Draft report for Yellowstone Park winter use is due out in March [Livingston Enterprise, February 20, 1997] --
Yellowstone winter visits down [Casper Star-Tribune, April 12, 1997] --
Yellowstone area's parks and forests plan for winter: Early Report: Snowmobile conflicts on the rise / Jason Marsden [Casper Star Tribune, June 18, 1997] --
Conflicts shroud ecosystem's winter landscape: Feds cooperate on Yellowstone area overview that highlights winter recreation and conflicts / Angus M. Thuermer Jr. [Jackson Hole News, June 18, 1997] --
Draft plan redirects winter use: An ecosystem study outlines areas for various winter activities / Angus M. Thuermer Jr. [Jackson Hole News, June 25, 1997] --
Chamber backs winter-use defense [Cody Enterprise, August 18, 1997] --
Winter use comments taken [Cody Enterprise, August 18, 1997] --
Cubin: Park winter use might have to spread out / Angus M. Thuermer Jr. [Jackson Hole News, August 20, 1997] --
Governors agree on park problems [Cody Enterprise, August 20, 1997] --
Winter use suit settled? [Livingston Enterprize, September 18, 1997] --
Fed sled settlement expected / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, September 13, 1997] --
Parks' lawsuit deal closes road to Canyon [Cody Enterprize, September 24, 1997] --
Fund for Animals, Park Service agree to settle winter-use lawsuit: Yellowstone to prepare environmental assessment [Casper Star Tribune, September 24, 1997] --
Yellowstone eyes Hayden road closure: Suit settlement calls for closing the road to motorized vehicles this winter / Angus M. Thuermer Jr. [Jackson Hole News, September 24, 1997] --
Thomas, Enzi blast settlement: NPS slammed for response to winter use suit / Chris Tollefson [Casper Star Tribune, September 26, 1997] --
Thomas rips Fund for Animals deal [Cody Enterprise, September 29, 1997] --
Winter use deal on thin ice [Livingston Enterprise, September 30, 1997] --
Senators say Park Service broke promise [Cody Enterprise, October 1, 1997] --
Winninger: 'It's time to get tough' with feds [Cody Enterprise, October 1, 1997] --
Enzi, Thomas critical of winter-use lawsuit / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, October 1, 1997] --
Enzi blasts NPS chief: Stanton rejects senator's charge that he went back on his word / Angus M. Thuermer Jr. [Jackson Hole News, October 1, 1997] --
County grouses about park's 'done deal' / Becky Shay [Cody Enterprise, October 8, 1997] --
Commissioners' concerns about park settlement 'fall on deaf ears' [Cody Enterprise, October 8, 1997] --
Enzi rips 'ethics' of park lawywers [Cody Enterprise, October 15, 1997] --
GYCC to include Wyoming in winter-use discussion / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, October 15, 1997] --
Closure of park road considered [Livingston Enterprize, October 16, 1997] --
Report on Yellowstone road closure available [Casper Star Tribune, November 20, 1997] --
Share thoughts on park's winter EA / Bruce McCormack [Cody Enterprise, December 3, 1997] --
Snowmobile Study: State gets cooperating agency status [Livingston Enterprise, December 3, 1997] --
County gains 'status' in park EIS / Becky Shay [Cody Enterprise, December 3, 1997] --
Editorial: Choose Gierau for park study [Jackson Hole News, December 31, 1997] --
Weather washes out sledding in park / Kim Swanson [Cody Enterprise, January 1, 1997] --
Warm weather melts snowmobile business [Cody Enterprise, January 6, 1997] --
Yellowstone closure hits outfitters in pocketbook / McCrystie Adams [Jackson Hole Guide, January 8, 1997] --
Cooke City snowmobiles face new guidelines / Scot Clemens [Cody Enterprise, January 20, 1997] --
Yellowstone Park pollution: Snowmobiles 'very dirty,' official confirms [Livingston Enterprise, January 20, 1997] --
Park threatened with suit as a result of winter use / McCrystie Adams [Jackson Hole Guide, January 29, 1997] --
Rick Hill blasts Park Service [Livingston Enterprise, February 28, 1997] --
Yellowstone mulling ways to keep bison off snowmobile trails [Livingston Enterprise, February 28, 1997] --
New snowmobile regs put 'teeth' into citations [Cody Enterprise, March 3, 1997] --
Yellowstone winter popularity is big surprise with unexpected consequences [Livingston Enterprise, April 2, 1997] --
Parks sued over snowmobile trail grooming [Casper Star Tribune, May 20, 1997] --
Snomobile suit: Parks could be off limits / Hal Willis [Livingston Enterprise, May 20, 1997] --
Environmentalists sue for winter use impact review / McCrystie Adams [Jackson Hole Guide, May 21, 1997] --
