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Yellowstone National Park seeks public comment on a native fish conservation environmental assessment - NPS
Yellowstone National Park seeks public comment on a native fish conservation environmental assessment News Release Date: July 26, 2023 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park asks the public for comments on an Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes a proposal by Custer Gallatin National Forest and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks about native fish conservation. In 2022, Custer Gallatin National Forest along with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks issued an EA proposing to remove nonnative rainbow trout and hybridized cutthroat trout from the Buffalo Creek drainage, just north of Yellowstone in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness of Custer Gallatin National Forest. After removal, they plan to reintroduce native Yellowstone cutthroat trout to the drainage. Yellowstone's EA analyzes the 2022 proposal’s site-specific impacts to Yellowstone. Both agencies plan to use the Slough Creek area in the northeastern part ...
New Grand Teton truck makes dirty job a bit cleaner - NPS
News Release New Grand Teton truck makes dirty job a bit cleaner Parks adds refuse truck fueled by natural gas to fleet The new refuse truck lifts a dumpster in Grand Teton. NPS Photo/J. Bonney Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: June 28, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307-739-3393 Contact: CJ Adams, 307-739-3431 MOOSE, WY— A new, environmentally friendly refuse truck fueled by compressed natural gas is rolling through Grand Teton National Park. The park recently purchased the alternative fuel truck through a grant and it contributes to the park and community’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities Jackson and Energy Conservations Works will be held at the local compressed natural gas charging station located at Lower Valley Energy in Jackson at 4000 South U.S. Highway 89 on Wednesday, June 30 at 3-5 p.m. Area waste haulers an...
Yellowstone encourages public comment on environmental assessment proposal to improve telecommunication services to meet critical needs - NPS
Yellowstone encourages public comment on environmental assessment proposal to improve telecommunication services to meet critical needs Yellowstone encourages public comment on environmental assessment proposal to improve telecommunication services to meet critical needs Yellowstone National Park sign at the North Entrance NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: March 22, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) about a proposal to improve telecommunication services in developed areas of Yellowstone National Park. The proposal would also give the park the opportunity to remove obsolete telecommunication systems currently on mountaintops and from the backcountry as underground fiber within the road corridor becomes operational. The park prepared the EA to evaluate potential impacts an...