Since 1994, the boats have removed more than 3 million lake trout
It’s rare for gillnetting boat crews to feel gratified when their nets yield fewer fish. But that’s what happened on Yellowstone Lake last season when …
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Yellowstone to put toxin in Gibbon River to remove exotic fish
Yellowstone National Park fisheries biologists will soon discharge the fish poison rotenone into much of the Upper Gibbon River drainage, which will be off-limits for …
Big Guns Want 230,000 Acres Of Gallatins Near Yellowstone Protected As Wilderness
Yvon Chouinard, Bruce Babbitt, and dozens of other influential names in American landscape conservation are calling on the U.S. Forest Service to protect a wide …
A war in Yellowstone: Park biologists reporting some victories against lake trout
The war is still being waged against lake trout in Yellowstone Lake, but fisheries biologists are seeing new trends that offer optimism, and anglers hunting …
Sounds of the Wild West
Every ecosystem has its voice. The Acoustic Atlas collects the sounds of Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, along with habitats and species from throughout …
Zinke expected to OK block on mining claims near Yellowstone
Credit where credit is due. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has scheduled a visit next week to Montana, where he’s expected to finalize a proposal …
Extension of mining ban north of Yellowstone moves forward
Forest officials have officially recommended a 20-year ban on new mining claims on a swath of public lands in the mountains north of Yellowstone National …
Soda Butte Creek is now free of metals impairments
Thanks to reclamation work, the once badly contaminated Soda Butte Creek that flows into Yellowstone National Park will soon be taken off the Montana Department …
How Lake Trout Have Led To The Collapse of Yellowstone’s Iconic Birds
It all started with a few trout, now Yellowstone’s iconic birds face collapse. Invasive lake trout have set off a domino effect that has already …
Efforts helping to preserve Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout population
Native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout have many challenges facing them in Montana’s rivers and streams but partnerships between Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and many other groups …