Yellowstone approves restricting snowmobile traffic to less than half of last winter's limitOctober 15th, 2009 Yellowstone plan sharply curtails snowmobilesCHEYENNE, Wyo. — The National Park Service has approved a plan to restrict snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park to less than half of last winter's limit.
Montana keeps wolf quota at 75 but closes area near Yellowstone after 9 animals killedOctober 13th, 2009 Montana stops wolf hunting near YellowstoneBILLINGS, Mont. — Montana wildlife commissioners shut down gray wolf hunting Tuesday in backcountry adjacent to Yellowstone National Park after nine of the predators were killed there in recent weeks.
Federal judge says he can't set Yellowstone snowmobile levelsSeptember 17th, 2009 Judge will not block Yellowstone snowmobile planCHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming says he has no authority to block a federal plan to reduce snowmobile traffic in Yellowstone National Park this winter.
New home sought for Yellowstone bison languishing in quarantine since 2005September 10th, 2009 Home sought for bison languishing in quarantineBOZEMAN, Mont. — Wildlife officials on Thursday will decide the fate of a small herd of wild bison that have languished in a government-run quarantine in a Montana compound since they were spared from slaughter four years ago.
Lightning-caused fire in Yellowstone not threatening anything and allowed to burnSeptember 4th, 2009 Yellowstone fire grows to 110 acresYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A lightning-caused fire in Yellowstone National Park had grown to about 110 acres.
Visitors to WTC site can watch live video of ground zero construction, record 9/11 memoriesAugust 26th, 2009 Exhibit offers live view of WTC constructionNEW YORK — Visitors to the World Trade Center site can now watch live video of the construction at ground zero. A nearby exhibit opened Wednesday.
Upside of downturn: National Park Service reports increase in visits to national parksAugust 17th, 2009 Park Service says visits to national parks are upWASHINGTON — It could be the upside of the economic downturn: The Obama administration says visits to national parks are up nearly 4 percent this year. The National Park Service said Monday that 127.7 million visits were made to national parks in the first six months of the year, an increase of about 4.5 million over the same period in 2008.
Fees to be waived this weekend at national parks including Yellowstone, Grand TetonAugust 11th, 2009 Free weekend at Grand Teton, Yellowstone parksMOOSE, Wyo. — People will be able to view the geysers of Yellowstone and vistas of Grand Teton free of charge one more time this weekend.
Yellowstone sees record number of visitors in July; officials credit park's affordabilityAugust 6th, 2009 Yellowstone numbers hit all-time high in JulyYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park officials are crediting relatively low gas prices and the park's affordability after an all-time record number of people visited in July.
Visits last month to Yellowstone National Park set record, jump 8.5 percent from June 2008July 8th, 2009 June visits to Yellowstone set recordCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Visitors flocked to Yellowstone National Park in June, propelling the park to its busiest January-June period on record, according to numbers released Tuesday.
Co-founder of exclusive Yellowstone Club has 10 days to arrange turnover of personal fortuneJune 19th, 2009 Resort founder has 10 days for asset decisionsBILLINGS, Mont. — The bankrupt co-founder of Montana's millionaires-only Yellowstone Club has 10 days to arrange how she will part with jewelry, furs, cars, houses, art and furniture.
Judge says bankrupt co-founder of exclusive Yellowstone Club has to sell personal assetsJune 17th, 2009 Judge: Exclusive club co-founder has to liquidateBUTTE, Mont. — A bankruptcy judge has rejected Edra Blixseth's bid to reorganize her finances, pushing the co-founder of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club into a forced sale of her many houses, cars and other properties.
Utah man presumed dead after leaping into river in Yellowstone Park, going over fallsJune 17th, 2009 Man goes over Yellowstone falls, presumed deadYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Officials in Yellowstone National Park are searching for a man they believe committed suicide by jumping into a river and going over a 300-foot waterfall.
$115M sale of exclusive Yellowstone Club to Boston investor group approved by judgeJune 3rd, 2009 Exclusive Yellowstone Club sale approved for $115MBILLINGS, Mont. — A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a plan to sell the exclusive Yellowstone Club in Montana for $115 million to a Boston investor group.
Federal bankruptcy judge says Credit Suisse loan to Yellowstone Club was predatoryMay 12th, 2009 Judge says loan to Yellowstone Club was predatoryHELENA, Mont. — A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a $375 million loan made by Credit Suisse to a Montana resort for the ultrarich was predatory and should be subordinated to other debts.
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