by Joshua Theurer, Citizen Science Program Manager There are many reasons Yellowstone National Park grabs our imagination. The grand sweeping vistas, the roaming herds of bison, and its rich human... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
Yellowstone Quarterly
Are bears “true” hibernators? For years the answer to this question was a resounding “no,” as bears do not experience the dramatic decrease in body temperature associated with true, or... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
By Virginia Miller, Institute Instructor Icicles frost the trees. The air glistens in the below-freezing temperatures, all moisture having been frozen into tiny specks of glittering ice. A deep layer... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
by Chelsea DeWeese Frosted sagebrush. Steaming geysers. Bison covered in snow. These are just some of the images that come to mind when one thinks about photographing Yellowstone in winter.... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
by Ruffin Prevost Getting around Yellowstone National Park in the winter has never been easy. Over the past century, visitors and workers have relied on an array of evolving and... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
by Jenny Golding A few months from now, hints of green grass will emerge from the snow at lower elevations around Yellowstone. Those first shoots will blossom into a “green... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
Under a blanket of snow, Yellowstone’s landscape is transformed, and so is the park experience. From photography to wildlife watching and geyser gazing, any familiar activity can seem new and... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
by Chelsea DeWeese The buzz of grasshoppers fills the sagebrush-scented air atop an open hillside in Yellowstone National Park’s northern range when Dani Hatfield breaks her silence. “Wow. There’s some... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
by Jenny Golding On March 15, 2018, a billowing column of steam and hot water burst into the early morning sky at Norris Geyser Basin. Steamboat Geyser was erupting!... read more →
Yellowstone Quarterly
Your breath freezes in the frigid January air; last you checked, the thermometer in your vehicle read –25°F. Your hand instinctively wraps around the camera battery you’ve placed in your... read more →