Bail was set at $2 million for 20 year-old Zakai Houck on Thursday. Houck was accused of attempted deliberate homicide in a shooting incident Monday night.
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke finalized the withdrawal of more than 30,000 acres of federal lands in southwest Montana’s Paradise Valley from mining for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights.
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell yesterday announced a two-year moratorium on mineral exploration near Yellowstone National Park for the next two years.
Watching a special on the 100th anniversary of our national parks on Smithsonian brought this to mind.
A report that came out talking to officials in Yellowstone National Park specifically, says that frustration is mounting due to animal harassment, vandalism, sloppiness and theft...
We got to talking about the Yellowstone Caldera this morning because of all the earthquakes in the area. In the period from 9/10-9/16 there were a total of 130 recorded. These “swarms” hit three areas; Lewis Lake, the Lower Geyser Basin and the northwest part of Norris Geyser Basin...