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    • Canyon Area
      • Canyon Area FAQs
    • Fishing Bridge, Lake Village, and Bridge Bay Areas
      • Lake Area FAQs
    • Madison and West Yellowstone Area
      • Madison and West Yellowstone FAQs
    • Mammoth Hot Springs Area
      • More Area Highlights
      • Mammoth Hot Springs Area FAQs
    • Norris Area
      • Norris FAQs
    • Old Faithful Area
      • More Old Faithful Area Highlights
      • Old Faithful Area FAQs
    • Tower-Roosevelt Area
      • Tower-Roosevelt Area FAQs
    • West Thumb and Grant Village Area
      • West Thumb and Grant Village FAQs
  • Things To Do
    • Backcountry Camping
      • Allowed Bear-Resistant Food Storage Containers
      • Winter Backcountry Camping
    • Bicycling
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    • Boating
      • Clean, Drain & Dry
    • Day Hiking
    • Fishing
      • Fishing in Yellowstone's Northeast
      • Fishing in Yellowstone's Northwest
      • Fishing in Yellowstone's Southeast
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    • Horseback Riding
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  • Safety
    • Bear Safety
      • A Bear Doesn't Care Campaign
      • Bear Management Areas
      • Bear Spray
      • Camping in Bear Country
      • Hiking in Bear Country
      • Reacting to a Bear Encounter
      • Tips for Watching Roadside Bears
    • Backcountry Safety
  • Accessibility
    • Wheelchairs & Mobility
      • Accessible Lodging
      • Backcountry Accessibility
      • Segway® Personal Transporters & Similar Vehicles
      • Accessibility in the Canyon Area
      • Accessibility in the Grant & West Thumb Area
      • Accessibility in the Lake Area
      • Accessibility in the Madison & West Yellowstone Area
      • Accessibility in the Mammoth Hot Springs Area
      • Accessibility in the Norris Area
      • Accessibility in the Old Faithful Area
      • Accessibility in the Tower Area
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        • Fish
    • Sounds
      • 1610 AM
      • Audio Postcards
        • Dawn Chorus
        • Juvenile Bald Eagle
        • Artist Paint Pots
        • Herd Mentality
        • Red-Winged Blackbird at Swan Lake
        • Marsh Birds
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        • Dinnertime in Yellowstone
        • American Dipper
        • Small Fumaroles
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  • History & Culture
    • History Publications
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      • Timeline of Human History in Yellowstone
      • The Earliest Humans
      • Historic Tribes
      • European Americans Arrive
      • Expeditions Explore Yellowstone
      • Birth of a National Park
      • Flight of the Nez Perce (Nimi'ipu)
      • Modern Management
      • Early Visitors
      • Historic Wildlife Observations
      • More Information
    • Associated Tribes
    • Preserving Cultural Resources
      • Archeology
        • Past Climatic Patterns
        • Paleoindian Period
        • Archaic Period
        • Late Prehistoric Period
        • Help Protect Sites
      • Ethnography
      • Cultural Landscapes
    • Places
      • Lake Hotel
      • Lamar Buffalo Ranch
      • Mammoth Hot Springs
      • Fort Yellowstone
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  • Nature
    • Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
      • Influence of Geology
      • Air Quality
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      • Water
        • Mammoth Hot Springs Water Quality Report
        • Old Faithful Water Quality Report
        • Shoshone Lake
        • Snake River
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        • Yellowstone Lake
      • Cycles and Processes
      • Winter Ecology
      • Beyond Boundaries
        • Bioprospecting
      • Land Use
      • Wilderness
        • Map of Recommended Wilderness
      • Winter Use
        • Planning and Litigation
        • Winter Use Management
        • FAQs: Winter Use
        • Visitor Use in National Parks
      • Dark Skies
    • Climate Change
      • Changes in Yellowstone Climate
      • Examining the Evidence in Yellowstone
      • Global Climate Change
    • Geology
      • Volcano
        • Volcano Information Continued
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        • Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
        • Red Mountains
      • Hydrothermal Systems
        • Hydrothermal Systems FAQs
        • Hydrothermal Systems References
        • West Thumb Geyser Basin
      • Hydrothermal Features
        • Hot Springs
        • Mudpots
        • Fumaroles (Steam Vents)
        • Travertine Terraces
        • Geysers
        • Steamboat Geyser
        • Old Faithful FAQs
      • Yellowstone Lake Geology
      • Earthquakes
      • Glaciers
      • Sedimentation and Erosion
        • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
      • Fossils
    • Wildlife
      • Amphibians
        • Blotched Tiger Salamander
        • Boreal Chorus Frog
        • Boreal Toad
        • Columbia Spotted Frog
        • Spadefoot Toad
      • Birds
        • American Dipper
        • Bald Eagle
        • Colonial Nesting Birds
        • Common Loon
        • Osprey
        • Peregrine Falcon
        • Raven
        • Sandhill Crane
        • Songbirds and Woodpeckers
        • Trumpeter Swan
        • Annual Reports
      • Fish and Aquatic Species
        • Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
        • Westslope Cutthroat Trout
        • Arctic Grayling
        • Mottled Sculpin
