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Yellowstone Inspecting Boats For Invasive Species

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:06 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — All watercraft entering Yellowstone National Park's lakes must first pass an inspection for invasive species.

National Park Service staff will also conduct daily inspections for all boats that launch from Bridge Bay, Grant Village and Lewis Lake boat ramps

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Yellowstone East Gate Set To Open Friday

Associated Press — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:43:05 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is set to open Friday after a public-private effort to get the park's roads plowed despite federal budget cuts

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Wyoming Crews Meet Park Plowing Crews In Yellowstone

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:00:42 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming crews clearing snow in Yellowstone National Park have reached federal plowing crews.

The National Park Service says the two sides met Monday just south of Grand Village, 16 miles from where Wyoming Department of Transportation began plowing

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Yellowstone's Black Sand Basin Closed For Boardwalk Repair

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:56:24 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Crews are replacing and rerouting a section of the boardwalk in Yellowstone National Park's Black Sand Basin.

Black Sand Basin is a popular geothermal area located in the park's Upper Geyser Basin near Old Faithful

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Judge Rules Against Group In Bison Hazing Case

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:21:25 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge has ruled against a conservation group's attempt to block the use of helicopters to haze wild bison into Yellowstone National Park.

U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell writes in his decision Tuesday the Alliance for the Wild Rockies had not shown the hazing significantly harms grizzly bears and their numbers are continuing to increase

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Money Raised To Open Yellowstone's Wyoming Entrances

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:44:09 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Thanks to successful local community fundraising efforts, Yellowstone National Park will be open on time this spring to visitors coming through the south and east entrances in Wyoming

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Gov: WYDOT Can Help Plow Yellowstone If Communities Pay For It

Amy Richards — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:28:27 +0000

Governor Matt Mead has decided that Wyoming Department of Transportation equipment and labor will be made available if the Cody and Jackson communities raise money to pay the state to get the roads to the east and south gates of Yellowstone National Park open on time

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Yellowstone: Willing to Listen to Plowing Proposals

Amy Richards — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:37:17 +0000

Yellowstone National Park spokesman Al Nash says the park would be willing to listen to proposals from wyoming and montana to help plow the roads in the park. Nash says Yellowstone superintendent Dan Wenk has had discussions with state and local officials about the delayed opening of the park and how they might address the issues they raised.

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Yellowstone To Review Guided Horse Trips

Associated Press — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:33:40 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials are beginning to review the park's regulations for guided backcountry horse trips.

The goal is to come up with revisions in time for the 2014 summer season

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Mead: State Money Not an Option to Help Plow Yellowstone, Local Money OK

AP — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:07:30 +0000

(Cheyenne) Gov. Matt Mead says he's open to having the Wyoming Department of Transportation plow roads inside Yellowstone National Park this spring.

Mead spokesman Renny MacKay said Monday the governor's office is conferring with city officials in Jackson and Cody to see how that could be arranged

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National Park Cuts Detailed in Memo

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:35:28 +0000

Visitors to America's national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trashcans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board federal budget cuts are enacted.

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Hydro Plant Helps Power Yellowstone Headquarters

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:54:15 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park expects to save about $70,000 a year in electricity with a new hydroelectric plant on the Gardiner River.

The Associated Press reported that the plant is supplying about a third of the electricity for park headquarters buildings at Mammoth Hot Springs

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Yellowstone Natl. Park to Offer Free Admission on Monday

Anthony Pollreisz — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:56:47 +0000

Yellowstone National Park patrons will enjoy free admission on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Officials say multiple parks in the National Park Service’s network will participate in Monday’s free admission event.

Yellowstone National Park spokesperson Al N

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Yellowstone Winter Season Begins Saturday

Associated Press — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:34:14 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Winter is on schedule in Yellowstone National Park.

The park opens to the public for the winter season at 7 a.m. Saturday.

Visitors will be able to travel to the park's interior roads on commercially guided snowmobiles or snowcoaches from the North, West and South Entrances

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Yellowstone-Area Grizzly Population Growing

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:11:53 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The grizzly bear population in the greater Yellowstone area is growing despite an increase in the number of bear deaths.

The Associated Press reported Tuesday that there are an estimated 608 grizzlies living in northwestern Wyoming neighboring parts of Idaho and Utah

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Weather Closes Roads In Yellowstone Park

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:32:58 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Winter weather has forced the closure of several roads in Yellowstone National Park.

The National Park Service reports road closures on Monday included Craig Pass between Old Faithful and West Thumb and the park's east entrance to Fishing Bridge

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Verizon Proposes New Cell Tower In Yellowstone

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:45:25 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Verizon Wireless has proposed building a 100-foot cellphone tower to serve the Lake and Fishing Bridge areas of Yellowstone National Park.

The National Park Service is reviewing the proposal

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Yellowstone Seeks Public's Help To Find Poacher

Associated Press — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:40:00 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park rangers are looking for whoever illegally retrieved a bull elk carcass from inside the park last month.

Park rangers said Thursday the bull was shot sometime between Sept

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Yellowstone Visitation Down Slightly In August

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:40:16 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park saw slightly fewer visitors in August compared to a year ago.

The park recorded 780,286 recreational visitors in August, down 3

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Yellowstone Park Reminds Public No Hunting Allowed

Associated Press — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:30:23 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Officials at Yellowstone National Park are reminding the public that the park is closed to hunting.

Hunting seasons are opening on land surrounding Yellowstone

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