Yellowstone National Park has announced it is implementing some temporary fishing closures due to the inordinately warm weather and overly warm waters in the fisheries. Spokesman Al Nash says beginning today, … Continue Reading
Yellowstone National Park has raised its fire danger rating back to “very high,” largely as a result of the number of fires that were sparked by lightning over the weekend and the demand that has put onto firefighting resources. Park Spokesman Al Nash says four small fires … Continue Reading
Several more lightning-caused fires showed up on the Bridger Teton National Forest and in the two national parks late last week and were kept to minimal sizes. The Sled Fire was discovered west of Bondurant on the Big Piney Ranger District and was contained within … Continue Reading
One of the more scenic spots along the route between Jackson Hole and the Old Faithful area is to see construction sometime next year. Back in 2010, the Federal Highway Administration determined that the Isa Lake Bridge on Craig Pass was … Continue Reading
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead received a response from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last week to a letter Mead had written last May regarding the delisting of the Yellowstone grizzly bear population. Salazar told Mead that the US Fish and Wildlife Service is now in a better position to … Continue Reading
The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Montana Department of Livestock announced Monday that the two agencies will be jointly conducting an environmental review of a proposal to allow some bison to inhabit lands adjacent to or near … Continue Reading
Despite the public meetings regarding the latest proposals for Yellowstone National Park’s winter use plan coming during the busy summer tourist season, substantial audiences showed up last week at all four venues to hear the four options and the preferred alternative explained. The largest of those crowds, says Park Spokesman Al Nash, was … Continue Reading
Ten Idaho counties including Teton County along with the Caribou Targhee National Forest are seeking to fill positions recently vacated on the Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory Committee. Committee members work collaboratively through … Continue Reading
The recent storms through the area brought some welcome, although all to temporary moisture to the Teton Interagency Fire area, but not enough to douse the fire danger. Teton Interagency Fires point out that once warmer, drier weather moves back in later in the week, … Continue Reading
Yellowstone National Park is moving forward with its Gardiner Gateway Project by retaining a so-called “transportation scholar” to assist in the redesign of the historic, year-round north entrance. According to a statement from the park, … Continue Reading
