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Yellowstone National Park turned 150 this year, but of course the National Park

moniker is just a human designation for this exotic landscape. A massive caldera formed by a volcano that last erupted 631,000 years ago. There are few places on earth that display the power of nature so eloquently as Yellowstone,

a place where the only constant is change.

That power recently showed its face in the form of devastating floods that ravaged much of

Yellowstone and beyond. I'm Jay Sneperson and on this episode of America's

National Parks the Path Forward for Yellowstone after a one in 500 year event.

March 1st, 2022, March 1st, 2022, marked the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park.

Signed into law by President Ulyssius S Grant.

America's first National Park was set aside to preserve and protect the scenery,

cultural heritage, wildlife, geologic and ecological systems and processes in their natural condition for the benefit and enjoyment of the present and future generations.

Yellowstone serves as the core of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, one of the largest nearly intact natural ecosystems remaining on the planet. Yellowstone has the most active, diverse, and intact collections of combined geothermal features

with over 10,000 hydrothermal sites and half the world's active geysers.

The park is also rich and cultural and historical resources

with 25 sites, landmarks, and districts on the National Register of Historic Places.

Based on the park's location at the convergence of the

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