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Last year, over 2.8 million people visited Yellowstone National Park. But our nation’s crown jewel and first National Park cannot be defined as just the land within the park’s boundaries. There is an ecosystem that inhabits wildlife, waterways and the communities that together, make up the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

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The National Park Service is working with the Division of Natural Resources and Three Rivers Avian Center to restore their population.

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GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Lightning sparked a small fire on Grand Teton National Park on Tuesday, but a spokeswoman says that rain and snow since then may have already snuffed it out.

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This adaptive management strategy will be used only this year. The transport and release strategy resulted from discussions late last week between Yellowstone National Park and the Montana Governor’s Office. It is designed to address the unique circumstance

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Campground and facility closures, fee increases and new fees that would have been enacted at forests across the nation this spring will be delayed due to an internal review of the Forest Service’s public participation in the process.

Ridiculous.

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KEYSTONE, S.D. (AP) - A 330-foot-tall tourist tower has been proposed for the Black Hills National Forest.

The developer wants to locate the observation tower — with twin glass elevators — on city property at Keystone, South Dakota.