Barrasso asks DOI director to fund parks if government shuts down
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — As the U.S. approaches a possible federal government shutdown, area outfitters, hotels, restaurants and vendors are worrying about the effect on local businesses. About 20% of all traffic heading…
Michigan Man Sustains Thermal Burns in Yellowstone National Park
A Michigan man was arraigned in a federal court on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. According to information released by Yellowstone National Park (YNP) he was booked on charges of “off-trail travel in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area and being…
Yellowstone National Parks seeks public comment on a native fish conservation environmental assessment
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park asks the public for comments on an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes a proposal by Custer Gallatin National Forest and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks about native fish conservation. In 2022, Custer Gallatin…
Returning ‘relatives’: Yellowstone sends more buffalo to tribes, less to slaughter
• Park sees slaughter as ‘a serious problem.’ By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Ervin Carlson did not take his presence in Yellowstone National Park for granted. As a member of the Blackfeet…
Wyoming Free Fishing Day is June 3
◆ Spend a Saturday enjoying Wyoming’s wonderful waters. Provided by Wyoming Game & Fish Celebrate Wyoming’s five-star fisheries this year by fishing without a license — for free! The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites anglers to celebrate Free Fishing…
Man tries to help struggling bison calf; Yellowstone rangers forced to kill it
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming — Yellowstone National Park rangers are seeking information about an incident that indirectly led to the death of a bison calf. Park officials say on Saturday, May 20, an unidentified man in his 40s or 50s,…
Details murky as Yellowstone investigates woman’s death on Craig Pass
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Officials are investigating how Catheryn Danyelle Griffin, 38, died Saturday in the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. On Saturday evening, park rangers responded to an accident reported…
Grizzly bear killed near Yellowstone
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Responding to the scene of a dead grizzly bear Monday, officials found a mature boar shot and killed just off the North Fork Highway at MP 14 near the…
Yellowstone National Park reminds boaters, anglers to clean, drain and dry
• Stop the spread of aquatic invasive species MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Boating and fishing season begins in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday, May 27 and ends Oct. 31. Boaters and anglers can protect Yellowstone’s waters by following clean, drain and…
Yellowstone, Grand Teton superintendents wary of shuttles
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Though growing visitation to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks has led to overflowing parking lots and traffic snarls, superintendents say visitor patterns and geography make transitioning to shuttle systems unlikely anytime soon. Citing separate studies,…