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The Yellowstone Precedent

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 12, 2007 - 4:02am
As the latest decision on permitting snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park draws to conclusion, the question of the impact that decision will have comes up. To those closely following the issue, the National Park Service's stance could have devastating effects across not just the park system, but over all public lands.

With The Off-Season Here, Lodging Deals Are Popping Up Throughout the National Park System

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 11, 2007 - 5:03am
Students are back in school, the weather is turning, the leaves have mostly fallen. Also falling are the costs of booking a room in national park lodges for the next few months.

Volcanics Pushing Yellowstone National Park Higher

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 8, 2007 - 11:00am
The volcanic basement of Yellowstone National Park has risen by roughly 7 inches during the past three years, evidence of volcanics but not indicative of an impending eruption, according to University of Utah scientists.

Mountain Bikers Encouraged to Seek Access to Rocky Mountain National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 5, 2007 - 4:14pm
The International Mountain Bicycling Association has a friend in the National Park Service's Intermountain regional director, Michael Snyder. In a recent memo to park superintendents in his region, Mr. Snyder says IMBA can provide "some great partnership ... that you may want to take advantage of."

Watching Wolves in Yellowstone National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 1, 2007 - 10:00am
Wolves seem to have a magnetic attraction on humans, at least the wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Wolf-related tourism has soared in the park since the wolf recovery program was launched in 1995, and it continues throughout the year.

Letter from Congress Urges Director Bomar To Ban Snowmobiles from Yellowstone National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 30, 2007 - 12:08pm
National Park Service Director Mary Bomar has been asked by nearly 100 members of Congress to ban snowmobiles from Yellowstone National Park.

Director Bomar: Let Science, Not Politics, Decide the Yellowstone Snowmobile Issue

Submitted by Anonymous on October 22, 2007 - 2:00am
The pledge by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar to let science prevail in national park management decisions is nearing its defining test. If science is not supported in Yellowstone, where else in the park system will it have the final say?

Yellowstone Bison Population Healthy; Montana Priming For Hunts

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 17, 2007 - 11:58am
The bison herd in Yellowstone National Park is doing quite well, thank you very much. According to the summer count, there are nearly 5,000 bison in the park. Up in Montana, meanwhile, state officials are already planning this winter's bison hunt just north of Yellowstone.

NPS Director Bomar Not Inclined to Overturn Yellowstone's Snowmobile Backing

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 16, 2007 - 4:56pm
The fate of the snowmobile issue in Yellowstone National Park likely will turn on how the science conducted the past three winters in the park is interpreted. National Park Service Director Mary Bomar sides with those who say science indicates snowmobiles can be used in the park without harming the resource.

Yellowstone Snowmobiles: Has Apathy Arrived?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 9, 2007 - 11:02am
Run a breathtaking, and alarming, video of brown bears about to be slaughtered and there's an outpouring of emotion, angst, and vitriol against the National Park Service for allowing such a hunt. Mention that the National Park Service is fully behind snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park, where science has demonstrated they're a blight on the landscape, and there's a collective shrug of the shoulders. Has apathy settled in on this issue?