Now that Yellowstone National Park’s final winter use plan has been released for public review and comment, don’t look for the kind of presentations seen after the previous releases of the various alternatives for the plan. Spokesman Al Nash says the next step … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Senate yesterday soundly defeated a bill sponsored by Representative Keith Gingery which would have granted search and rescue volunteers the same kind of protection from personal lawsuits enjoyed by volunteer firefighters. Gingery says attorneys in the Senate argued … Continue Reading
The International Association of Wildland Fire is offering a “webinar” tomorrow entitled “Debunking Myths in Wildland Fire. The association explains that as more people live in high fire hazard areas, the active involvement of the public is … Continue Reading
Governor Matt Mead says that the Final Winter Use Plan for Yellowstone National Park is a positive step forward. Mead says Wyoming has had cooperating agency status in this planning process and was fully engaged in representing the state. Mead says … Continue Reading
The National Park Service Friday released their proposal for a final plan to guide the future of winter use in Yellowstone National Park. Under the preferred of four alternatives, the park would manage over-snow vehicles based on their overall impacts to … Continue Reading
The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees are again warning about the effects of federal sequestration if Congress fails to act in the week ahead. The organization says sequestration will impair the experiences in many ways for millions of visitors at America’s national parks just to mention a few of the consequences. In addition, … Continue Reading
Yellowstone National Park together with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host a workshop in Montana next week, to examine the science behind the disease brucellosis and help improve the management of the Yellowstone bison population. A panel of scientists with … Continue Reading
Yellowstone National Park is once again reminding film and video crews and news reporters to review permitting regulations before attempting to capture the sounds and imagery of the world’s first national park. Shooting home photos and videos for fun does not require a permit. However, … Continue Reading
Agencies in the Greater Yellowstone area refer to it as a “blurring the boundaries.” Now, Wyoming’s U.S. Senator John Barrasso has reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would allow the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to work with state foresters to … Continue Reading
The next proposal for a new permanent winter use plan for Yellowstone National Park is expected to be unveiled on Friday. The plan discussed in public meetings last year garnered more than 58,000 responses during the 60-day public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a long-term proposal for … Continue Reading
