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Archive - April 2009
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Yellowstone concerned about Sylvan Pass costs - The Missoulian - Apr. 1, 2009
Preparing for the 2009 Yellowstone season: The lodging challenge - Yellowstone Insider - Apr. 1, 2009
Commentary: Passage of ‘wolf kill bill’ was common sense - New West - Apr. 1, 2009
A huge milestone - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 1, 2009
Public meetings on road projects scheduled for Bozeman and West Yellowstone - NPS News Release - Apr. 2, 2009
Feds file to delist wolves, except in Wyoming - The State - Apr. 2, 2009
Advance bookings decline in Yellowstone area - Victoria Advocate - Apr. 2, 2009
Michelin will help Yellowstone vehicles reach peak efficiency - The Greenville News - Apr. 2, 2009
Winter snowfall levels reach near-record levels - Billings Gazette - Apr. 2, 2009
also Yellowstone visits drop; summer bookings down - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 3, 2009
Yellowstone reports drop in winter visitation - YNP News Release - Apr. 3, 2009
Travel delays loom at Yellowstone - Billings Gazette - Apr. 3, 2009
Wyoming takes step toward challenging federal wolf rules - Billings Gazette - Apr. 3, 2009
As West warms, some fear for tiny dweller - cnews (AP) - Apr. 4, 2009
Park to discuss summer with Island Park's chamber - Island Park News - Apr. 4, 2009
Commentary: Reclaiming our wilderness - statesman.com - Apr. 4, 2009
Spring bear notes from FWP - The Clark Fork Chronicle - Apr. 5, 2009
Mantle 'hot spots' move beneath the crust: They have been thought to be stationary until now - Softpedia - Apr. 6, 2009
Yellowstone guide - The Montana Standard - Apr. 6, 2009
Idaho, Cody wolves "pair" - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 7, 2009
Winter visits to Yellowstone Park decline by 13 percent - The Montana Standard - Apr. 7, 2009
Tucked away in Thorofare - Billings Gazette - Apr. 7, 2009
A trip into the Thorofare - Billings Gazette - Apr. 7, 2009
Anger over wolf management erupts - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - Apr. 8, 2009
Gray wolves scheduled to lose federal endangered species protection next month - Los Angeles Times - Apr. 8, 2009
Yellowstone Icons: The Roosevelt Arch - Yellowstone Insider - Apr. 8, 2009
New wolf pack found in Gros Ventre area - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 9, 2009
37 griz killings spark worry - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 9, 2009
Smithsonian loans Moran masterpiece to BBHC - Wyoming Business Report - Apr. 9, 2009
Yellowstone plans work on section of Grand Loop - Rexburg Standard Journal - Apr. 9, 2009
Wolves photographed in Big Horn Mountains - Gillette News-Record - Apr. 10, 2009
Wildlife officials offer tips on bears - The Western News - Apr. 10, 2009
Monitoring Yellowstone earthquake swarms - Eureka! Science News - Apr. 10, 2009
Wolf lawsuits keep piling up - Casper Star-Tribune - Apr. 10, 2009
Geotourism map highlights Yellowstone's treasures - West Yellowstone News - Apr. 11, 2009
Grand Teton visits for 2008-09 winter down - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 11, 2009
Author: Plow park in winter; Book examines Yellowstone's winter access debate - Billings Gazette - Apr. 12, 2009
Where are all the grizzly bears? - Great Falls Tribune - Apr. 12, 2009
Study to research effect of climate change on denning - Great Falls Tribune - Apr. 12, 2009
Climate friendly parks - Backpacker - Apr. 12, 2009
Old photos document the history of Gallatin Valley at library - Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Apr. 13, 2009
Paradise Valley lake holds clues to region's last ice age - Billings Gazette - Apr. 13, 2009
See Yellowstone before crowds arrive - The Montana Standard - Apr. 13, 2009
Will Wyo get federal wolf funds? - Casper Star Tribune - Apr. 13, 2009
Coalition sues to delist wolves - Cody Enterprise - Apr. 14, 2009
Simplot mine expansion, seen as Yellowstone threat, blocked by court - The Oregonian - Apr. 14, 2009
Commentary: Delist wolves? Not so fast - Boulder Daily Camera - Apr. 15, 2009
Fishing for solace: Yellowstone autumn: A season of discovery in a wondrous land - High Country News - Apr. 15, 2009
Environmental group hires executive - The Missoulian - Apr. 14, 2009
Roads to Canyon and Old Faithful open Friday morning - YNP News Release - Apr. 14, 2009
Public meetings on park road projects scheduled for Billings, Cody, Cooke City and Gardiner - YNP News Release - Apr. 15, 2009
