A Yellowstone National Park landscape at sunset

Yellowstone 101

These entertaining and informative presentations are sponsored by the Holiday Inn® West Yellowstone, Explorer Cabins at Yellowstone, Gray Wolf Inn and Suites, and Yellowstone Park Hotel and are free for the public to attend.

All sessions take place at Holiday Inn® West Yellowstone:
315 Yellowstone Avenue, West Yellowstone, MT 59758

Meet Our Speakers

May 2025

May 1 – 6pm – Grizzly Bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem – Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
May 2 – 6pm – Yellowstone Wolves: A Quarter Century of Research and Observations – Taylor Rabe, Yellowstone Forever
May 5 – 6pm – Wildlife Crossings, Corridors, and Connectivity – Blakeley Adkins, Greater Yellowstone Coalition
May 6 – 6pm – Yellowstone’s Eruptions – Dr. Madison Myers, Montana State University
May 9 – 6pm – Shaking and Baking: Yellowstone’s Volcanic System – Jamie Farrell, University of Utah
May 12 – 6pm – Do You Hear What I Hear? Soundscapes of Yellowstone – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
May 14 – 6pm – Wildlife Behavior: The Story Behind the Photos – Steve Hinch, Steve Hinch Photography
May 16 – 6pm – Yellowstone Elk: Ecology and Management – Dr. Jack Rabe, Yellowstone Forever
May 18 – 6pm – Pasqueflowers and Paintbrush: The Seasonal Plants of Yellowstone – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
May 21 – 6pm – Greater Yellowstone Wolverines Unveiled – Jess Haas, Wildlife Educator and Guide
May 23 – 6pm – Cougars: The Shadows of Yellowstone – Dr. Jack Rabe, Yellowstone Forever
May 30 – 3pm – Raptors of the Big Sky State (Live Raptor Ambassador) – Montana Raptor Conservation Center
May 31 – 6pm – The Moon and Yellowstone: The Cosmic Connection – Lynn Powers, NASA/Montana State University

A beautiful landscape in Yellowstone National Park

June 2025

June 2 – 6pm – Surviving the Wild: Yellowstone’s Prey Species – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
June 3 – 6pm – From Boundary to West Yellowstone: The Many Names of One Small Town – Trent Redfield, Yellowstone Historic Center
June 5 – 6pm – Grizzly Bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem – Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
June 6 – 6pm – Shaking and Baking: Yellowstone’s Volcanic System – Jamie Farrell, University of Utah
June 7 – 6pm – Flora of Yellowstone National Park – Heidi Anderson, National Park Service
June 10 – 6pm – Yellowstone’s Eruptions — Dr. Madison Myers, Montana State University
June 11 – 6pm – Wildlife Crossings, Corridors, and Connectivity – Blakeley Adkins, Greater Yellowstone Coalition
June 12 – 6pm – Greater Yellowstone Wolverines Unveiled – Jess Haas, Wildlife Educator and Guide
June 13 – 4pm – Raptors of the Big Sky State (Live Raptor Ambassador) – Montana Raptor Conservation Center
June 14 – 6pm – Yellowstone During the Ice Age – Dr. Karen Williams & Dr. Bill Locke, Montana State University
June 16 – 6pm – Do You Hear What I Hear? Soundscapes of Yellowstone – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
June 17 – 6pm – Stagecoaches, Trains, and Automobiles: A History of Transportation to Yellowstone – Trent Redfield, Yellowstone Historic Center
June 19 – 6pm – History of the Forest Service & Today’s Wildlife Management – Ashley Egan, Forest Service
June 20 – 6pm – Yellowstone Wolves: A Quarter Century of Research and Observations – Taylor Rabe, Yellowstone Forever
June 21 – 6pm – What’s Killing the Bees? Honey Bee Health – Dr. Michelle Flenniken, Montana State University
June 25 – 6pm – Volcano Study – Dr. Behnaz Hosseini, Montana State University
June 26 – 6pm – What’s Up In The Night Sky – Lynn Powers, NASA/Montana State University
June 27 – 6pm – Cougars: The Shadows of Yellowstone – Dr. Jack Rabe, Yellowstone Forever
June 28 – 6pm – The Union Pacific Railroad to West Yellowstone – Thornton Waite, Yellowstone Historic Center
June 30 – 6pm – Pasqueflowers and Paintbrush: The Seasonal Plants of Yellowstone – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member

Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park

July 2025

July 1 – 6pm – From Boundary to West Yellowstone: The Many Names of One Small Town – Trent Redfield, Yellowstone Historic Center
July 3 – 6pm – Grizzly Bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem – Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
July 5 – 6pm – Auroras – Lynn Powers, NASA/Montana State University
July 7 – 6pm – Wildlife Crossings, Corridors, and Connectivity – Blakeley Adkins, Greater Yellowstone Coalition
July 10 – 6pm – Greater Yellowstone Wolverines Unveiled – Jess Haas, Wildlife Educator and Guide
July 11 – 6pm – Yellowstone Elk: Ecology and Management – Jeremy SunderRaj, Yellowstone Forever
July 12 – 6pm – Yellowstone’s Past, Yellowstone’s Future – Dr. Cathy Whitlock, Montana State University
July 15 – 6pm – Stagecoaches, Trains, and Automobiles: A History of Transportation to Yellowstone – Trent Redfield, Yellowstone Historic Center
July 16 – 6pm – Surviving the Wild: Yellowstone’s Prey Species – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
July 17 – 7pm – Avian Research in Yellowstone: A Bird’s-Eye View – Nick Peterson, Yellowstone Bird Program
July 18 – 6pm – Cougars: The Shadows of Yellowstone – Dr. Jack Rabe, Yellowstone Forever
July 19 – 6pm – Yellowstone During the Ice Age – Dr. Karen Williams & Dr. Bill Locke, Montana State University
July 21 – 6pm – Becoming a Naturalist – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
July 24 – 7pm – Avian Research in Yellowstone: A Bird’s-Eye View – Nick Peterson, Yellowstone Bird Program
July 25 – 6pm – Yellowstone Wolves: A Quarter Century of Research and Observations – Taylor Rabe, Yellowstone Forever
July 26 – 4pm – Raptors of the Big Sky State (Live Raptor Ambassador) – Montana Raptor Conservation Center
July 29 – 6pm – Do You Hear What I Hear? Soundscapes of Yellowstone – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
July 31 – 6pm – Volcano Study – Dr. Behnaz Hosseini, Montana State University

A herd of elk in Yellowstone National Park

August 2025

August 1 – 6pm – Beavers, Riverscapes, and Wildfire – Kurt Imhoff, Greater Yellowstone Coalition
August 2 – 6pm – The Moon and Yellowstone: The Cosmic Connection – Lynn Powers, NASA/Montana State University
August 5 – 6pm – From Boundary to West Yellowstone: The Many Names of One Small Town – Trent Redfield, Yellowstone Historic Center
August 7 – 6pm – Yellowstone’s Top Predators – Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
August 8 – 6pm – Shaking and Baking: Yellowstone’s Volcanic System – Jamie Farrell, University of Utah
August 9 – 4pm – The Elusive Wolverine – Dr. Jim Halfpenny, Tracker, Educator, Scientist
August 9 – 6pm – Wolf Restoration – Dr. Jim Halfpenny, Tracker, Educator, Scientist
August 12 – 6pm – Pasqueflowers and Paintbrush: The Seasonal Plants of Yellowstone – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
August 13 – 6pm – Perseid Meteor Shower – Lynn Powers, NASA/Montana State University
August 15 – 6pm – Greater Yellowstone Wolverines Unveiled – Jess Haas, Wildlife Educator and Guide
August 16 – 6pm – Traveling by Railroad to Yellowstone National Park – Thornton Waite, Yellowstone Historic Center
August 19 – 6pm – Stagecoaches, Trains, and Automobiles: A History of Transportation to Yellowstone – Trent Redfield, Yellowstone Historic Center
August 20 – 6pm – Wildlife Behavior: The Story Behind the Photos – Steve Hinch, Steve Hinch Photography
August 21 – 7pm – Avian Research in Yellowstone: A Bird’s-Eye View – Nick Peterson, Yellowstone Bird Program
August 23 – 3pm – Raptors of the Big Sky State (Live Raptor Ambassador) – Montana Raptor Conservation Center
August 25 – 6pm – Wildlife Crossings, Corridors, and Connectivity – Blakeley Adkins, Greater Yellowstone Coalition
August 26 – 6pm – Surviving the Wild: Yellowstone’s Prey Species – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
August 28 – 7pm – Avian Research in Yellowstone: A Bird’s-Eye View – Nick Peterson, Yellowstone Bird Program
August 29 – 6pm – Volcano Study – Dr. Behnaz Hosseini, Montana State University
August 30 – 6pm – History of the Forest Service & Today’s Wildlife Management – Ashley Egan, Forest Service

