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founded January 15, 1999
This is not news reported from The Magic of Yellowstone.  Rather, this is news that we have compiled from news gathering sources who have stories on Yellowstone.  Furthermore a story is not necessarily non-factual if the story comes from an activist group.  Indeed, some of the only news information reported on some of these topics come from these groups who have people in the field.  What we want is for this page to be a resource for those looking for current news on Yellowstone or needing to do research on current events in Yellowstone.  For more factual research, go to The Magic of Yellowstone Fact Guide or History Guide.
What are the hot issues facing Yellowstone?  The State of Montana continues its slaughter of bison.  There is a battle in the courts about the legality of the wolf reintroduction.  Yellowstone's sewage system is failing.  There are non-native Lake Trout in Yellowstone Lake.  There are loads of other issues.  Come here to find out what is making news and comment on what should be!
Help us report.  If you have a news tip or know of an online news resource, either post in our new and improved discussion forum or email Jim at jsmacdonald@yellowstonemagic.com


NOTE: Many links are probably dead. This is a record of what was active at the time of publication.
Archives Page
June 1999
News from the Newspapers:
6/30/99 Gray wolf recovery status report for 6/19-6/30 by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
6/30/99 Costs for New World Mine waste removal vary by plan by Joe Kolman The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/30/99 Driver gets prison in park accident: Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to collision killing 2 by Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/30/99 Refuge manager: Elk vaccine results overstated AP story in Casper Star-Tribune
6/30/99 Sheriff investigating West Yellowstone chamber's finances by John Miller Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/29/99 State hopes its plan can keep cutthroats from being listed by Scott McMillion Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/26/99 Subcommittee approved funding for Yellowstone and whirling disease projects AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/26/99 State agency sees drop in elk brucellosis AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/24/99 Gazette fishing report: Fishing spotty, but better times around corner by John Letasky The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/23/99 Local and state officials review pre-release draft winter use plan for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by National Park Service
6/23/99 Danger of Yellowstone sewage pond overflowing is over by Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/23/99 Increased earthquake activity reported in Yellowstone AP story in Casper Star-Tribune
6/22/99 Teton Pack wolf killed along highway AP story in Casper Star-Tribune
6/22/99 Skier survives fall on Mount Moran AP story in Casper Star-Tribune
6/21/99 Environmental Assessment: Reconstruct Old Faithful wastewater treatment plant available for public review by National Park Service
6/21/99 Endangered wild lands The Wilderness Society names Greater Yellowstone among 15 most endangered by The Billings Gazette Staff
6/21/99 Yellowstone Park offers nature, attractions & academic courses by Best Fares Magazine
6/20/99 Noxious weeds becoming state's biggest environmental problem by Scott McMillion Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/20/99 Expert calls weeds major problem for ecosystem: Spotted knapweed could spread without control, specialist says AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/19/99 Lightning starts fire in Grand Teton National Park AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/18/99 Bugs are silent segment of Yellowstone ecosystem by Rachell Odell Jackson Hole News in The Billings Gazette
6/18/99 Appeal of wolf removal rescheduled in CNN
6/18/99 DEQ order: Motel must boil water Spring runoff brings annual problem to Super 8 near West Yellowstone by Joe Kolman The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/18/99 Gray wolf recovery status report for 5/29-6/18 by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
6/17/99 Timber sale protest comes from unlikely quarters by Scott McMillion Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/17/99 Yellowstone National Park reminds visitors to keep distance from wildlife by Natonal Park Service
6/17/99 Gazette fishing report: Signs are there for good fishing ahead by Mark Henckel The Billings Gazette Outdoor Editor
6/16/99 Boeing and Earth Search form strategic alliance; initial project will yield first-of-its-kind data From Yellowstone Business Wire story in Excite
6/16/99 Leavitt broadens his horizons, takes his first trip to Yellowstone by Dan Harrie The Salt Lake Tribune Staff Writer
6/15/99 Grand Teton officials search for illegal snowmobilers AP story in Casper Star-Tribune
6/14/99 Western governors see Endangered Species changes thwarted by politics AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/13/99 Crowd control: National parks try to cope with the effects of automobilesby Joe Kolman The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/13/99 Biologist probes predation on elk AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/13/99 Gray wolf population thriving in Yellowstone Los Angeles Times story in St. Paul PioneerPlanet
6/13/99 Metra postcard show: Yellowstone Park items lure buyers by Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/12/99 PARK SEWAGE OVERFLOWS: Millions of gallons discharged into meadow near Yellowstone River by Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/11/99 Yellowstone National Park announces action by National Park Service
6/10/99 Scientific team studies interaction of cougars with other predators: Carnivores in the Northwest have made a comeback AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/10/99 Gazette Fishing report: Anxious anglers ready for rains to stop by John Letasky The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/10/99 Publicity helps get dogs homes by Heidi Hagemaier Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/9/99 Yellowstone National Park: Mud spring bubbles up in part of parking area by Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/9/99 Racicot helps prepare Bush for presidential campaign by Charles S. Johnson The Billings Gazette Staff Writer (this is a Yellowstone story to watch--Racicot is behind Montana's bison policy, and one rumor says that Bush might consider Racicot for Secretary of Interior)
6/8/99 Grizzly population in question AP story in Spokane Spokesman Review
6/8/99 Grizzly bears' food sources face uncertain future by Scott McMillion Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/7/99 A booming market: Yellowstone memorabilia show moving to Billings by Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/7/99 FAA approves Jackson Hole airport plans AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/7/99 Racicot in Texas in Yahoo
6/7/99 Forest Service in midst of shakeup, says one of its "rising stars" by Scott McMillion Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/7/99 Conservationists told to watch Yellowstone development, alien species AP story in Casper Star-Tribune
6/6/99 Mom's favorite national parks by Eileen Ogintz in The Bergen Record
6/6/99 Shoshone National Forest: Forest Service agrees with challenge to timber saleby Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/6/99 Future of grizzly bears in question because of more animals, less food Wildlife biologist fears decline of species by Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/6/99 Feds want quick action to delist wolf by Scott McMillion Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/6/99 Forest Service must change, supervisor tells environmentalists by Michael Milstein The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/5/99 Moran incident: Nuisance bear killed after threat to homes: Animal tries to break into several houses AP story in The Billings Gazette
6/5/99 Snowmobile emissions: Air pollution still a problem in Yellowstone by Joe Kolman The Billings Gazette Staff Writer
6/4/99 County claims closing park to winter use would hurt businesses by Scott McMillion Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer
6/3/99 Yellowstone's first day of fishing season dampened by overflowing streams by Richard Wesnick The Billings Gazette Editor
6/3/99 Restrictions possible: Park Service agrees to review effect of snowmobiles on park: EPA plans to propose emission standards for snowmobiles AP story by Philip Brasher in The Billings Gazette

