Posts by Christine Sherry
Fore! YNP Employees Hit the Links
Grab your clubs and hop in your car–we’re going golfing! It’s not everyday you get to golf when you live in a park that is 2.2 million acres (sort of ironic, right?). That’s why we’ve put together the 2nd Annual Yellowstone Employee Scramble. In this 4-person team event we’ll roll up our sleeves on Friday, August 21st to see how low we can go at the Overland Golf Course in Big Timber, Montana. This tournament…
Read MoreHike Club Member Sets Furious Pace
by Andrew Coghill On May 25th, with snow and ice still choking many park trails, a member of the 100 Mile Hiking Club submitted the first completed 100 mile log sheet of the season. That was fast! David Rogers of Richmond, Kentucky set the quick pace and log sheets have been pouring into recreation offices ever since. David took the Club’s challenge to hike 100 miles in a single summer and, you might say, hiked with…
Read MoreCougars in Yellowstone
You need to see this! Tonight wrapped up the first of three Cougar Seminars held this month for YNP employees. It was awesome! The program included videos and photographs of cougars in the Yellowstone backcountry and in-depth and entertaining information about the current cougar project. Field Biologist Colby Anton will present two more upcoming seminars about these rare and elusive animals. These seminars are a must see! Lake Lodge Recreation Hall Thursday, July 23 7:00…
Read MoreLearn to Fly Fish – Fly Fishing Seminars
There is literally no better place to learn to fly fish than Yellowstone National Park. The park is dripping wet with world class trout streams like the Yellowstone and Madison rivers, Slough Creek, and Lake Yellowstone. This month YCERP and fishing guide Eric Lane will host six free employee-only seminar and casting clinics. If you’ve ever had an inkling to try fly fishing the time is now. Eric has fished the park’s waters for years as…
Read MoreLeague Softball and 3 on 3 Tournaments
LEAGUE SOFTBALL MEETINGS ARE JUNE 7TH! What better way to relax and have fun after work than playing a sport you love? As a Yellowstone employee you have the opportunity to play softball in the world’s first national park – who else can say that? Captains Wanted It’s never too early to start thinking softball. League softball begins in mid-June and ends in late July or early August. Teams are put together by self designated…
Read MoreBear Seminars
Kerry Gunther, NPS Bear Management Program Leader, recently took time to speak with YCERP about the upcoming Bear Seminars and to share his thoughts on recreating in Yellowstone, a place he has called home for over 30 years. Kerry and his staff will present seven Bear Seminars for park employees this May and June. These seminars are jam-packed with interesting facts and information including the history of the park’s bear management program, species identification, bear…
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