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Nature & Science
 
NATURE-RELATED:
Fish and Fishing Northern Range Controversy
Geology Wildland Fire in Yellowstone
Hydrothermal Features Online Nature Tours
Natural Highlights   

Q & A Regarding Volcanic Activity in Yellowstone

Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook: The handbook our naturalists use to answer many basic park questions.

Natural Resource Vital Signs, 2011 (3.5 MB pdf): Yellowstone National Park's report to help park managers and scientists more fully understand the status of important ecological "health indicators."

Greater Yellowstone Science Learning Center: The most up-to-date scientific information about resources in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Bighorn Canyon.

Research Permits: Information for scientists on how to obtain a Research and Collecting Permit.

Spatial Analysis Center  uses computerized geographic information to track cultural and natural resources of Yellowstone National Park.



SCIENCE-RELATED:

Wildland Fire Wetland Resources
Archeology Investigators' Annual Reports
Archive of Biennial Scientific Conference Proceedings
Tenth Biennial Scientific Conference
Yellowstone Science - A journal devoted to the natural and cultural sciences

Science Talks in Yellowstone

Online videos of talks presented by scientists involved in research in Yellowstone


YELLOWSTONE SCIENCE-RELATED LINKS FROM NON-NPS SOURCES

Yellowstone Park Science Bibliographic Database - Searchable database containing over 16,700 bibliographic citations to scholarly and professional studies and publications dealing with science in Yellowstone and its immediate surroundings (maintained by the Washington State University Libraries).

The Greater Yellowstone Bibliography - Searchable database containing over 28,900 bibliographic citations to scholarly, popular, professional, and creative literature about the greater Yellowstone region (maintained by the University of Wyoming Libraries).

U.S. Geological Survey site:Yellowstone Volcano Observatory

The following come to us courtesy of Bob Smith, University of Utah:

And Courtesy of David Montieth & Contributors:Yellowstone Geysers

National Academy of Sciences & National Research Council Reports

Other Contributors:

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Respect for Wildlife
Video on watching wildlife safely and respectfully
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Yellowstone InDepth
Watch our mini documentaries
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cross section of a geyser cone
What do you need to make a geyser?
Check out this animated illustration of geyser ingredients
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A rainbow outlines an erruption of Beehive Geyser.
Inside Yellowstone
Short videos on park features and processes
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Dog Hooked to Travois for Transporting Goods.

Did You Know?
Some groups of Shoshone Indians, who adapted to a mountain existence, chose not to acquire the horse. These included the Sheep Eaters, or Tukudika, who used dogs to transport food, hides, and other provisions. The Sheep Eaters lived in many locations in Yellowstone.

Last Updated: January 20, 2012 at 10:38 MST