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YELLOWSTONE WEATHER Highs 60s, Lows 30s Partly Cloudy More Weather ROAD REPORT All entrances are now open. More Info THE DAILY CARTOON ONLINE GREETING CARDS PUBLISHER Yellowstone Net Company EDITOR-IN- CHIEF Bruce Gourley MORE LINKS Discussion Newspaper Archives Send us your comments		PROTECTING YELLOWSTONE by Bruce Gourley Yellowstone is a national treasure which is owned by the American public. Protecting Yellowstone is the responsibility of the American public. This weekly feature will help identify and explore the issues which are crucial to the ongoing, healthy existence of the "Crown Jewel" of America's National Park system. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (YNET) -- As we reported last week, Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton will travel to Wyoming on May 24 through 26, 2001, for visits to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. She will review the repair and maintenance backlog at the parks and participate in Department of the Interior and congressional briefings on issues such as the urban-fire interface, open space planning, back country management and the Jackson Lake Dam. Friends of Yellowstone can only be glad that Norton is visiting Yellowstone. We also realize that many high-level government officials have visited Yellowstone in the past decade or two, and yet Yellowstone's most basic of problems remain, the most notable of which are the atrocious road conditions, not enough Park Rangers, an incredible amount of backlogged maintenance, and the continued slaughter of Yellowstone's bison. As such, the real question is, will Norton's visit to Yellowstone result in any real solutions to very real (and prolonged) problems in Yellowstone? If the past two decades are any indication, we cannot get our hopes to high. Nonetheless, it is good for Ms Norton to take the time to visit this greatest of national parks, and we can yet hope that her visit will result in some good for Yellowstone. (Yellowstone Net provides you opportunity to voice your opinion regarding the various Yellowstone issues to your congresspersons and to editorial sections of magazines and newspapers by clicking here.) BACK TO TOP
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND COLUMNISTS Russ Finley Ralph Maughan Kim Steinbacher Steve Brashear Clint Wilkes Hon. Bob Gammage Lee Whittlesey David Monteith Denise Elmer Dr. Bob Bara Matthew McLean		YELLOWSTONE COLLECTIBLES News Brief YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- The success of the online auction company eBay has heightened interest in Yellowstone collectibles. It has also given Yellowstone archivist Lee Whittlesey and the Yellowstone Park Foundation opportunity to purchase important Yellowstone collectibles for the Park's archives. This month, for example, the Yellowstone Park Foundation acquired a collection of about 140 stereo views with images by Henry Bird Calfee, who photographed geysers during the 1870s. A number of Yellowstone enthusiasts keep an eye out for memorabilia on eBay which might be of interest to the Park. If you notice any scarce Yellowstone memorabilia which might be a valuable addition to Yellowstone's archives, click here to notify the Park. BACK TO TOP
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		WOLF UPDATE News Brief YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- Yellowstone National Park’s famous Druid Peak wolf pack has survived a mild winter without any losses despite having 20 hungry pups to feed. The Druid pack numbers 26 members, and is the largest in Yellowstone. Their territory is the Lamar Valley, and they are a favorite of wolf watchers. Several Druid females bred again this winter, but the final results are still out. Wolves stay close to their dens when they have young, and researchers keep their distance. For a wolf pack, the Druid peak is unusually large. The average size of wolf packs which feed on elk is ten. The Rose Creek pack in northern Yellowstone once numbered 24 members, but is now down to ten. Experts expect a similar decline in the Druid Peak pack. BACK TO TOP
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		YOSEMITE CHIEF RANGER RETIRES by National Park Service YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Cal. (NPS) -- Chief ranger Bob Andrew will retire on June 2nd after over 32 years of dedicated service to the NPS. Bob began his career as a seasonal fire control aid at Yellowstone after leaving the Army in 1963, then took a permanent positions as a ranger there. From Yellowstone, he went on to Wind Cave, Grand Teton, and Big Bend. Bob then served as chief ranger at Zion, Glacier and Yosemite, where he's spent the last nine-and-a-half years. Bob also spent a year in a detail assignment as Yosemite's chief of resources management, led park operations during the 1997 flood, and set high standards for many to follow. BACK TO TOP