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Practical Soutions - A New Vision For Managing Yellowstone Bison (pdf, 2.3 MB)

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Snow Drives the System - Characteristics of Snow in the Gros Ventre Valley, Wyoming (pdf, 1.3 MB)

Forage Production on Big Game Winter Range in the Gros Ventre River Valley of Western Wyoming (pdf, 775 kB)

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Modeling by Dr. Robert VanKirk Demonstrates Selenium Contamination Could Lead to Fewer Trout:

Dr. Van Kirks Report - (pdf, 2.7 MB)

A Map of curent Superfund Sites resulting from phosphate mining in SE Idaho. (780 KB pdf)

A Fact Sheet of Selenium and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, with a list of Professional Experts - (85 KB pdf).

Tributaries of the Blackfoot and Salt Rivers, with the results of selenium testing on fish. (55 KB, pdf)

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Roots of Prosperity: Securing Park County’s Natural Heritage and Economic Future-

Business Perspectives:

Park County Economy: Restructure and Change in a Growing Region

Summary of Park County Economy: Restructure and Change in a Growing Region

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A Guide to Developing Near Gallatin County Waterways: Know the Rules -
    A report outlining which local, state, and federal permits are necessary for building
    near water ways in Gallatin County, MT.
    A guide for developers, landowners, and real estate agents. (Aug. 2006, 780 KB pdf).

The Smoky Canyon Mine: Fact Sheet on Proposed Expansion of Superfund Site Threatens Fish, Wildlife, Wildlands and Private Property

Smoky Canyon Mine: Proposed Expansion of Superfund Site Threatens Fish, Wildlife and
Roadless Areas

Animal Deaths, Local Extinctions, and Human Health Concerns in the Phosphate Mining Area of Southeast Idaho

Finding Grass: Restoring an Ecosystem- Forage Production on Big Game Winter Range in the
    Gros Ventre River Valley of Western Wyoming, by David Ewert & Lloyd Dorsey
    (Nov. 2005) (2.7 MB pdf)

Chronic Wasting Disease and the Greater Yellowstone Area -
   Markus Peterson, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University
   (Nov. 2005) (156 kb)

Disease and Winter Feeding of Elk and Bison: A Review and Recommendations Pertinent to
    the Jackson Bison and Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
    by Bruce Smith  (Oct. 2005) (359 kb)

Selenium Sampling near Soda Springs, ID - The results of selenium sampling of
    water quality, macrophytes, macro invertebrates, and fish.
    Research Triangle Institute (April 2005 & Sept. 2005 ) (750 kb)

2004 Assessment of Selected Allotments Administered by Caribou-Targhee National Forest: Centennial Mountains, Idaho -
    Red Willow Research Inc. (February 2005) (1.0 MB)

Brucellosis Solution for Elk and Cattle in Wyoming -
    Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Wyoming Outdoor Council & Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance
    (January 2005) (616 kb)

Greater Yellowstone Wolf Recovery: Separating Myth from Reality -
    Brian Peck (December 2004) (5.8 MB)

When CBM Comes to Your Community: a citizens' handbook with tools and methods for regulating coalbed methane development using community land use planning -
    Melissa Frost (August 2004) (26.1 MB)

Montana Floodplain Reports -
    American Rivers & Greater Yellowstone Coalition (December 2003)
    Dawson County (680 KB)
    Park County (680 KB)
    Sweet Grass County (680 KB)
    Yellowstone County (680 KB)
    High resolution versions of these reports(broadband connection necessary)

Sustaining Greater Yellowstone, a Blueprint for the Future -
    Albert Harting & Dennis Glick (June 1994)
    Cover & Front Pages (319 kb)
    Chapter 1: Introduction (355 kb)
    Chapter 2: Achieving Ecosystem Conservation (2.2 MB)
    Chapter 3: Wildlands, Parks and Wildlife Refuges (2.3 MB)
    Chapter 4: Water Quality and Fisheries (3.1 MB)
    Chapter 5: Riparian Areas and Rangelands (2.4 MB)
    Chapter 6: The Natural and Scenic Values of Rural Private Lands (1.9 MB)
    Chapter 7: Greater Yellowstone's Geothermal Features (1.1 MB)
    Chapter 8: Plant Communities and Ecological Processes (3.0 MB)
    Chapter 9: Wildlife (6.5 MB)
    Bibliography & Index (1.2 MB)