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| FRIDAY November 3, 2000 Vol 4, # 69 |
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| FRIDAY November 3, 2000 Vol 4, # 69 |
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YELLOWSTONE ROAD
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END OF SEASON ROAD SCHEDULE by National Park Service YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (NPS) -- Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Michael Finley reminds visitors that park roads will close for the season at 8 a.m. on Monday, November 6, to allow snow to accumulate in preparation for the winter season. An exception is the road from the North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana, to the Northeast Entrance at Cooke City, Montana, which remains open year-round to automobile travel (although this road is subject to temporary closures, and chains or snow tires may be required at times due to hazardous winter driving conditions). Dunraven Pass (Tower Fall via Dunraven Pass to Canyon) and Beartooth Pass (outside the Northeast Entrance of the park) have already closed for the season. Park visitors are reminded that with the closing of park roads, the fishing season in Yellowstone also closes (at 10 p.m. on Sunday, November 5) in ALL portions of the park. At 8 a.m. on Monday, December 18, 2000, Yellowstone will open for the winter season to oversnow vehicles. Winter oversnow road openings are dependent on sufficient snow. Groomed roads will begin to close to oversnow vehicle use at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 5, 2001, with the closure of the Mammoth-to-Norris road. On Wednesday, March 7, Norris Junction to Madison Junction, and Norris Junction to Canyon will close. All remaining groomed roads will close to oversnow vehicle use at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 12, 2001. When the interior park roads close to automobile traffic on November 6, non-motorized travel in the form of bicycles, roller blades and roller skis, will be allowed as long as weather permits. Specific information on these types of activities can be obtained by contacting the park. At this time of year, roads in the park are subject to temporary closures, and chains or snow tires may be required at times due to hazardous winter driving conditions. |
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND COLUMNISTS Ralph Maughan
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AUTUMN IN
YELLOWSTONE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- Late autumn in Yellowstone is a time of transition for wildlife. The Canadian geese have flown south, but more bald eagles and trumpeter swans are arriving, attracted to Yellowstone's warm rivers. Mule deer and pronghorn are congregating in the lower elevations near the North Entrance, while moose are heading to higher ground to browse old growth fir forests. Bison and elk are moving to lower valleys, eating profusely and growing their winter coats. For the next five weeks beginning Monday, Yellowstone's wildlife will have the Park virtually to themselves, as the roads will be closed to visitors until the winter tourist season opens in mid-December. The animals will make good use of this time, preparing themselves for the long, cold winter months which lie ahead in the Yellowstone region. |
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UPDATES News Brief BELGRADE, Mont. (YNET) -- The Yellowstone Net site was moved to a new, larger capacity server earlier this week in order to better serve site visitors. Some users may be experiencing difficulties with their Yellowstone Net email accounts, but this should be resolved within 24 hours. New features recently added to the Yellowstone Net site include Live WebCam Pages, a Yellowstone Games page for the whole family, and a Yellowstone Books and Gifts section featuring lots of great Christmas gift ideas. |
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| GREEN ENERGY PARKS
INITIATIVE by National Park Service WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPS) -- The Green Energy Parks program, a joint program with the Department of the Interior's (DOI) National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Energy (DOE), was honored with one of four Presidential Awards for Federal Management Success. Both Departments were recognized for their outreach partnership efforts demonstrated by the Green Energy Parks program, which was lauded for its innovative renewable and energy efficient technologies in national parks. The Presidential Awards were presented for the first time, as required by Executive Order 13123, Greening The Government through Efficient Energy Management. In addition to outreach, the other three areas of achievement were in implementation, institutionalization, and results. Ken Smith, DOI Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, applauded the efforts of the National Park Service for its hand in the Green Energy Parks initiative. "I am very pleased that the National Park Service has chosen to be on the cutting edge of sustainable practices. And, I am even more pleased that they are working closely with the Interior Department and DOE to demonstrate the high level of Federal government leadership and commitment to energy and water conservation." With visitation to national parks at more that 285 million visitors annually, the national parks are an ideal venue for showing the public how clean energy technologies can improve their lives at home and at work. Both NPS and DOE have committed significant financial and technical resources to make the national parks a showcase for a sustainable future. In FY 2000, the NPS and DOE have committed $3.8 million for the Green Energy Parks initiative. More than sixty visitor centers across the country will incorporate low-cost projects such as: replacing high volume water fixtures, purchasing solar power generation and installing solar lighting, upgrading lighting with motion detectors and occupancy sensors, installing or replacing insulation, and installing water conserving sanitary facilities. In FY 1999, the Park Service and DOE contributed approximately $1.5 million to support sustainable energy projects in twenty parks. This commitment included alternative fuel vehicles and park transit projects. |
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