It’s winter and Yellowstone National Park is fabulous with incredible scenery and lots of wildlife.

One winter I was able to get photos of bald eagles, moose, elk, wolves and bighorn sheep. If you can still book a trip this winter, do it. Accommodations and information on park tours are available in Gardiner, Montana, with quick driving access into the park.

But even though Yellowstone is smothered in snow, it’s already time to think about Yellowstone Forever summer field seminars. I got a note from Joshua Theurer, Institute Programs director for Yellowstone Forever, that summer-seminar registration is open.

The seminars are given by professors, scientists, naturalists, artists and photographers at Lamar Buffalo Ranch or in Gardiner. These are world-class field seminars. They examine specific aspects of the park ecosystem through a combination of fun field excursions and presentations.

We had lunch at Lamar Buffalo Ranch during a tour a few winters ago, and it was a fun place to be right in the center of Yellowstone’s wildlife action.

Here are a few examples of the spring-summer seminars: Birds of Yellowstone, Yellowstone Ravens, Yellowstone Naturalist, Off Trail Adventures, Spring Babies, Birds and Blooms for Beginners, Roadside Geology, Spring Wildlife Photography, the Joys of Bird Migration, The Owls of Yellowstone, Birds of Yellowstone Photography, Indigenous Storytelling and more.

Check a full lineup at yellowstone.org/summer-field-seminars/.