Jul
21
Every year, millions of visitors delight in the awe-inspiring wonders found throughout Yellowstone National Park. But most don't consider exploring the park after the sun has set. On a clear night, visitors who venture out to the park's many attractions will not only find solitude, but will be surrounded by...
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Jul
20
By Ruffin Prevost In 1962, pioneering wildlife biologists Frank and John Craighead attached a radio tracking collar to a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. It was the first time such gear had been used to track a large mammal, launching decades of continuing technological innovation in the field....
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Jul
20
Pat Bigelow intended to spend just one summer in Montanaâuntil she landed a seasonal job working on Yellowstone Lake. Several decades and a Ph.D. in fish and wildlife management later, sheâs now a fisheries biologist for Yellowstone National Park. We recently caught up with Pat about her role in preserving...
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Jul
12
An extended version of this article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of Yellowstone Quarterly. The Fires of 1988 that burned 1.4 million acres in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystemâincluding 793,880 acres of the national parkâwere the result of a perfect storm of environmental and human factors. You name it: whatever...
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Jul
03
If someone calls you âeagle-eyed,â consider it the highest of compliments. Eagles are capable of seeing fish in the water from several hundred feet above, and land prey the size of a rabbit at more than three miles away. This is just one of the super powers that has gained...
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Jun
28
With over 1,000 miles of trails in Yellowstone, you could take a different hike each day of every visit. But Yellowstone Forever staff members have some favorite trails they like to return to again and again. Learn more about all things hiking in Yellowstone through our blog, Yellowstone Hiking...
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Jun
19
NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone Forever is providing $5.9 million to fund 53 priority projects in Yellowstone National Park including the wolf program, trailhead information displays, and black bear research. âYellowstone National Park is a wonderland that deserves our stewardship and support,â said Heather White, Yellowstone Forever President & CEO. âAt Yellowstone...
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Jun
09
Originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of Yellowstone Quarterly Colleen Curry, museum curator for the Yellowstone Heritage and Research Center (HRC), got her start cataloging Civil war artifacts at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. Now in her 15th year at Yellowstone, we recently sat down with her to learn more...
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Jun
08
We asked our Yellowstone community for their best park travel tips â and boy did they come through! From favorite hikes to prime fly-fishing spots to practical advice on what clothes to bring, the tips submitted covered everything you'd want to know before traveling to the worldâs first national park....
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Jun
05
There's so much to see and do in Yellowstone. Sometimes we don't have time for a long hike, but we still want to get off the road and deeper into the park. We've rounded up some ideas for short hikes and walks ranging from 3/8 mile to three miles. All...
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