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Sediment from the bottoms of lakes in Yellowstone contain records of past changes to the landscape—including how hydrothermal activity, vegetation, and climate in Lower Geyser Basin have evolved over time. The place used to look much different than it does today…
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About 3,800 years ago Yellowstone National Parkâs Lower Geyser Basin underwent a significant environmental change. Montana State University paleoecologist Christopher Schiller and his colleagues have analyzed pollen, algae and chemicals in a 2018 sediment core from the basinâs Goose Lake. They linked it to research by other scientists in the region to document an increase in local hydrothermal activity that led to the open landscape tourists see today. "The Goose Lake/(Lower Geyser Basin) research is important because it ties together our understanding of climate, geology, vegetatio...