrence KIDK--ID)--with video 1/17/10 Winter's science lessons: Humans often trigger deadly avalanches (by Donna Healy Billings Gazette) 1/16/10 Wyoming defends wolf plan: Brief submitted by state's lawyers could be last in federal dispute (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/16/10 Man to pay $27K for building ATV trail in Gallatin National Forest (by Karin Ronnow Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/15/10 FWP generating new bison plan (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/15/10 National Park Service winter programs (by West Yellowstone News) 1/15/10 Friends made visible impact in Yellowstone in 2009 (by Yellowstone Park Foundation in West Yellowstone News) 1/15/10 Safari Club takes on Yellowstone grizzly ruling (by Field & Stream) 1/15/10 The season so far (by Carol Hoffmann West Yellowstone News) 1/15/10 Tester asks to compare notes with Rehberg (by Billings Gazette)--on Sen. Tester's wilderness bill 1/15/10 National Elk Refuge plans later-than-normal feeding (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/15/10 Injured North Dakota snowmobiler rescued near West Yellowstone (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/14/10 Montana wolf attacks spike in '09, sparking backlash (AP story in Flathead Beacon--MT) 1/14/10 Safari Club appeals ruling that put grizzly bears back on threatened species list (by Kelly Burgess Los Angeles Times) 1/14/10 Grizzly committee crafting plan to monitor bruins for five more years (by Rob Chaney Missoulian) 1/13/10 Grizzly panel told government can't meet judge's requirement for delisting (by Rob Chaney Missoulian) 1/13/10 Well-known female cougar dies from plague: Carcass found in Grand Teton National Park (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)--was a couple years ago that a boy contracted plague, probably in Grand Teton (he survived) 1/13/10 Group says Colter's Hell threatened by growth (by Carole Cloudwalker Cody Enterprise)--and as you'll see, locals know that that's not a euphemism for Yellowstone National Park 1/13/10 Two sides to the story: Snowpack below average west of Continental Divide, normal on east side (by Joan Barron Casper Star-Tribune) 1/13/10 Retiring Forest Service employee gives thoughts (by Joyce Edlefsen Standard Journal--ID) 1/13/10 Two women injured in snowmobile crash (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--near West Yellowstone along Madison Arm Road 1/12/10 Grand Teton National Park to hire youth for summer (by Billings Gazette) 1/12/10 New plan drafted for grizzly bear recovery in Rockies, Cascades (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/12/10 High water causing headaches for West Gallatin residents (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/10/10 Gallatin River flood warning extended (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/9/10 Turner bid for Yellowstone bison draws protest (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune) 1/9/10 Ted Turner and Native Americans in row over fate of Yellowstone bison: A herd of 74 rare bison could be slaughtered if a dispute involving conservationists, Indian tribes and media mogul Ted Turner is not resolved (by Nick Allen Telegraph--UK)--that's right; blame the people reacting to a gun drawn on their loved ones and not the ones actually threatening to pull the trigger (articles like this, in the world press no less, show that FWP has successfully framed the issue) 1/9/10 Ice jams continue to flood Gallatin River (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/9/10 Bear Trap Canyon trail project up for comment (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/9/10 Snowpack below average across Montana (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--Bozeman seems to have been an exception to the rule 1/9/10 Owner of horses given deterrents for wolves (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide) 1/8/10 Activists call for bison on state land (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend; I've just been overwhelmed by work ... as regular readers can no doubt guess; this issue again shows there's a vast divide between the professional environmentalists and the grassroots ... this is true on almost any issue you can imagine 1/8/10 Tourists return to Wyoming parks, but hold tight to money (by John King CNN)--an old story now here but now noticed by a prominent national journalist 1/8/10 Yellowsotne snowmobile and snowcoach numbers for December higher than first reported (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/8/10 Sylvan Pass reopened (by Billings Gazette) 1/8/10 Avalanche danger high over entire Gallatin Forest (by Gail Schontzler Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/8/10 Snowpack lower than average: Forecast sees summer stream flows at 71 percent of normal (by Lorna Thackeray Billings Gazette) 1/7/10 Do volcanoes trigger climate change? (by Sev Kender, Victoria Peck, and John Smellie PlanetEarth--UK) 1/7/10 Yellowstone breaks visitation records in 2009 (by Island Park News) 1/6/10 Yellowstone National Park record numbers (by Penny Preston KULR--MT)--with video 1/6/10 Sylvan Pass closes tonight (by Billings Gazette) 1/6/10 Tower Falls: Cross-country skiing in Yellowstone National Park (by Ben Pierce Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--such a fun trail but not a lot of snow on it yet this year 1/6/10 Record 3.3 million visited YNP in '09 (by Carole Cloudwalker Cody Enterprise) 1/6/10 Record number visited Yellowstone in 2009 (by Billings Gazette) 1/6/10 State relocates 22 grizzlies: Game and Fish destroys four bears in '09 (by Gib Mathers Powell Tribune in Casper Star-Tribune) 1/6/10 Avalanche danger remains high in wake of Billings snowmobiler's death (by Brett French Billings Gazette) 1/6/10 Lethal wolf conflicts limited (by Billings Gazette) 1/6/10 Hunting regs up for discussion (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/6/10 Bison hunt kills 140; take down 46 percent: Results likely won't cut into 2010 population but elk refuge forage preserved (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide) 1/6/10 Dillon crowd speaks out on Tester forest bill (by Nick Gevock Montana Standard in Billings Gazette) 1/5/10 Sen. Tester's forest bill stirs dissent from ranchers (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/4/10 Cooke City avalanche claims man (by Matt Dettori Livingston Enterprise)--1st story 1/4/10 Billings-area snowmobiler was stuck when avalanche struck (by Brett French Billings Gazette)--near Cooke City; resulted in fatality 1/4/10 Elk finally starting to congregate on refuge (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide) 1/3/10 Rehberg stance on compromise forest bill could be pivotal (AP story in Billings Gazette) 1/3/10 Work suspended on Hebgen Dam (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle) 1/2/10 National park entrance closed (by Billings Gazette)--East Entrance, which is common most winters--if you're headed that way, make sure you always check with NPS before heading out 1/1/10 Avalanche danger on the rise in southern Montana (AP story in Missoulian) 1/1/10 Cross-country ski trails damaged at Hyalite (by Gail Schontzler Bozeman Daily Chronicle)--jerks; I go skiing there with my toddler |
| Subscribe to RSS feed for this section. You can also download this widget for use on your blog or Web site (comment in the discussion forum) 1/31/10 Yellowstone National Park heads down the winter-use plan road ... again (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/31/10 Yellowstone, Tetons a photographer's paradise (by Harry Dunn Knoxville News-Sentinel--TN) 1/31/10 Yellowstone January 16th - 18th (by Dave M. Shumway) 1/31/10 Record quake swarms at Yellowstone (by Texas Arcane) 1/30/10 Yellowstone and wilderness (by Marie)--good discussion here 1/30/10 Big problem: Wolf population declining in Northern Rockies (by Matt Skoglund, Natural