Yellowstone's Steve Iobst Retiring

Steve Iobst, Deputy Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park

NPS photo by Neal Herbert

Missoulian: Yellowstone National Park top official to retire

Yellowstone Deputy Superintendent Steve Iobst to Retire
“Steven F. Iobst, deputy superintendent of Yellowstone National Park has announced his retirement after over 42 years of continuous service with the National Park Service. He will retire September 30, 2016.”

Well Loophole/ American Pika

Missoulian: Montana Supreme Court rules against water well 'loophole'
Clark Fork Coalition v. Montana Well Drillers

“The Act permits certain groundwater appropriations to be exempt from the permitting process. Relevant here, § 85-2-306(3)(a)(iii), MCA, provides an exemption when a groundwater appropriation does not exceed 35 gallons per minute and 10 acre-feet per year. However, the subsection also provides an “except[ion]” to the exemption when a “combined appropriation” from the same source by two or more wells or developed springs exceeds 10 acre-feet per year, regardless of flow rate.”

Missoulian: Protections rejected for American pika, other species
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findings on 10 Petitions

Yellowstone River/ Idaho Whitefish Kill

Bozeman Chronicle: Another Yellowstone River section reopened to recreation; large portion still closed

YELLOWSTONE UPDATES: Upper Stretch Open to Fishing

Bozeman Chronicle: Idaho confirms whitefish kill in South Fork of Snake River
Biologists investigate fish kill on South Fork of the Snake River