Animals
-Elk
-Grey wolves
-Bison
-Antelope
-Deer
-Grizzly bear
-Fish
Plants
-Verbena plant
-Native taxa
-Lodgepoll pine
-Whitebark pine
-Rocky mountain maple
Minerals/natural resources
-Copper
-Gold
-Metal
-Slate
-logging
1. Antelope: in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem antelope thrive there. Antelope are unique and beautiful creatures and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem provides a home for them. The are light reddy brown with 2 lying horns and a white belly. They are very fast and good at jumping.
2. Grey Wolves: in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem wolves live there. Not very many places have grey wolves they are quite a special creature. There fur is a dark grey and there belly is white, they are very good at hunting and normally hunt in packs.
3. Rocky Mountain Maple: the Rocky Mountain Maple is deciduous tree. It is quite unique tree that grows in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. It has green leaves and red bark.
4. Coniferous: the Lodgepole Pine is a very good tree to log and lives in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. It is tall and straight with pine needles at the very top of the tree. The pine needles are green and the bark is mostly a light brown.
Why is our region unique.
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has very many animals, plants and insects. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem was established in 1872 primarily to protect geothermal areas that contain about half the world’s active geysers. Yellowstone National Park forms the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. At 34,375 square miles, it is one of the largest nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth. Greater Yellowstone’s diversity and natural wealth includes the hydrothermal features, wildlife, vegetation, lakes, and geologic wonders like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.
-Elk
-Grey wolves
-Bison
-Antelope
-Deer
-Grizzly bear
-Fish
Plants
-Verbena plant
-Native taxa
-Lodgepoll pine
-Whitebark pine
-Rocky mountain maple
Minerals/natural resources
-Copper
-Gold
-Metal
-Slate
-logging
1. Antelope: in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem antelope thrive there. Antelope are unique and beautiful creatures and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem provides a home for them. The are light reddy brown with 2 lying horns and a white belly. They are very fast and good at jumping.
2. Grey Wolves: in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem wolves live there. Not very many places have grey wolves they are quite a special creature. There fur is a dark grey and there belly is white, they are very good at hunting and normally hunt in packs.
3. Rocky Mountain Maple: the Rocky Mountain Maple is deciduous tree. It is quite unique tree that grows in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. It has green leaves and red bark.
4. Coniferous: the Lodgepole Pine is a very good tree to log and lives in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. It is tall and straight with pine needles at the very top of the tree. The pine needles are green and the bark is mostly a light brown.
Why is our region unique.
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has very many animals, plants and insects. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem was established in 1872 primarily to protect geothermal areas that contain about half the world’s active geysers. Yellowstone National Park forms the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. At 34,375 square miles, it is one of the largest nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth. Greater Yellowstone’s diversity and natural wealth includes the hydrothermal features, wildlife, vegetation, lakes, and geologic wonders like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.
Task#1: Why is our region a priority?
Wind River Park and Gros Venture Wilderness, combined contain the most Grizzly Bears in the north. Our region is home to herds of elk, bison, antelope and many wolf packs. In 1995 grey Wolves were reintroduce into Yellowstone National Park. The wolves vastly balanced the ecosystem and wildlife that lived there.
Threats to Wildlife:
Every fall hundreds of hunters participate in the Annual Elk Cull. The Annual Elk Cull is when people come down to Grand Teton National Park and feed the elk. The elk are used to going to that area to get fed, but most of the elk have diseases which are contagious for the animals in the environment.
Our Park's Goal:
Our parks goal is to reconnect Yellowstone's grizzly bear population with the U.S.A. and Canada. By facilitating bear movements throughout the high divide to the salmon Selway bitterroot ecosystem is how they will solve this problem. With carful management the grizzly bear population has grown over the decades and grizzly bears are moving to the north area.
What is Y2Y currently working on?
Y2Y is currently working with partners improving wildlife movement to the High Divide to secure grizzly bears in the Salmon Selway Bitterroot.