September 2025

September 4 – 6pm – Yellowstone’s Top Predators – Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
September 5 – 6pm – Cougars: The Shadows of Yellowstone – Dr. Jack Rabe, Yellowstone Forever
September 6 – 6pm – Geology of the Rockies – Dr. Zachary Burton, Montana State University
September 8 – 6pm – Do You Hear What I Hear? Soundscapes of Yellowstone – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
September 10 – 6pm – Wildlife Behavior: The Story Behind the Photos – Steve Hinch, Steve Hinch Photography
September 13 – 6pm – Montana Dinosaurs 101 – Ashley Hall, Museum of the Rockies
September 14 – 6pm – We Know Who We Are: The History and Legacy of the Metis People – Maggie Jo Widdicombe, Museum of the Rockies
September 15 – 6pm – Surviving the West: Homesteading Under the Big Sky – Peyton Smith, Museum of the Rockies
September 16 – 6pm – Bison, Wolves, and Bears, Oh My! Yellowstone Wildlife Management – Shannon Werbeach, Museum of the Rockies
September 17 – 6pm – Greater Yellowstone Wolverines Unveiled – Jess Haas, Wildlife Educator and Guide
September 18 – 6pm – Shaking and Baking: Yellowstone’s Volcanic System – Jamie Farrell, University of Utah
September 19 – 6pm – Preserving The Night Sky – Lynn Powers, NASA/Montana State University
September 20 – 3pm – Raptors of the Big Sky State (Live Raptor Ambassador) – Montana Raptor Conservation Center
September 22 – 6pm – Wildlife Behavior: The Story Behind the Photos – Steve Hinch, Steve Hinch Photography
September 29 – 6pm – Becoming a Naturalist – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
September 30 – 6pm – Wildlife Crossings, Corridors, and Connectivity – Blakeley Adkins, Greater Yellowstone Coalition

An eruption of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park

October 2025

October 2 – 6pm – Yellowstone’s Top Predators – Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
October 3 – 6pm – Shaking and Baking: Yellowstone’s Volcanic System – Jamie Farrell, University of Utah
October 6 – 6pm – Surviving the Wild: Yellowstone’s Prey Species – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
October 8 – 6pm – Wildlife Behavior: The Story Behind the Photos – Steve Hinch, Steve Hinch Photography
October 18 – 2pm – Raptors of the Big Sky State (Live Raptor Ambassador) – Montana Raptor Conservation Center
October 20 – 6pm – Do You Hear What I Hear? Soundscapes of Yellowstone – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
October 22 – 6pm – Greater Yellowstone Wolverines Unveiled – Jess Haas, Wildlife Educator and Guide
October 27 – 6pm – Becoming a Naturalist – Haley Stapleton, former National Park Service member
October 29 – 6pm – Wildlife Behavior: The Story Behind the Photos – Steve Hinch, Steve Hinch Photography