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…

Wildlife Seminar Highlights Animal Adaptations Have you been cold this winter just walking from your car to work, or from your dorm room to the rec hall?  Just how do the animals survive these freezing temperatures!  Join recently retired YNP resource education ranger Katy Duffy as she discusses the amazing ways area fauna cope with severe weather and food shortages. Mammoth Hot Springs Thursday, February 5 at 6:00 pm in the Conference Room beside the…

Charismatic Mega-Flora of YNP Join YNP Park Botanist Heidi Anderson as she discusses Yellowstone’s carnivorous plants, endemic plants that are found nowhere else on earth, rare plants, the ecology of nonnative plants, and more! Wednesday, September 17 — 8:00 pm in the Old Faithful Recreation Hall Wednesday, September 24– 6:00 pm in the Mammoth Conference Room next to the Recreation Hall