Resource Briefs

For each topic, the Resource Brief provides a snapshot of why the resource is important, what its current status is, and how it is being managed or monitored. Each file is a one-page PDF. (BICA=Bighorn Canyon, GRYN=Greater Yellowstone Network, GTNP=Grand Teton, GYE=Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, YNP=Yellowstone)

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Amphibians: BICA, GYE
Birds

  • Bald Eagles: GYE
  • Peregrine Falcons: GRYN
  • Fish

  • Arctic Grayling: YNP
  • Finespotted Cutthroat Trout: GTNP
  • Lake Trout: YNP
  • Westslope Cutthroat Trout: YNP
  • Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout: GTNP, YNP
  • Mammals

  • Beaver: YNP
  • Bighorn Sheep: BICA, GTNP, YNP
  • Bison: GTNP, YNP
  • Black Bear: YELL
  • Cougar: YNP
  • Coyotes: YNP
  • Deer: YNP
  • Elk: GTNP, YNP
  • Grizzly Bears: GYE
  • Lynx: GYE
  • Moose: GYE
  • Mountain Goats: YNP
  • Pronghorn: YNP
  • Wild Horses: BICA
  • Wolverines: GYE
  • Wolves: GTNP, YNP
  • Wildlife Diseases

  • Wildlife Diseases: YNP
  • Whirling Disease: GYE
    Vegetation

  • Invasive Plants: BICA
  • Forest Insect Pests: YNP
  • Whitebark Pine: GYE
  • Aquatic Nuisance Species

  • Aquatic Nuisance Species: YNP
  • Lake Trout: YNP
  • New Zealand Mud Snails: GYE
  • Whirling Disease: GYE
  • PHYSICAL RESOURCES

  • Air Quality: GYE
  • Winter Air Quality: YELL
  • Climate: GYE, BICA
  • Geothermal Features: YNP
  • Seeps and Springs: BICA
  • Volcano: YNP
  • Water Quality: BICA, GTNP, YELL
  • ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES

  • Fire Ecology: YNP
  • Prescribed Fire: BICA
  • Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area: BICA
  • HUMANS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

  • Backcountry Overnight Use: YNP
  • Visitor Use: YNP
  • Lake & River Use: BICA
  • Soundscapes

  • Winter Soundscapes: YNP
  • PREHISTORIC RESOURCES

  • Prehistoric Resources In Bighorn Canyon: BICA
  • HISTORIC RESOURCES

  • Historic Structures: BICA, YNP
  • Ewing-Snell Historic Ranch: BICA
  • White Grass Ranch: GTNP

  • ETHNOGRAPHY

  • Ethnography: YNP