Yellowstone Invites Proposals For Guided Saddle and Pack Stock Trips

Date: December 17, 2014

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
   
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2014       14-090

Al Nash
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Yellowstone Invites Proposals For Guided Saddle and Pack Stock Trips

The National Park Service (NPS) has released a prospectus soliciting proposals from businesses interested in providing guided saddle and pack stock trips in Yellowstone National Park.

The NPS plans to award up to forty-two new concession contracts. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. March 17, 2015. The NPS anticipates awarding the ten-year contacts in fall 2015 with an effective date of January 1, 2016. Each contract has a preferred offeror.

The new contracts implement the August 2014 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the issuance of the new contracts for commercial saddle and pack stock use. In order to protect resources and ensure visitor safety and enjoyment, the FONSI describes a variety of changes in how the park will administer commercial stock use. These include a day-ride reservation system, temporary trail closures and restrictions, and a monitoring-based management strategy to allow park managers to implement other management options as necessary.

An electronic copy of the prospectus and additional information are available online at https://concessions.nps.gov/prospectuses.htm.

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