Resources Defense Council, in Opposing Views) 1/30/10 4-7 (by Robyn)--inches, that is; I hope so--planning on skiing in northern Yellowstone next week 1/30/10 Yellowstone ... here a horn, there a horn ... (by Laurie Excell)--and again, even more on her blog 1/30/10 Ed Bangs, USFWS: "They're no big deal" re: Wolves (by Tom Remington)--with audio 1/29/10 Yellowstone bison plan acceptable, not perfect (by Carolyn Duckworth in Helena Independent Record)--I've personally met Carolyn and unfortunately probably disagree with her more than I agree on the bison issue...too bad because she lives much closer to the controvery, being in Gardiner 1/29/10 Where should the buffalo roam? (by Bernie Kuntz The Jamestown Sun--ND) 1/29/10 Affordable park access for everyone (by Doug Edgerton in West Yellowstone News) 1/29/10 This unsettling thought might bring some comfort (by Moose Peterson) 1/29/10 Snow tracking (by Dave) 1/29/10 A natural view (by Katy Duffy West Yellowstone News) 1/28/10 Christmas in Yellowstone ... (by Mike Leach, Yellowstone Country Guardians) 1/28/10 more to most difficult (by S&W)--as lucky as I am to live here and ski the park every winter; they are luckier as they can ski deeper in the interior ... but there's still plenty for us to do and see 1/28/10 Taking a closer look at the Yellowstone earthquakes over the last week (by Erik Klemetti) 1/28/10 Earthquake strikes Yellowstone, frightens woodland critters (satire by Prometheus Wine & Excrement) 1/28/10 Activity at Yellowstone (by Mikessa) 1/28/10 The great unwinding: Problems continue to plague Tester's wilderness bill (by George Ochenski Missoula Independent) 1/27/10 USFWS wolf chief blames moose loss in Yellowstone on climate disruption (by Tom Remington)--with audio 1/27/10 A little bit of Yellowstone earthquake perspective (by Erik Klemetti) 1/27/10 Birder: A Yellowstone new year (by Diana Churchill Savannah Morning News--GA) 1/27/10 The howling (by Robyn) 1/27/10 Always watching over us (by Jake Peterson)--looks like a lot of people saw the bighorn sheep we saw; it was no trick as they were visible from the road (last year, we saw a large group consisting only of rams right off of a trail in that region) 1/27/10 The wolf tapeworm scare (by Ralph Maughan) 1/26/10 Yellowstone ... wolves ... Canyon group (by Laurie Excell) 1/26/10 Buffalo Field Campaign lends a hand to free the land (by Peter Bogusko, Buffalo Field Campaign, in West Yellowstone News)--Peet!!! 1/26/10 For what good it will do (by Dave)--an anti-snowmobile essay 1/26/10 A visiting snowmobiler's perspective (by Chip Young in West Yellowstone News)--when snowmobilers in a fairly recent column in this paper were portrayed by a kind of beer-drinking regular guy stereotype, one forgets that those who visit to use them often are anything but working class, as this letter to the editor gives evidence to 1/26/10 Sandhill crane, Yellowstone: Egg tempera (art by Molly Hashimoto) 1/26/10 Before and after (by Jesse DeVoe) 1/26/10 Grand views of Grand Prismatic (by Jake Peterson)--how odd to see Grand Prismatic Spring and Excelsior Geyser in black-and-white ... very bold 1/25/10 Never a dull moment (by Rachel Eddington) 1/25/10 Yellowstone is grumbling ... (by Mike Leach, Yellowstone Country Guardians) 1/25/10 Bighorns (by Robyn) 1/25/10 Yellowstone! (by StickLegs)--giving up some things to take that job in Yellowstone 1/25/10 Fair game: The supervolcano (by Paul Andersen The Aspen Times) 1/25/10 Yellowstone earthquake swarm, 2010 (by Ed Darrell) 1/24/10 Lending a hand for buffalo habitat (by Whitney Leonard, Natural Resources Defense Council)--with video 1/24/10 Escape artist (by Jesse DeVoe) 1/24/10 the north: fish (by S&W) 1/24/10 Yellowstone series (art by Debra Lee) 1/24/10 Back at the ranch (by Bette and Dave) 1/24/10 Leaving Yellowstone & plans to return (by Jennifer C.) 1/24/10 Glad to see Rehberg shows interest in forest bill (by Robin Poole in Billings Gazette) 1/23/10 Mammoth