Yellowstone National Park

National Parks Quiz and Trivia #94

The new year is just around the corner. To bid farewell to 2025, here the last quiz and trivia piece of the year. Test your knowledge with these questions and see just how much you know about units of the National Park System. You might know more than you realize. You’ll definitely learn something new from both questions and trivia.

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By Rebecca Latson - December 6th, 2025

Patterns Of Earthquakes Over Time In Yellowstone Highlight The Complexity Of Cosmic Swarms

Earthquakes at Yellowstone are not distributed evenly in space and time—rather, they can occur in bunches and are often focused on specific areas. The patterns of how earthquakes occur can tell us a great deal about processes active well beneath the surface.

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By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory - December 1st, 2025

Was There Ever A Yellowstone On Mars?

Billions of years ago Mars had a thicker atmosphere, a warmer and wetter climate, and active volcanoes, so is it possible that there were once hot springs on Mars?

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By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory - November 25th, 2025

Park Visitors Are Willing To Pay More To Support National Park Wildlife

Visitors to parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are willing to pay about 50 percent more in visitor fees if it means supporting wildlife within the parks.

Tradeoffs and win-wins between large landscape conservation and wildlife viewing in protected areas

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By Jennifer Roberts - November 24th, 2025

New Yellowstone River Bridge Opens To Visitors

A big project at Yellowstone National Park reached an important milestone this week with the opening of the new Yellowstone River Bridge.

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By NPT Staff - November 19th, 2025

Repairing One Of The Most Interesting GPS Monitoring Stations In Yellowstone

Many of the monitoring sites in Yellowstone National Park are located in remote areas. When they go offline, a lot of preparation and effort is necessary to bring them back to functionality.

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November 18th, 2025

Large Carnivores Are Helping To Balance Ecosystems, But It’s Complicated

A new study has shown that large carnivores are benefitting ecosystems, but it points out that cause and effect connections are often difficult to prove.

The Ecological Impacts of Large-Carnivore Recovery in North America

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By Jennifer Roberts - November 11th, 2025

Study Calculates Economic Value Of Bear Sightings In Yellowstone National Park

Grizzly and black bear sightings in Yellowstone National Park have a measurable economic value, according to two economists from the National Park Service and USGS.

Valuing wildlife sightings at the species-wide and individual animal levels: an approach and application to bear viewing in Yellowstone National Park

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By Jennifer Roberts - November 4th, 2025

New Pilot Program Will Support The Health Of Tribal Bison Herd

A new conservation pilot program will offer an opportunity to contribute to the return of bison to tribal lands and the health of grasslands.

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By NPT Staff - October 22nd, 2025

UPDATE | DJI Removes Video Featuring Drone Footage From National Parks

DJI has silently removed a promotional video featuring footage from U.S. national parks, where drone operations have been banned since 2014.

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By NPT Staff - October 21st, 2025

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