National Geographic launches Yellowstone National Park geotourism MapGuide - URLwire - Apr. 16, 2009
Response to grizzly deaths: bear spray, education - Fort Mill Times - Apr. 16, 2009
also Long-wandering wolf found dead - New West - Apr. 16, 2009
Yellowstone wolf found dead in northwest Colorado - Fort Mill Times - Apr. 16, 2009
As bears die, hunters and climate change blamed - Helena Independent Record (AP) - Apr. 17, 2009
15 bison dead in crashes near West Yellowstone - The Missoulian - Apr. 17, 2009
Wyoming brucellosis group examines federal proposal - Billings Gazette - Apr. 17, 2009
Interior won't challenge rule on guns in parks - KUTV - Apr. 18, 2009
Yellowstone bear world open - KIFI - Apr. 19, 2009
Wyo. officials hopeful summer tourism stays strong - KTVQ (AP) - Apr. 19, 2009
Airport work to go to bid - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 19, 2009
Yellowstone Bear World opens for 11th year - KVPI - Apr. 20, 2009
Yellowstone Association offers photo classes in Yellowstone - BoZone.com - Apr. 20, 2009
Brucellosis plan gets mixed reviews - Deseret News - Apr. 20, 2009
also Park wireless plan set - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 20, 2009
also Yellowstone adopts wireless plan - Daily Camera (AP) - Apr. 20, 2009
Yellowstone completes wi-fi and cell phone plan - YNP News Release - Apr. 20, 2009
also Yellowstone unveils wireless communication plan - Billings Gazette - Apr. 20, 2009
Marketing the Yellowstone Airport - West Yellowstone News - Apr. 21, 2009
House holds hearing on Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - New West - Apr. 21, 2009
also Commentary: Wireless in the wilderness - New West - Apr. 21, 2009
Feds: wolves kill first livestock in central Wyoming - Casper Star Tribune - Apr. 22, 2009
Young readers' fiction: Author gets 'Lost' in nature - USA Today - Apr. 22, 2009
Yellowstone grizzlies hungrier, testier? - MSNBC - Apr. 22, 2009
also National parks getting $750 million from stimulus - FEDERALTIMES.com - Apr. 22, 2009
also Stimulus funds head to Yellowstone, Grand Teton - INO.com (AP) - Apr. 22, 2009
Yellowstone to receive nearly $15 million in recovery act funds - YNP News Release - Apr. 22, 2009
also Parks receive $35 million - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 23, 2009
Pictures show public lands in 'rare light' - Casper Star Tribune - Apr. 23, 2009
Commentary: Park’s cell phone plan raises safety questions for backcountry hikers - Montana Kaimin - Apr. 23, 2009
Pedaling the park - The Montana Standard - Apr. 23, 2009
Commentary: Yellowstone holds the phone - Backpacker Blog - Apr. 24, 2009
Visit Yellowstone off-season - Gadling - Apr. 24, 2009
Group wants to buy bear-proof bins - KIFI - Apr. 25, 2009
Year-long mission to chronicle Yellowstone's grizzlies: National Geographic special airs May 3 - National Geographic - Apr. 25, 2009
Winter ranges remain off-limits until May 1 - Jackson Hole Guide - Apr. 25, 2009
FAA: 38 bird strikes in Jackson Hole - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 26, 2009
Book review: W.D. Wetherell’s “Yellowstone Autumn� - New West - Apr. 26, 2009
The Virtuous Traveler: Yellowstone National Park – hot(ter)and bothered - petergreenburg.com - Apr. 27, 2009
Madison Valley’s famed Sun Ranch on the block - New West - Apr. 28, 2009
Refuge, hatchery get $3.5 million stimulus - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 28, 2009
Rendezvous in the Rockies - American Profile - Apr. 28, 2009
Yellowstone offers discounts - Casper Star Tribune - Apr. 28, 2009
Public meetings on park road projects scheduled for Red Lodge and Jackson - YNP News Release - Apr. 28, 2009
Pine beetles attack - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 29, 2009
Yellowstone under snail seige - Backpacker Blogs - Apr. 29, 2009
Yellowstone and the snowmobile: Locking horns over National Park use - High Country News - Apr. 29, 2009
Gazette Opinion: Stimulus eases park project backlog - Billings Gazette - Apr. 30, 2009
Winter closures set to lift in Bridger-Teton National Forest; park opening roads - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Apr. 30, 2009
National parks get Burns treatment in new PBS series - Daily Camera - Apr. 30, 2009
The Geysers of Yellowstone: Dynamic changes with geysers prompt guidebook's revisions - Billings Gazette - Apr. 30, 2009
Yellowstone Treasures: Yellowstone guidebook gets fresh updates - Billings Gazette - Apr. 30, 2009