Yellowstone receives record $105 million gift for infrastructure, conservation, access - WyoFile

Yellowstone gets $105M gift

Yellowstone National Park and Tallgrass, a Colorado company building an AI power hub near Cheyenne, launched a $105 million conservation and stewardship fund, which the groups call the largest single private gift in National Park Service history.

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  1. Yellowstone National Park and Tallgrass, a Colorado company building an AI power hub near Cheyenne, launched a $105 million conservation and stewardship fund, which the groups call the largest single private gift in National Park Service history.
  2. The fund, run with the park's nonprofit partner Yellowstone Forever, will pay for research and conservation, a $35 million visitor center at Norris Geyser Basin, and programs aimed at Wyoming students and families.
  3. The donation is drawing scrutiny because Tallgrass and its parent Blackstone are behind data-center development in southeast Wyoming, and critics question whether the gift is meant to buy goodwill.
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