sunrise and other pictures (by Robyn) 1/23/10 Winter in Yellowstone National Park (by RTzen) 1/23/10 Yellowstone ... fresh snow! (by Laurie Excell)--a few of the highlights are posted here; there's a ton more on Laurie's blog 1/23/10 Tester drafts workable solution to decades of forest litigation (by Mark Petroni in Billings Gazette) 1/23/10 Tester should concentrate on forest sustainability (by Lance Olsen in Billings Gazette) 1/22/10 Earthquake swarm (by Robyn)--followed by "Snow dance" 1/22/10 the north: animals (by S&W) 1/22/10 Three mooses (by Bette and Dave) 1/22/10 The impending Yellowstone Park eruption and the Book of Revelation (by questministries) 1/22/10 Yellowstone earthquake swarm--"Rut ro" (by Tracy)--"explain the Cardinal Climax"? 1/21/10 Ahhh ... life on a supervolcano (by Jesse DeVoe) 1/21/10 Yellowstone ... West Thumb (by Laurie Excell) 1/21/10 Yellowstone super volcano & earthquakes! (by 2012: Final Fantasy?) 1/21/10 Tester's forest jobs bill: Bill is true collaborative effort (by Bruce Farling, Writers on the Range, in The Western News--MT) 1/20/10 Trails I've hiked: Yellowstone National Park's Observation Point Trail (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/20/10 Yellowstone ... Upper Geyser Basin (by Laurie Excell) 1/20/10 Disappointed that it's not the end of the world? (by Rachael) 1/20/10 Yellowstone earthquake 'swarm' (by Scott Bowen True/Slant) 1/20/10 Discovery the beauty of Yellowstone National Park (by Diana Rowe Traveling Mom) 1/20/10 Yellowstone memories (by hightrekker) 1/19/10 bison! bison! bison! (by S&W) 1/19/10 Who's responsible for saving you when disaster strikes? (by Terry Garlock TheCitizen.com) 1/19/10 Yellowstone rumbling with the rest of the Earth around the clock (by Texas Arcane) 1/19/10 Recent earthquakes for Yellowstone (by Michael Burt)--the "it's likely nothing" seems always inevitably followed by a "but"; passive aggressively teasing our Doom's Day lust 1/19/10 Is big brother heading for Yellowstone National Park's backcountry? (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/19/10 Wintering in Yellowstone National Park: The logistics (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/19/10 The eyes may have it (by Dave Pidgeon Compass Points) 1/19/10 First aid & CPR (by Robyn) 1/19/10 Rehberg should get behind Tester's forest legislation (by Kim Luthgart Billings Gazette) 1/18/10 A father starts to heal watching Yellowstone National Park's wolves (by Todd Wilkinson in National Parks Traveler) 1/18/10 Don't quit your day job (by Rachel Eddington) 1/18/10 Watching for the backcountry eye (by Dave Pidgeon Compass Points) 1/18/10 Adventures in Yellowstone Park t.v. (by Mama) 1/17/10 Stepping into the icebox: A January visit to Yellowstone National Park (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)--of course, this week, it's been balmy 1/17/10 Tester's forest bill falls short in protecting land (by Denise Boggs in Billings Gazette) 1/16/10 Ted Turner and Yellowstone bison? (by Matt Skoglund, Natural Resources Defense Council) 1/16/10 A lesson in ecology (by Rachel Eddington) 1/16/10 spring in january (by S&W) 1/16/10 My new position at Canyon this summer (by Robyn)--managing the small store at Canyon this summer; congrats! I suspect the longer hours might make for fewer blog posts, however ... 1/15/10 geyser gazing (by S&W)--updated here and added a bunch of interesting blog posts I hadn't noticed until today 1/15/10 Playing in the snow (by Bette and Dave)--a number of smaller posts on their blog 1/15/10 A natural view (by Katy Duffy West Yellowstone News) 1/15/10 Yellowstone animals in winter (by Connie Boardman) 1/15/10 Wildlife needs your help (by Craig Kenworthy, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, in West Yellowstone News) 1/15/10 Idaho governor puts Harriman access in jeopardy (by Henry's Fork Foundation in West Yellowstone News) 1/14/10 Yellowstone in winter? It's not so crazy (by Jayne Clark USA Today)--with