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This blog will give you a peek into the stacks and storage areas of Yellowstone National Park's library, archives, and museum collections. We'll highlight some of our biggest treasures, show-off quirky staff favorites, let you know about newly acquired collections, and perhaps ask for help with a few mysteries. Along the way, we hope to give Park staff, visitors, and all those who love Yellowstone a place to reminisce and share the unique story of Yellowstone. If you do not see a new post, you may need to refresh your browser.

The Yellowstone Field Research Expeditions: Vincent Schaefer

August 20, 2026 Posted by: Miriam Watson

Vincent J. Schaefer, director of the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at the State University of New York in Albany, was well-known for his development of cloud seeding, a technique that allows scientists to induce precipitation. Schaefer performed several studies in the Old Faithful area.

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