Tuesday:        Depart. Valley City at 6:30 am

Arrive. Gardiner at 7:00 pm

 

Wednesday:      Depart 7:00 am.  Travel into the park.  Climate Change Focus

Look for wolves, grizzlies, elk, bison near the Lamar Valley

Climate Change:  The return of the willows (hike).

Look for mammal signs and identify beaver dams.

Citizen Science:  Pika transect and identifying the

presence of Pika at a designated

location.  Indicators of potential

climate change.

Presentation by Yellowstone

Ecologist.

Evening pizza

Thursday:  Depart 7:00 am.                                       Ungulates (Bison, elk) of the Northern Range

Citizen Science: Looking and gathering Data on Bison

Science. Continue search for bears

wolves, moose, other wildlife

Hike the confluence of the Lamar

and Yellowstone Rivers.  Look at

microclimate environments.

Yellowstone specialist presentation

on Bison and Brucellosis.  Careers

at YNP and career choices.

 

Friday:     Depart 6:00 am                                         Focus wolves:  Looking mainly for wolves, bears, and

moose.

Hike to acclimation pens.

Pika search by Hell Roaring.

Presentation by YNP wolf specialist.

Boiling River Soak

Saturday:  Depart 7:00 am                                     Geyser and Canyon Area:

Mammoth Hot Springs, Norris,

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Lower and Upper Geyser Basin

Stops at various Water Falls

Sunday:  Depart 7:30 am for Valley City

Arrival 9:00 pm