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Acknowledging Annie: How research and monitoring get done in Yellowstone - Caldera Chronicles
Acknowledging Annie: How research and monitoring get done in Yellowstone Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. Better knowledge of Yellowstone’s past volcanism and current behavior is key for understanding the potential for future hazardous activity, like volcanic eruptions, strong earthquakes and hydrothermal explosions . Data collection, however, must be balanced against the impact on Yellowstone National Park, much of which is managed as a wilderness . Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Annie Carlson, Research Permitting Coordinator for Yellowstone National Park during 2017–2023. National Park Service photo by Jake Frank, May 2022. Scientists can’t simply install a seismometer or collect a rock sample wherever the...
Yellowstone recruiting for 2023 Youth Conservation Corps program - NPS
Yellowstone recruiting for 2023 Youth Conservation Corps program YCC Alpha Crew 2021 Grizzly Lake Trailhead sign install:digging post holes NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – How would you like to work, learn, play and grow in Yellowstone’s wonderland? Yellowstone National Park is currently recruiting for the 2023 Youth Conservation...
112 Yellowstone bison transferred to Fort Peck Tribes - NPS
112 Yellowstone bison transferred to Fort Peck Tribes Group of bison standing in the dark with light behind them. Yellowstone bison cows wait to be reunited with their calves at the Fort Peck Reservation. Greater Yellowstone Coalition/Emmy Reed MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – During the week of January 10, the National Park Service (NPS) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed the transfer of 112 Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian ...
Yellowstone Lake Water Levels Can Tell Us More than You Might Think - USGS
Yellowstone Lake Water Levels Can Tell Us More than You Might Think A relatively simple measurement—lake level—has yielded big dividends in Yellowstone. By tracking the level of Yellowstone Lake over time, it is possible to understand more about a range of subjects, from the hydrology of stream flow to the physical properties of the magma reservoir beneath Yellowstone Caldera! Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Scott K. Johnson, Science Communication Associate the EarthScope Consortium. The strongest Yellowstone Lake seiche wave (primary mode) has a 78-minute period, but other weaker seiche waves are also present simultaneously. The importance of tide gauges is apparent to anyone who has lived near a coastline, but there are a host of reasons to measure the water level of inland water bodies, too. Sometimes that’s to monitor water cycle trends, like...
The Grand Story of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - Caldera Chronicles
The Grand Story of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a natural wonder that almost defies description. The reaction of explorer Charles Cook when he first viewed the canyon in 1869 seems appropriate: “ I sat there in amazement, while my companions came up, and after that, it seemed to me that it was five minutes before anyone spoke. ” Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, photographed during a helicopter flyover on August 19, 2019. Stretching from the Lower Falls to the Tower Falls area , the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is about 28 km (17 miles) long, 250–350 meters (8...
A Christmas (misinformation) story: Yellowstone edition - Caldera Chronicles
A Christmas (misinformation) story: Yellowstone edition Misinformation and misconceptions about Yellowstone are nothing new. This past Christmas saw a particularly challenging episode of misinformation that caused widespread and needless concern—especially because there are many places on-line to find scientific information about Yellowstone’s current activity. Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles directed and narrated a live radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds . The incident is famous for supposedly having incited a panic that the events being described were really happening. Some people apparently thought that Martians were invading Eart...