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Yellowstone Fire Danger Shifts To High, New Fire Starts

By • 12 hours ago

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
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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.

Nine-Year-Old Injured By Bison At Yellowstone National Park

By • Jul 23, 2019
Park regulations require people stay at least 25 yards from all wildlife including bison, elk and deer and at least 100 yards from wolves and bears. Disregarding those simple rules can lead to to fines, serious injury or death.
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A nine-year-old girl was injured by a bison Monday in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone officials say about 50 people were within 10 feet of the bison near Observation Point Trail in the Old Faithful Geyser area for at least 20 minutes before it charged the group. 

Small Lightning-Caused Wildfire Burns In Yellowstone

By • Jul 18, 2019

A lightning-caused wildfire is burning one-tenth of an acre in Yellowstone National Park near Canyon Village. It’s the Park’s first wildfire of the year.

Lightning-Caused Fire Burns Yellowstone Lookout

By • Jul 17, 2019
The Mount Holmes fire lookout burned down after being struck by lightning on July 16, 2019. Park officials took this photo the following day from a helicopter.
Jessica Page / National Parks Service

Yellowstone National Park says that its Mount Holmes Fire Lookout burned to the ground Tuesday afternoon after being struck by lightning. The fire also damaged a park radio repeater.

The fire lookout is located southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs and north of Madison Junction.

One Year Later, Bacon Rind Burn Site Shows Signs Of Renewal

By • Jul 10, 2019

It’s been about a year since lightning started a fire that burned almost 4,500 acres in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness and Yellowstone National Park. Local fire managers and ecologists invited journalists to see how the burn site is recovering and learn how fire plays a role on the landscape.

Vice President Pence Visits Yellowstone To Highlight Repair Backlog

By • Jun 13, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence
Courtesy White House

Vice President Mike Pence visited Yellowstone National Park on Thursday to promote a plan to whittle away the more than $12 billion repair-and-maintenance backlog in national parks across the U.S.

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