News from Activist Groups:
6/28/99 Gros Ventre Pack has pups in Jackson Hole area by Ralph Maughan
6/24/99 Northern Rockies wolf den report, plus misc. by Ralph Maughan
6/22/99 Buffalo Field Campaign volunteer stands trial by Buffalo Field Campaign
6/20/99 15 most endangered wild lands: Greater Yellowstone: Motorized recreation & oil drilling are among threats by The Wilderness Society
6/18/99 Buffalo news and more by Buffalo Field Campaign
6/18/99 Interesting encounter between former Druid 104M and Druid yearling 163M by Ralph Maughan
6/15/99 Meeting the Farm Bureau by Vicki Monks, Defenders of Wildlife
6/8/99 (originally 5/27) Chocolate company joins forces with Defenders for a "sweet" deal to save Yellowstone wolves by Defenders of Wildlife
6/8/99 (originally 5/27) The newest online answer to saving something wild: Shop online and save Yellowstone's wolves by Defenders of Wildlife

Weather from The Weather Channel

Opinion Pieces: (as always, you are encouraged to comment on anything regarding Yellowstone in our discussion forum)
6/30/99 Death of the Yellowstone greatly exaggerated by Andrew Dana in Bozeman Daily Chronicle
6/27/99 Sewage system funding breath of fresh air by The Billings Gazette
6/21/99 Public needs accounting of grizzly efforts by Todd Wilkinson in Bozeman Daily Chronicle
6/20/99 Keeping griz listed is only way to ensure survival by Lance Craighead in The Billings Gazette (12th opinion)
6/20/99 Maybe we should ban cars, not trucks, on 191 by Kevin Wallace in Bozeman Daily Chronicle
6/16/99 Montana ranchers weather tough times by Jan Barnett in The Billings Gazette
6/13/99 Park must control bison brucellosis by Birdie Streets in The Billings Gazette (12th opinion)
6/10/99 Push for cleaner, quieter sport by Bozeman Daily Chronicle Editor
6/9/99 The ESA has reached its zenith by John Baden, of Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment, in Bozeman Daily Chronicle
6/9/99 Flora was stating what should be obvious by Bozeman Daily Chronicle Editor
6/8/99 Ban snowmobiles in parks? by Deseret News
6/6/99 Wolf-associated costs just as stockmen predicted by Ralph Sasag in The Billings Gazette (6th opinion)
6/1/99 What values are at stake in the brucellosis debate? by Jim Macdonald, The Yellowstoning Experience
6/1/99 Brucellosis can be controlled, but can we afford the cost? by Leland P. Cade, Brucellosis control expert, in The Billings Gazette
6/1/99 Keep wilderness wild by Henry Bells in The Billings Gazette (3rd opinion)

 96=The number of bison killed in Montana D.O.L. operations in 1999

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