Roads into Yellowstone National Park from the north and west entrances to the Old Faithful Area are reopening to automobile travel for the season beginning Friday morning. While the park is still experiencing early spring conditions, including continuing snowfall, Park Spokesman Al Nash says … Continue Reading
Federal land managers in the Greater Yellowstone Area have signed an interagency agreement to coordinate inventory, monitoring, and management of whitebark pine and explore new collaborative projects to help protect and restore the species throughout the region. Spokesperson Mary Cernicek explains that … Continue Reading
The Yellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee is holding its spring meeting in Teton Village Wednesday and Thursday this week. The Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bear recovery area includes all of Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, as well as portions of northwest Wyoming, eastern Idaho, and southwest Montana. According to Subcommittee Spokesman Gregg Losinski, … Continue Reading
Park County, Montana school children are being urged to participate in a poster coloring contest sponsored by the Yellowstone Ranger District of Gallatin National Forest. The “Celebrating Wildflowers” poster contest seeks to increase appreciation of wildflowers and awareness of noxious weeds. Posters from … Continue Reading
An agreement between Montana’s wildlife agency and a northeastern Montana Indian reservation that allowed for the recent translocation and long-term care of more than 60 disease-free bison is now available online. The state’s Fish Wildlife and Parks Deaprtment says a total of 63 bison arrived last week from the quarantine facility near Gardiner. The bison are part of a study that began in 2004 aimed at creating a group of bison free of the bacteria that causes brucellosis, a disease that results in miscarriages in some pregnant animals, including domestic cattle, and bison and elk. The Memorandum of Understanding between Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, which was signed March 16, includes commitments to properly contain bison, immediately respond to any escapes of bison, keep liability insurance to cover any damage claims, provide Montana with disease-free bison for potential future conservation efforts, and continue disease testing for five years.
Anglers in Yellowstone National Park will see a slight increase in fishing permit fees this season to help enhance the park’s fisheries management program and to begin implementing conservation actions that were outlined in the 2011 Native Fish Conservation Plan. Among those actions is … Continue Reading
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today host a town hall meeting at Independence Hall to discuss how to boost travel and tourism as a means to strengthen local economies and create jobs. In January, President Obama directed his administration to … Continue Reading
Gallatin National Forest fire and fuels managers are carrying out plans to complete multiple prescribed burns this spring dependent upon proper conditions. The burns range from 45 – 200 acres. Among them is … Continue Reading
The Tenth Circuit has dismissed a lawsuit launched by the state of Wyoming and Park County challenging federal rules that limit the daily number of snowmobiles allowed into the Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, saying that the state’s claim that the rules hurt the state’s tourism industry was purely speculative. The appeals court sided with … Continue Reading
An avalanche triggered by a group of seven snowmobilers near Cooke City, Montana claimed the life of one and partially buried two others. According to the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, the slide occurred around 12:30 pm Wednesday as the victim turned his sled around at the edge of Miller Road near Daisy Pass. Forest officials say … Continue Reading
