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Yellowstone Bison Antagonizer Sentenced To 130 Days Of Jail, Banned From Parks

An Oregon man who brazenly taunted a bison in Yellowstone National Park pleaded guilty to four charges related to his behavior there and in Grand Teton National Park and was ordered to spend 130 days in jail, banned from drinking alcohol or visiting bars, and told to stay out of Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier national parks for five years.

Bear Trapping And Monitoring Coming To Yellowstone National Park

As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears and black bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, biologists with the National Park Service and Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be conducting scientific grizzly bear and black bear research operations in Yellowstone National Park from August 21 through October 31.

Essay | Plan, Think, And Don’t Be Stupid In A National Park

Photographer Rebecca Latson recently completed a 3-week road trip and move from southeast Texas up to central Washington State. During that time, she visited five national parks. In those parks, she saw some pretty stupid stuff such as litter, people driving faster than the posted speed limit, and poor choices in hiking footwear, to name a few things. Rebecca wrote an article of her observations, which are a good reminder for us all to do some planning and be a little more thoughtful of how we treat our national parks as guests.

Ready Or Not, Yellowstone Superintendent Heading Into Retirement

Dan Wenk, wistful at times and even regretting that his encounters with reporters as Yellowstone National Park's superintendent were soon going to run out, touched on everything from bison and lodging rates in the park to how he was backed into retirement by the Trump administration during a nearly two-hour call that offered a measure of closure to his 43-year National Park Service career.

National Parks Fire Roundup

Fires from Wyoming to Hawaii continue to rage in the National Park System, with thousands of firefighters battling flames that are sending billowing, choking clouds of smoke into some parks and limiting access in others. The Yosemite Valley, Wawona area, and Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias all remained closed in Yosemite National Park on Thursday.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.