Ready for day 2 of #SEECInYellowstone? Today, we’ll visit Lamar Valley, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and more! Have questions about what we’re learning? Tweet at us using #SEECInYellowstone.
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Did you know? Thanks to evolving conservation strategies,
@YellowstoneNPS has never been more pristine than it is today. But#climatechange threatens the careful balance of the food cycle.#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/xvIk5iELF8
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Shorter, warmer winters
Less winter die off 
Less carrion for scavengers
Depending more on wolves and cougars for kills that supply scavengers.
Climate change has a ripple effect! #SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/0nX9iwhC0a
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Early in our day, we got stuck in a bison traffic jam! Today, there are 4,700 bison in
@YellowstoneNPS, up from 25 at their lowest point almost a century ago.#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/bKV9zmImVDShow this thread -
There are scientists at
@YellowstoneNPS who study the impact of climate change on the smallest animals in the park: bugs! Because their lifespans are shorter we can see the effects of#climatechange on them more quickly than on larger animals.#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/dyF8VKd5Jd
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We also met three citizen scientists who are helping on this project! Together with the 34 other volunteers on the project, they will contribute the same work hours in a year as two full-time
@NatlParkService employees!#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/3E7twl6WYe
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Here are
@RepDebHaaland and@RepKClark checking out a sample of one of the beetles being studied in@YellowstoneNPS.#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/DVuF9nZsWl
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During a visit to one of
@YellowstoneNPS’s climate monitoring stations, we heard from scientists about the importance of not focusing on just one species when we talk about climate change. Even one small climate change impact will impact the entire ecosystem.#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/5yMnc6uGhnShow this thread -
The experts responsible for managing
@YellowstoneNPS’s wildfires told us about the history fighting fires at Yellowstone.#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/xgsdkYkSTQ
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Forests like this one can take over a century to recover from a wildfire.
#Climatechange is leading to hotter, drier conditions, which means longer and more intense fire seasons.#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/RTSPKu2g25Show this thread -
Next on our agenda was a stop at Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
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As citizens of this beautiful planet we all have a responsibility to do our part to protect it. Even the smallest action, like reducing use of single-use plastic water bottles, is one way we can each
#ActOnClimate.#SEECinYellowstonepic.twitter.com/BgtmATgO7fShow this thread
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