Covering the Tetons since 1965
Covering the Tetons since 1965
Matthew K. Burden, a 44-year-old resident of West Yellowstone, Montana, has been sentenced following charges related to driving offenses within Yellowstone National Park. On January 23, 2025, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Hambrick sentenced Burden to: Burden pleaded guilty to…
Lawsuit Challenges National Park Service’s Filming Permit Regulations On December 18, 2024, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service (NPS) to challenge the restrictive and potentially unconstitutional permit system for filming…
In a strategic move to bolster genetic diversity, two grizzly bears were recently relocated from the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). We will explore the journey of these bears, their adaptation, and the broader…
Yellowstone National Park saw a significant increase in visitor numbers in October 2024, welcoming 346,025 recreation visits, a 16% rise compared to October 2023, which saw 299,127 visits. This October’s numbers were also up 9% from October 2021, which had…
Joseph Aita, a 62-year-old from Colorado Springs, was sentenced to seven days in jail for walking off a designated trail in a restricted thermal area within Yellowstone National Park. Aita, along with co-defendant Celia Aita and two minor children, entered…