On May 25th, 2017 at 12:30pm, we walked around the town of Livingston, Montana. Our first impression of Livingston was that it was a similar size to Gardiner. However, we overheard people talking on the street about the overpopulation in Livingston so we looked up how much bigger it is. Gardiner has a population of […]
Hello World! On May 25th, 2017 at 8:30am we explored the small town of Gardiner, Montana. The area that we explored was the road our hotel is off of (S 2nd St.) and to the left on E Park St. towards the Yellowstone River. In this area there was a fish shop, a gift shop, […]
Yesterday we visited the Jackson National Fish Hatchery which is run by the US Fish and Wildlife service. We took a tour of the facility and learned a lot about the Snake River cutthroat trout that they’re raising. The facility artificially spawns the trout and cares for the eggs until they hatch. The eggs are […]
On May 23rd, 2017 at 4pm, we embarked on a journey through a section of Jackson, Wyoming. The area of Jackson that we explored was a residential area with a fairground, a park, and a brewery. The houses in the residential areas were mostly wooden homes and were all shorter homes. We believe that the […]
Overview The cutthroat trout are a native species to Yellowstone National Park. The trout are originally a Pacific drainage species, their travel into the Yellowstone area was likely through the Two Oceans Pass. In addition to being a native species to the park, the cutthroat trout are very important to the parks ecosystem. They feed […]
We are trout Team 2 and we’re studying Trout and other aquatic invasive species in Yellowstone National Park. This post is so that everyone following our adventure can get to know our pack members! My name is Anna Knapp and I’m a rising Junior from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I’m a Liberal Studies: Elementary Education […]