        • Minnows
        • Suckers
        • Lake Trout
        • Rainbow Trout
        • Brown Trout
        • Eastern Brook Trout
        • Lake Chub
        • Whirling Disease
      • Mammals
        • Featured Bear Publication
        • Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Plan
        • Bison
        • Black Bear
        • Elk
        • Grizzly Bear
        • White-tailed Deer
        • Wolf
      • Reptiles
        • Bullsnake
        • Prairie Rattlesnake
        • Rubber Boa
        • Sagebrush Lizard
        • Common Gartersnake
        • Terrestrial Gartersnake
      • Report a Sighting
      • Rescuing Wildlife
    • Life in Extreme Heat
      • Thermophilic Archaea
      • Thermophilic Bacteria
      • Thermophilic Eukarya
      • Thermophilic Viruses
      • Thermophilic Communities
      • Thermophiles in Time and Space
    • Plants
      • Forests
      • Sagebrush-steppe
      • Wetlands
      • Hydrothermal Plant Communities
      • Wildflowers
      • Ross's Bentgrass
      • Yellowstone Sand Verbena
      • Yellowstone Sulphur Flower
      • Invasive Plants
      • Restoring Native Plants
      • Herbarium
    • Fire
      • Fire Information Continued
      • Fire History
      • Ecological Consequences of Fire
      • Fire FAQs
      • Fire References
      • 1988 Fires
        • 1988 Post-Fire Response and Ecological Consequences
        • 1988 Fires FAQs
  • Science & Research
    • Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Program
      • Preparing For Restoration
      • Yellowstone Fish Reports
    • Research
      • History of Science in Yellowstone
      • Research Permit Office
        • Closed Areas
        • General Conditions for Scientific Research and Collecting Permit
        • Research Permitting Policy
        • Permit Renewal Information/Submit Annual Report
        • How Your Application is Processed
        • Yellowstone Permit Conditions
        • Repository and Material Transfer Responsibilities
        • Researcher Safety
        • Required Ranger Contacts
    • Yellowstone Science
      • YS 25(1) Conservation of Native Fish
      • Issues Index
      • Submission Guidelines
    • Biennial Scientific Conferences
      • 13th Biennial Conference: Building on the Past, Leading into the Future
      • 13th Biennial Conference Keynote Speakers
      • 13th Biennial Conference Sponsors & Partners
      • 12th Biennial Conference: Crossing Borders
  • Education
    • Expedition Yellowstone
      • Curriculum Supplements
    • Parks as Classrooms
      • Curriculum Materials
      • Field Trips
      • Institutes & Field Schools
    • Distance Learning
  • Kids & Youth
    • Park Fun From Anywhere
      • National Park Service Centennial
      • Coloring Book
      • Wildlife Olympics
      • Animal Alphabet Book: ABCDE
        • FGHIJ
        • KLMNO
        • PQRST
        • UVWXYZ
      • Predict Old Faithful
    • Every Kid In Park: Visiting Yellowstone
    • Be A Junior Ranger
      • Wildlife Olympics
    • Become A Young Scientist
  • Management
    • Our Staff & Offices
      • Concessions Management
      • Resource Education and Youth Programs
      • Resource and Visitor Protection
      • Yellowstone Center for Resources
        • Wildlife & Aquatic Resources Branch
        • Physical Resources & Climate Science Branch
        • Vegetation & Resources Management Branch
        • Cultural Resources Branch
        • Environmental Compliance & Science Coordination Branch
    • Yellowstone's Biosphere & World Heritage Designations
    • Laws & Policies
      • Superintendent's Compendium
      • Transporting Carcasses Through Yellowstone
      • Guidance for Protecting Yellowstone
      • Yellowstone National Park Protection Act (1872)
      • National Park Service Organic Act (1916)
        • Today's National Park Service
      • Cultural Resource Laws
    • Bison Management
      • A History of Bison Management
      • Questions & Answers About Bison Management
      • Bison Articles & Publications
    • Fire Management
      • Wildfire Smoke & Air Quality
      • Current Fire Activity
        • Fire Season Summary
      • Fire Information Blog
      • Wildland Fire Program
  • Bookstore
  • Resources and Issues
• Get Involved
  • Partners
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  • Work With Us
    • Youth Conservation Corps
  • Do Business With Us
    • Resources for Commercial Guides
    • CUA Application Questions
    • Commercial Use Authorization Payments
    • Authorized Service Catagories
      • CUA Guided Stream & Shoreline Fishing Operating Plan
      • CUA Guided Painting & Photography Operating Plan
      • CUA Guided Backcountry Trips Operating Plan
      • CUA Guided Biking Operating Plan
      • CUA Guided Hiking Operating Plan
      • CUA Guided NonMotorized Operating Plan
      • CUA Guided Motorized Operating Plan
    • Commercial Use Authorization Plan
  • Planning
    • Visitor Use Management
      • Transportation & Vehicle Mobility Study
      • Visitor Use Study
    • Winter Use
      • Current Management and Planning
      • Winter Use Adaptive Management Program
        • FAQs about the Winter Use Adaptive Management Program
        • Get Involved in WUAMP
        • AMP Team
        • AMP Working Groups
      • Winter Use: Management & Planning Archive
      • A Place of Winter Magic & Vulnerability
      • Winter Use: A Timeline
      • Winter Use: The Role & Future of Snowmobiles & Snowcoaches
  • Sustainability
    • Conservation Measures
    • Strategic Plan for Sustainability
      • Introduction
      • Categories for Achieving Sustainability