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Red to DeadTrees live and die by natural processes. As you look across the landscape, you may see red needles or dead trees. Natural events such as drought, windthrow, and old age add stress to trees. In some places, where fire has been suppressed…
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The Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway stretches 27.5 miles from the Shoshone National Forest boundary to Yellowstone National Park. Originally built in 1901, the byway spans the North Fork of the Shoshone River Valley and divides two vast wilderness areas…
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The Shoshone National Forest provides a habitat for more Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep than any other national forest. Grazing on nutritious bunchgrasses, bighorn sheep evolved in open, high visibility habitats near steep, rocky cover, making it ea…
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A Special PlaceYellowstone's northern range is home to a large variety of plants and animals. It is unique - different from other areas in the park. What makes it different? · Elevations are 5,200 - 7,000 feet - lower than anywhere else i…
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The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River slices through an ancient hydrothermal basin. The basin developed in rhyolitic lava and ash that flowed into the Yellowstone Caldera about 500,000 years ago. The river carved this spectacular canyon throug…
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Flowers are scattered throughout Yellowstone's northern landscape from April through September. During winter they lie dormant, waiting to burst into color.Several factors determine what you might see, and where. · How hot or cold has it …
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The rocky outcropping in front of you tells part of a violent story of Yellowstone's volcano - one of the largest volcanoes on Earth.About two million years ago Yellowstone's volcano - so enormous that it is called a "super volcano" - ex…
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The large boulder beside you was left by a glacier - the glacier that sculpted the broad valley you are standing in.A Cold RideHow did this boulder get here? Like many others scattered across Yellowstone, it was scraped from the mountains by a gla…
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Yellowstone's vast northern range is home to an amazing array of mammals. This wildlife community is one of the largest and most diverse of any on Earth!While visiting Yellowstone, you may see some of these animals. Remember, they are wild and fre…
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A Time of RenewalNorthern range wildlife grow strong in spring after a long, cold winter. Melting snow and rain turn the landscape green and lush. Bears emerge hungry from their winter dens, eager to feed on roots and grasses, winter-killed carcas…