Wednesday in Wyoming - March 30, 2022

 

After years of ineffective administration of the park that resulted in poaching of wildlife and cutting of timber, the Army took control in 1886, enforcing regulations and attempting to prevent poaching. 

While they were effective at doing that, there were limitations to the services they could provide to visitors, and there was a lack of consistent administration among the various national parks. As a result, in 1916 the National Park Service Organic Act, which established the National Park Service, was passed. 

Now, more than a century later, Yellowstone hosts between three and four million visitors each year.

I hope you've enjoyed this month's posts and that, if you haven't already discovered the wonders of the country's (and the world's) first national park, you'll add Yellowstone to your must-see list.