Many senators are pushing for an appropriations bill that provides about $3 billion for the National Park Service. That includes Yellowstone National Park, which covers over 2 million acres of land across Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. However, it didn’t see the major cuts some other parks experienced this year, at least according to Michelle Uberuaga, Yellowstone senior program manager at the nonprofit, National Park Conservation Association. She said the bipartisan appropriations bill in the Senate could help maintain funding levels at parks, restore necessary operational staff numbers and prevent future land sell-offs. This story was produced by the Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration between Wyoming Public Media, Nevada Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUNR in Nevada, KUNC in Northern Colorado, KANW in New Mexico, Colorado Public Radio, KJZZ in Arizona and NPR, with additional support from affiliate newsrooms across the region.