video 1/14/10 Montana wolf attacks spike in '09, sparking backlash (by Ralph Maughan) 1/14/10 The wolf's soft howl: In the world's first designated national park, the predator rules the winter terrain (by D.K. Bhaskar livemint.com--India) 1/14/10 Why is the stone yellow? (by Janelle) 1/14/10 Send your teens to Grand Teton National Park this summer (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler) 1/13/10 YNP reflections (by x-SiMpLe-x) 1/13/10 yes, it can be too warm (by S&W)--agreed, this warm weather has been depressing four skiing prospects ... those few moments of sanctuary away from work 1/13/10 The Yellowstone Caldera (by intuitivefred888) 1/13/10 Wolves: The persecution continues (by nabeki)--with video 1/13/10 Are wolf wars starting? (by Tom Remington)--with audio 1/13/10 Officials: We can't follow judge's instructions for grizzly endangered listing (by Yellowstone Insider) 1/12/10 Rangers investigating Utah man who skied into Yellowstone National Park (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)--this was a blog post I remember seeing but didn't publish because it was essentially pictures with captions, which I usually don't post--missed the Glock part of this! One thing is that people need to be careful about what they post online; the NPS is watching. Secondly, read the comments; it reminds me of the Gilbert Arenas (for you basketball fans out there) defense for bringing guns into the Verizon Center in DC. 1/12/10 Firehole Falls swimmin' hole (by Mary T) 1/12/10 A great time to photograph the Grand Tetons & Yellowstone (by David W. Boston Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris) 1/11/10 wolf tracks (by S&W) 1/11/10 Watercolor journal: Quick-sketching landscapes (art by Molly Hashimoto) 1/10/10 Giving bison to Turner isn't legal (by Stephany Seay, Buffalo Field Campaign, in Casper Star-Tribune) 1/10/10 Wildlife group explains position (by Jim Bailey, Gallatin Wildlife Association, in Casper Star-Tribune) 1/10/10 What Ken Burns left out (by Rick Smith in National Parks Traveler) 1/9/10 photo safari (by S&W) 1/8/10 Winter season off to strong start (by Yellowstone Insider)--given the price of snowcoaches, I'm not at all surprised to see a decline in their numbers 1/7/10 cold days, slow days (by S&W) 1/7/10 Bison should be on public lands (by Stephen Joseph Weigel Sweeney in Casper Star-Tribune)--Stephen is a volunteer with Buffalo Field Campaign 1/6/10 3 inches (by Robyn)--relatively dry in Mammoth 1/6/10 40 below in Yellowstone National Park! What was I thinking? (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)--wind chill; got cold after warm weather all the sudden, but it's lovely out! 1/5/10 fairy falls in the snow (by S&W) 1/5/10 National parks deserve to share in wealth of scientific research (by Billings Gazette) 1/5/10 YellowStone is gonna WHAT?! (by Sinnto) 1/4/10 "Stick shifts and safety belts, bucket seats have all got to go." (by Rachel Eddington) 1/4/10 After the holidays we decided to take a little break from activity on the second day of 2010 (by S&W) 1/4/10 Morning on the Madison River, Wyoming (art by Suzanne) 1/4/10 Mental notes and side notes (by Robyn) 1/3/10 Purple Mountain and a blue moon (by Jesse DeVoe) 1/3/10 Yellowstone ride (by John Johnston) 1/3/10 Fun in the sun ... er ... (by Mothership) 1/2/10 happy new year!! (by S&W) 1/2/10 New Years Eve in Mammoth (by Robyn) 1/2/10 Shoshone Winter (art by Gary Keimig) 1/2/10 It's winter in Yellowstone (by Mike Brodwater The Spokesman Review--WA) 1/1/10 Cross country skiing through Yellowstone (by Karen Asp That's Fit) 1/1/10 What we'd like to see across the National Park System in 2010 (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)--justice for the bison dropped from this year's list 1/1/10 Interior Department's decision imperils wolves, Endangered Species Act (by Jamie Rappaport Clark, Defenders of Wildlife, in Billings Gazette) |
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