Latest Yellowstone National Park Stories
Students from Longwood University are at Yellowstone National Park on an annual academic pilgrimage to be citizen leaders. An online multimedia journal lets anyone follow their adventure. Farmville, VA (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 Follow the Adventure Online at http://www.longwood.edu/yellowstone. Since 2006, groups of Longwood University students and faculty have been setting out in May on an annual academic pilgrimage to Yellowstone National Park. Their mission is to seek out more than just...
Northern Virginia agency hired to manage PR for Delaware North Companies LURAY, Va., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- White+Partners has been selected as the PR Agency of Record (AOR) for Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts at Shenandoah National Park. The organization has an impressive history working in the travel and tourism industry creating innovative campaigns that drive results. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130404/DC88596) "Shenandoah...
An injured golden eagle has taken her place with the birds of the Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. The Center's Draper Museum of Natural History uses the live birds to educate and engage visitors in wildlife conservation. Cody, WY (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 The Buffalo Bill Historical Center’s Draper Museum of Natural History in Cody, Wyoming, has announced the addition of a golden eagle to its Greater Yellowstone Raptor...
A $100,000 science prize is being offered by the Buffalo Bill Historical Center’s Draper Museum of Natural History in Cody, Wyoming, the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute, and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation-USA. Titled the "Camp Monaco Prize," the purpose of the open competition is to stimulate scientific exploration and public education to expand knowledge and understanding of the biological diversity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Cody,...
8.3 Percent Cut Could Push Already Budget-Strapped National Parks Off the Fiscal Cliff WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 850-member Coalition of National Park Retirees (CNPSR) says that the impending "fiscal cliff" sequester -- with a major 8.3 percent cut in park budgets - likely would result in the termination of thousands of seasonal park rangers and force the shutdown of some national parks. But the damage to the national park experience for Americans...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Conservationists typically rely on direct observation, whether from the air or the ground, to understand how different species use the land in their habitat, but a new method from a University of Cincinnati professor could give them another way to gain insight into species land use. According to the November cover article for the Ecological Society of America's journal Ecology, Josh Miller assessed elk habitats use in Yellowstone...
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, Wash., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kalaloch Lodge on Washington's Olympic Peninsula is a unique and ideal spot to enjoy a national park any day of the year, and its new operator is making it an even more attractive destination. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121129/NY21250 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110107/NY26567LOGO ) Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts began operating the Olympic National Park destination, which...
What does it take to raise successful, self-sufficient offspring? A healthy mom with lots of in-house help, says Utah State University researcher Dan MacNulty. While this advice may benefit humans, a recent study by MacNulty and colleagues actually focuses on another group of large, social mammals – namely, wolves. "Using 14 years of data from the long-term study of wolves in Yellowstone National Park, we examined a number of key traits that allow wolves to overcome environmental...
Coalition of National Park Service Retirees Oppose Allowing More Snowmobiles at the First Established National Park in the World; Group Submits Letter to Yellowstone Superintendent in Support of Alternative to Phase-out Snowmobiles WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite assurances by Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk and other National Park Service (NPS) leaders that Yellowstone National Park will be "cleaner and quieter," the NPS has indicated...
Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch of Billings, Montana, has chosen Allison and Christian LeFer as Foster Parents of the Year for their “out of the box” approach to therapeutic foster parenting. Billings, Montana (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch of Billings, Montana, has chosen Allison and Christian LeFer as Foster Parents of the Year for their “out of the box” approach to therapeutic foster parenting. This award is given every year to one set of outstanding...
Latest Yellowstone National Park Reference Libraries
Yellowstone National Park is located in the United States. The majority of the park is located in Wyoming, but there are smaller areas of the park in Idaho and Montana. It is thought that this area was the first to be established as a national park in the entire world. The area was home to Native Americans for about 11,000 years, but was not well known to Americans until the 1860’s, when the first organized explorations were conducted there. The Lewis and Clark Expedition in the 19th...
Sand-verbena is a genus of about 35-40 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. They are native to western North America, from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming south to west Texas, California and northern Mexico, and grow on dry sandy soils. They make very attractive garden plants for hot, dry sandy sites. Despite the name, they are not related to the vervains (Verbena, family Verbenaceae).
