By Jenny Golding In the pre-dawn light of winter, you hear a low howl. Anticipation rises as you look through the spotting scope, hoping to get a glimpse in the dim... read more →
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Each autumn, visitors to Yellowstone National Park are treated to a dramatic spectacleâthe thrilling display of the fall elk rut. September to mid-October is elk mating season in the... read more →
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When it comes to how Yellowstone National Park handles bear management, a lot has changed since visitors first began pouring in more than a century ago. At that time, bears... read more →
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Have you ever wanted to conduct field research in the great outdoors? Growing opportunities in citizen science provide an exciting way to assist Yellowstone National Park by helping researchers collect... read more →
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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 âgreen... read more →
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by Chelsea DeWeese The buzz of grasshoppers fills the sagebrush-scented air atop an open hillside in Yellowstone National Parkâs northern range when Dani Hatfield breaks her silence. âWow. Thereâs some... read more →
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Although Yellowstone National Park is known for its charismatic mammals and impressive birds like eagles, osprey, and swans, relatively little is known about its substantial songbird populations. These small but... read more →
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By Ruffin Prevost One of the most popular visitor destinations in Yellowstone National Park in 1919 was a spot called the Lunch Counter, about a 10-minute walk from the Old... read more →
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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... read more →
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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... read more →