Greens sue to stop park snowmobiling: Groups want Park Service to prepare an environmental review / Angus M. Thuermer Jr. [Jackson Hole News, May 21, 1997] --
Animal rights group threatens Yellowstone lawsuit [Cody Enterprise, May 21, 1997] --
Federal report nails snowmobiles [Livingston Enterprise, June 16, 1997] --
Snowmachines highlighted as park problem in report / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, June 18, 1997] --
Park neighbors fuel snowmobile defense in winter-use lawsuit / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, June 25, 1997] --
Federal report rips snowmobiles in park for pollution, conflict: Study notes economic benefits [Cody Enterprise, June 30, 1997] --
Feeling the fog: Exhaust research finds city driver breathes cleaner air than park 'biler / Roger Hayden [Jackson Hole Guide, July 30, 1997] --
Snowmobile study a grand opportunity [Jackson Hole Guide, July 30, 1997] --
Sled industry moves to cut emissions: fuel, fluid among first fixes / Roger Hayden [Jackson Hole Guide, August 6, 1997] --
Snowmobile makers try to cut emissions [Casper Star Tribune, August 10, 1997] --
Park should fight lawsuit, says Enzi [Livingston Enterprise, August 14, 1997] --
Enzi asks park officials to fight Yellowstone lawsuit [Casper Star Tribune, August 15, 1997] --
Gateway group backs park in winter lawsuit / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, August 20, 1997] --
Snowmobile makers work to cut emissions [Cody Enterprise, August 20, 1997] --
Snowmobile group intervenes in Yellowstone winter-use lawesuit [Livingston Enterprise, August 22, 1997] --
Outdoors group joins lawsuit: Snowmobilers concerned about public access [Casper Star Tribune, August 23, 1997] --
Cubin proposes expanding park winter use [Casper Star Tribune, August 23, 1997] --
Settlement may be near in snowmobile strail lawsuit [Casper Star Tribune, September 19, 1997] --
Snowmobilers worry about park road closures [Livingston Enterprize, September 25, 1997] --
Greens, feds reach sled settlement: Condition of deal forces Yellowstone to close 14 miles of snowmobile trail / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, September 25, 1997] --
Snowmobilers fear snow machine ban [Casper Star Tribune, September 25, 1997] --
Is park 'sacrificing' east gate snowmobiling? / Becky Shay [Cody Enterprise, September 29, 1997] --
County wants to play role in park snowmobile issues / Becky Shay [Cody Enterprise, October 1, 1997] --
Hamilton: National focus on parks: Sierra conservation director labels snowmobiling study as crucial issue / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, October 1, 1997] --
State leaders wade into park lawsuit / Janine Jobe [Cody Enterprise, October 20, 1997] --
Group fighting deal to limit snowmobiling / Becky Shay [Cody Enterprise, October 6, 1997] --
Park should pay if policies force Pahaska to close / Bob Coe [Cody Enterprise, October 8, 1997] --
YORS: sled settlement follows wrong track / David Simpson [Jackson Hole Guide, October 8, 1997] --
Snowmobilers want Park agreement rejected: Proposed Yellowstone lawsuit settlement said to harm tour operators / Angus M. Thuermer Jr. [Jackson Hole News, October 8, 1997] --
Snowmobile backers say deal mirrors NPS efforts / Chris Tollefson [Casper Star Tribune, October 12, 1997] --
Park Service 'rolled over' on settlement, group says [Cody Enterprise, October 13, 1997] --
Park's lawsuit deal hardly credible / Bruce McCormack [Cody Enterprise, October 13, 1997] --
Snowmobile grooming suit advances with more filings / Angus M. Thuermer Jr. [Jackson Hole News, October 15, 1997] --
Settlement may prove costly for NPS, gateway businesses [Robert Coe [Jackson Hole Guide, October 8, 1997] --
Much hinges on park lawsuit ruling Monday / Bruce McCormack [Cody Enterprise, October 22, 1997] --
Enzi fears more curbs on park use [Cody Enterprise, October 22, 1997] --
Park lawsuit worries Enzi: Says winter limitations could lead to summer restrictions [Casper Star-Tribune, October 22, 1997] --
Enzi fights Yellowstone winter-use deal / Emily McNiel [Casper Star-Tribune, October 25, 1997] --
Park's lawsuit deal approved / Becky Shay [Cody Enterprise, October 27, 1997] --
Yellowstone ruling: Judge OKs winter-use deal / Chris Tollefson [Casper Star-Tribune, October 28, 1997] --
State wants voice heard in park sled war: County: Finley shows 'disdain' / Becky Shay [Cody Enterprise, October 29, 1997].