This is Yell Parks Pod, a podcast where your hosts yell about the parks, nature, and beauty of the world that surrounds us. This episode we’re discussing the eponymous Yellowstone National Park. Our topics include the geological formation of Yellowstone and its history, the ecological efforts to reintroduce wolves into the region, and the park’s world renowned geysers.
Land Acknowledgement:
Yellowstone National Park lies on the homeland of the Eastern Shoshone, Apsáalooke (Crow), and Tséstho'e (Cheyenne). Listeners are encouraged to learn more at native-land.ca
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This Episode’s Hosts:
Ellory (they/them)
Nic (they/them)
Ole (e/em or they/them)
Credits:
Our intro and outro music is the song Elsewhere... courtesy of Furgat. Ey can be found at twitter.com/furgat
Research assistance provided by Hawk
Editing by Ellory
Transcript by Adam
Episode description by Bears
Transcripts and sources used for each episode are hosted on our google drive. You can find links and the transcript for this episode here
Park History (01:55)
The Natural Formation of the Park
The History of Humans in the Park
The Founding of the National Park
Wolves (15:35)
Specific Information on the 1995 Experiment
The Ongoing Effects of Reintroducing Wolves
Geysers (23:08)
Geysers, How Do They Work?
Cool Geysers
Shoutout Zone:
Geyser Cam: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
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