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Prescribed Burns Across Montana Target Fuel Buildup, Invasive Weeds

By & • Oct 17, 2019
Residual smoke from the previous day's underburn operations north of the Main Rattlesnake Trailhead near Missoula, MT, Oct. 17, 2019.
Lolo National Forest

It’s fall and that means it’s prescribed fire season in Montana. Wildland managers are now intentionally setting fires to reduce forest fuel buildup or to restore native vegetation.

Two prescribed wildfire operations just north of Missoula produced dense smoke that degraded air quality to unhealthy levels Wednesday night into Thursday morning. As weather forecasters predicted though, a cold front pushed into the region Thursday afternoon, increasing winds which helped dissipate the smoke.

Man Falls In Thermal Waters Around Old Faithful

By YPR News • Sep 30, 2019

A man suffered severe burns after falling into thermal water near the cone of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park Sunday.

Men Face Charges For Walking On Old Faithful Geyser

By • Sep 13, 2019
Old Faithful Geyser
Yellowstone National Park

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Two men face criminal charges for walking onto Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone Works To Reroute Backcountry Hikers As Fire Grows

By • Aug 29, 2019

Yellowstone National Park staff are working to reroute backpackers southeast of Yellowstone Lake after the Brimstone Fire grew to an estimated 80 acres Wednesday evening.

Yellowstone Closes Backcountry Campsite Due To New Fire

By • Aug 27, 2019

Yellowstone National Park closed a backcountry campsite in the southeast part of the park due to a new half-acre wildfire Tuesday.

Yellowstone Fire Danger Shifts To High, New Fire Starts

By • Aug 19, 2019

A small lightning-caused fire started Sunday in Yellowstone National Park as fire danger shifted from moderate to high.

Quaking Aspen, Disturbance, And The Return Of Yellowstone's Wolves

By Mike Lommler • Aug 18, 2019
Zion National Park (CC-BY-2.0)

Yellowstone National Park has lost much of its aspen forest cover — not just to the detriment of the aspen, but to all the other species that depend on them, including many birds, black bears, snowshoe hares, porcupines and beavers. I, too, miss the aspen, its knobby white trunk standing in stark relief against the dark-barked backdrop of spruce, fir and pine that forms most of my visual diet.

Yellowstone Concessionaires Get Green Light For More Employee Housing

By • Aug 2, 2019

Two private companies that operate the general stores, lodges and campgrounds in Yellowstone National Park received the green light to build more seasonal employee housing.

Gardiner Residents Ask For New Restrictions On Bison Hunting Near Yellowstone

By • Aug 2, 2019

A group of Gardiner residents are pushing for new restrictions to the annual bison hunt near Yellowstone National Park’s north entrance. But at a recent interagency meeting, tribal representatives say some of these changes would violate their treaty rights.

Unsecured Food Leads To Bear Deaths In Yellowstone

By • Jul 25, 2019
Black bear sniffing dumpster near Ice Box Canyon in Yellowstone National Park.
Jim Peaco (PD)

Unsecured food has led to the death of two black bears in Yellowstone National Park this summer, with officials trying to capture a third. The severity of the issue has prompted park officials to issue reminders on the importance on properly storing food.

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