The Greater Yellowstone Science Learning Center is a portal to information about the natural and cultural resources of Yellowstone and Grand Teton (including John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway) national parks and Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. By reporting on what has been learned from research and monitoring in these parks, we hope to increase public awareness of new findings and encourage studies that will help guide park management decisions. The National Park Service has set up Research Learning Centers as public-private partnerships that promote the sharing of scientific knowledge about the parks.
Highlights
- The proceedings from the 10th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, "Questioning Greater Yellowstone's Future...," held in 2010 are available. Information about the 11th conference is available here.
- Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Awards recognize outstanding work by students and project teams in the unit.
–Amy Rieser, an undergraduate from University of Wyoming, received the student award for her work on the research team that designed and conducted an evaluation of Grand Teton National Park’ss “Be Bear Aware” messaging. Project Link
–The project award went to the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Archeological Field School Team with more than 130 students, including many from tribal colleges, for assisting Bighorn Canyon NRA to identify, document, monitor, and protect some of its most important cultural resources in a scientific manner. Project Link
- The 2011 Natural Resource Vital Signs Report is an effort to report regularly on the status and trends of key natural resources that serve as indicators for assessing ecosystem healthin Yellowstone National Park.
- Grand Teton NP and Trout Unlimited partner for the restoration of Spread Creek.
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