Inside Yellowstone
Summary: Explore the wonders of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, with a park ranger as your guide. A virtual tour of park features, such as Old Faithful, will get you closer to the nature, science, history and culture of Yellowstone whether you are planning a vacation or are merely traveling online. Learn more about the geysers and geology of this wild landscape formed by a super-volcano and discover the ecological processes, like fire, that have shaped the park. Examine the park's human history as well as wildlife including bears, wolves, bison and elk. Experience Americas first national park online or download the 90-second parkcasts to a portable player to view when you visit Yellowstone. Be sure to download the accompanying map from our website before your trip. For a more in-depth look at the issues facing the worlds first national park, see the related video documentary series, Yellowstone InDepth, located in the Science & Medicine in the Natural Sciences category.
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President Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the famous arch that stands at the park's North Entrance. Learn more about the history of the arch in this short video.
There are several factors that lead these springs to form spectacular terraces that are always changing. Park Ranger Beth Taylor will explain how the terraces are built in this short video.
Initially congress established the Yellowstone National Park without allocating funds to protect it. In order to keep the park safe from poachers, miners, and squatters, the army was brought in and they established a fort at Mammoth Hot Springs.
A Park Ranger gives a brief introduction to the most visited area of Yellowstone.
Though once intentionally exterminated, wolves were returned to Yellowstone in 1995. They are quite visible to park visitors and biologists in the Lamar Valley.
The Lamar Buffalo Ranch is on the National Register of Historic Places. In this video a park ranger explains the history behind the ranch and its important role in preventing the extinction of American buffalo.
