So you are wondering what Yellowstone National Park is all about.
What are some of the most commonly asked questions about Yellowstone?
What's intersting about the history of Yellowstone?
How are cultural resources of the park preserved for future generations?
What is the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem?
How does Yellowstone work, geologically?
What about those funny looking orange things in the geyser runoff channels?
What kinds of plants are native to Yellowstone?
What about invasive plants?
How does fire impact Yellowstone?
and last but definitely not least
What kinds of animals are in Yellowstone?
These questions are basically a summary of the chapters in the Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook. This handbook is updated by the Yellowstone National Park staff yearly. It is an amazing resource for the expert and novice alike.
If you are old school like me when it comes to reading things you can pick up a hard copy at the Yellowstone Association (YA) bookstores which are located in the Visitor Centers and other places in the park. There are also YA bookstores in Gardiner, Montana, The Bozeman International Airport and the Quake Lake Visitor Center.
You can also find this resource online at:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/resourceandissues.htm
Next up is Yellowstone Science:
Yellowstone Science is dedicated to more up to date research projects happening in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). It also tells of conferences related to issues in the area and keeps the general public up to date also. This publication has been going strong since 1992 and is a wonderful resource. My favorite issue of Yellowstone Science has an article on the mushrooms of Yellowstone. This is a great subject because it's about that time of the year. The morels and oyster mushrooms should be popping soon. Be sure to know what you are doing before eating any mushrooms you find yourself.
The most recent issue focuses on climate change research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
To obtain a free digital copy of this issue please click on the link below:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/Accessible-PDF-prepared-for-WEB-of-Yellowstone-Science-23-1.pdf
For an index of all the back issues please follow this link:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/yellsci-issues.htm
I hope that this will satisfy the needs of some people. Both of these resources are full of amazing facts about Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the best part is they are available FREE in digital format.
Have a wonderful day and happy nerding out!
www.exploreynp.com
Next up is Yellowstone Science:
Yellowstone Science is dedicated to more up to date research projects happening in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). It also tells of conferences related to issues in the area and keeps the general public up to date also. This publication has been going strong since 1992 and is a wonderful resource. My favorite issue of Yellowstone Science has an article on the mushrooms of Yellowstone. This is a great subject because it's about that time of the year. The morels and oyster mushrooms should be popping soon. Be sure to know what you are doing before eating any mushrooms you find yourself.
The most recent issue focuses on climate change research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
To obtain a free digital copy of this issue please click on the link below:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/Accessible-PDF-prepared-for-WEB-of-Yellowstone-Science-23-1.pdf
For an index of all the back issues please follow this link:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/yellsci-issues.htm
I hope that this will satisfy the needs of some people. Both of these resources are full of amazing facts about Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the best part is they are available FREE in digital format.
Have a wonderful day and happy nerding out!
www.exploreynp.com
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