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Visitor Experience
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Greenest Park
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Tomorrow's StewardsYellowstone is one of the world’s premier outdoor classrooms, and the Park has many experienced, enthusiastic ranger-teachers who conduct award-winning educational programs for children. Yellowstone Park Foundation support enhances these programs and expands their reach to promote understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of Yellowstone among the next generation.
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The Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) |
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Forty young men and women between the ages of 15 and 18 are chosen each year to spend part of the summer working together on projects in Yellowstone that protect and preserve the Park's natural and cultural resources. The Yellowstone YCC program has been serving the Park for more than two decades, but it is much more than just a work program; the teens participate in environmental education, leadership, and team-building activities. The experience of living, working, learning, and playing in the outdoors can be life-changing. |
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Scholarships for Expedition: Yellowstone! |
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Expedition:Yellowstone! is a curriculum-based, residential program for 4th to 8th grade students. School groups comprised of students, chaperones, and teachers come to Yellowstone for 4- or 5-day field trips. These are guided by Park rangers and focus on natural and cultural history of Yellowstone, current issues, and how we can all become Yellowstone stewards. More than 500 school groups from across the country have participated in this award-winning program. The Yellowstone Park Foundation provides scholarships for Expedition: Yellowstone! to school groups in financial need who would not otherwise be able to participate. |
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Signs Keep Visitors Safe and Informed |
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Yellowstone is a world-class destination for wildlife viewing and welcomes over 3.3 million visitors a year. It’s rare to visit the Mammoth or Hayden Valley areas and not see herds of elk or bison on the road or near the front door of your hotel. In 2012, YPF funded new interpretive panels at Mammoth and Hayden Valley at key locations to inform visitors about safe wildlife viewing. In 2013 additional signs will be installed at Mammoth. Park rangers take public safety seriously, and educational panels inform visitors about wildlife behavior and how they can enjoy the Park experience without hazard. |
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The Yellowstone Park Foundation works in cooperation with the National Park Service to fund projects and programs that protect, preserve, and enhance the natural and cultural resources and the visitor experience of Yellowstone National Park.
