Mitchell Rouse
Yellowstone National Park at 150
Wonderland: The early nickname of America’s first national park is as apt today as when Yellowstone was founded, in March of 1872. On its sesquicentennial, we celebrate this miraculous place—while exploring a history that has too often excluded its original stewards—and consider how to ensure its survival for generations to come.
National Parks
What the Land of Yellowstone National Park Can Teach Us
Indigenous people have called this place home for millennia—and as the planet warms, clues to its long history are being revealed.
National Parks
In Yellowstone, Wolf-Spotting Is an Education in the Laws of Nature
Tracking Yellowstone's elusive—and polarizing—wolf herds is a window into the park's wild beauty.
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Reconsidering the Story of Yellowstone National Park
On the sesquicentennial of the park’s founding, examining our relationship with its history.
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What Yellowstone National Park Means to Me
Five people, including an Eastern Shoshone conservationist and the park's chief ranger, describe the impact the park has had on them.
