July 01, 2009
Yellowstone Halts Road Work for Holiday WeekendWork on two road projects in Yellowstone National Park will be temporarily halted so visitors can travel through the park without delays over the July 4th holiday weekend.
July 01, 2009
Norris Back Basin Temporarily Closed Due To Construction
Work on a section of boardwalk has temporarily closed a portion of Norris Geyser Basin for about a month.
July 01, 2009
Yellowstone Starts Work on Park's First Major Recovery Act Project
Work has begun in Yellowstone on the first of several large projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
June 26, 2009
Construction on Wraith Falls Trail Temporarily Halts Access
Construction work on the Wraith Falls Trails will temporarily curtail access to this popular falls in Yellowstone National Park.
June 24, 2009
Woman Injured by Yellowstone Bison
A 50-year -old woman from Spain was butted and tossed in the air by a bull bison at Canyon in Yellowstone National Park this morning.
June 18, 2009
Recovery Efforts Continue In Yellowstone For Missing Utah Man
Searchers continued their efforts Thursday looking for the body of a Utah man who apparently committed suicide in Yellowstone National Park Tuesday afternoon.
June 18, 2009
Commercial Vehicle Safety Inspections
Full level inspections on commercial vehicles will be conducted in Yellowstone National Park this weekend and will primarily focus on commercial buses and trucks.
June 17, 2009
Search Efforts Underway in Yellowstone For Missing Utah Man
Officials are searching for the body of a Utah man who apparently committed suicide by jumping off the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Tuesday afternoon.
June 15, 2009
Enjoy Free Admission to America's First National Park
You can’t get much closer to nature than in Yellowstone National Park, and what a great way to celebrate summer than with free entrance to the America’s first national park.
June 10, 2009
Rock Slide Closes Popular Trail in Yellowstone
Run-off from melting snow caused a major rock slide along Uncle Tom’s Trail in Yellowstone National Park, prompting a closure of the trail until further notice.
June 09, 2009
Tower-Roosevelt Comprehensive Plan Environmental Assessment Released for Public Comment
Yellowstone National Park is planning for the future of the Tower Roosevelt area, in the north east portion of the park, and is seeking public comment.
June 08, 2009
Yellowstone To Conduct Commercial Vehicle Safety Inspections
Full level inspections on commercial vehicles will be conducted in Yellowstone National Park on June 9 and10 and will primarily focus on commercial buses and trucks.
June 05, 2009
Spring Visitation Up Nearly 11 Percent
After four months of declining or near flat visitation, Yellowstone saw a dramatic increase in visitors in May.
June 03, 2009
Yellowstone Power, Phone Service Back After Morning Outages
Phone, internet and electric service to Yellowstone National Park were all disrupted Wednesday morning.
June 02, 2009
Yellowstone's Wonder Revealed in New Geology Film
A spectacular new film on the geology of Yellowstone is now showing at the Canyon Visitor Education Center.
May 22, 2009
Yellowstone Roads Open For Memorial Day Weekend
All major roads leading to and within Yellowstone National Park are opening for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
May 19, 2009
Yellowstone Staff Remove Habituated Gray Wolf
A wolf that had become habituated to people and exhibited behaviors consistent with being conditioned to human food was euthanized by Yellowstone National Park.
May 18, 2009
Temporary Closure of Road Between Canyon and Lake
A section of Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Road from Canyon Junction to Fishing Bridge will be closed beginning at 7:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 19, to allow National Park Service staff to repair a broken water main that underlies the road about of mile south of Canyon between the Canyon Corrals and the south end of the North Rim Drive. The break occurred yesterday at around noon.
May 18, 2009
Conducting Safety Checkpoints
Yellowstone National Park rangers will be conducting safety and sobriety checkpoints inside the park over Memorial Day weekend. Rangers will be looking for traffic and safety violations and for impaired drivers.
May 12, 2009
Yellowstone Solicits Comments for Pebble Creek Trail Project
Yellowstone National Park is soliciting comments for a proposed project to do routine rehabilitation work on the Pebble Creek Trail in the northeast portion of the park. If funded, the project and will take place during the summer of 2010.
May 08, 2009
Public Meetings & Contract Award for Gibbon Canyon Road Project Expected Soon
Public meetings on the project set throughout the region
The Federal Highway Administration is expected to award a contract soon to rebuild and reroute a segment of the park’s Grand Loop Road between Madison and Norris through Gibbon Canyon.
May 05, 2009
Trail Work Temporarily Halts Wraith Falls Access
Construction work on a popular, short trail will temporarily curtail the opportunity to view a popular Yellowstone waterfall.
May 04, 2009
Celebrating International Migratory Bird Day
International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) is an annual event to celebrate and support migratory bird conservation. Like clockwork, each spring many migratory birds return to or fly over environments like Yellowstone National Park en route to their breeding areas. Yellowstone and the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center staff will celebrate IMBD on Sunday, May 10, with programs and a field trip that are open to the public.
April 28, 2009
Public Meetings on Park Road Projects Scheduled for Red Lodge and Jackson
The third set in a series of public meetings has been scheduled to provide area residents with information on road construction that will take place this year in Yellowstone National Park.
April 22, 2009
Yellowstone to Receive Nearly $15 Million in Recovery Act Funds
Yellowstone National Park will receive $14,735,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
April 20, 2009
Yellowstone Completes Wi-Fi and Cell Phone Plan
Yellowstone National Park has completed a plan which addresses the future of wireless communications in the park. Wireless communications in Yellowstone will be allowed in very limited areas to provide for visitor safety and to enhance park operations. The plan restricts towers, antennas, and wireless services to a few limited locations in the park, in order to protect park resources and limit the impact on park visitors.
April 15, 2009
Public Meetings on Park Road Projects Scheduled for Billings, Cody, Cooke City, and Gardiner
The second set in a series of public meetings has been scheduled to give area residents information on road construction that will take place in Yellowstone National Park this summer.
April 14, 2009
Roads to Canyon and Old Faithful Open Friday Morning
Visitors will once again be able to drive into portions of the interior of Yellowstone National Park starting this weekend. The roads through the North and West Entrances to Norris, Madison, Canyon and Old Faithful are set to re-open to car and RV traffic as scheduled at 8:00 a.m., Friday, April 17.
April 02, 2009
Yellowstone Reports Drop in Winter Visitation
Preliminary figures show visitation to Yellowstone National Park during the recently concluded winter season is down compared to the previous winter.
April 01, 2009
Public Meetings on Road Projects Scheduled for Bozeman and West Yellowstone
The first in a series of public meetings has been scheduled to give area residents information on road construction that will take place in Yellowstone National Park this summer.
March 26, 2009
Yellowstone Late Winter Bison Population Estimate
Yellowstone National Park recently conducted a late winter bison distribution survey. Based on the results of this survey, the late winter population is estimated to be approximately 2,900 bison.
March 25, 2009
Trails Reopen After Damaged Tower Removed
Trails leading to the top of a mountain near Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone have reopened after successful removal of a damaged radio tower.
March 20, 2009
Yellowstone Opens To Hardy Bicyclists
Starting Saturday morning, March 21, bicyclists will be allowed to ride between West Yellowstone, Madison, Norris, and Mammoth Hot Springs.
March 16, 2009
Firewood Permits Available Soon
Yellowstone National Park will soon be accepting the names of individuals interested in receiving firewood collection permits during 2009. Excess firewood is periodically available in the park due to such events as wildland fire fuel mitigation, strong winds, construction projects, or hazard tree removal.
March 13, 2009
Yellowstone News Available On Your Desktop
Changes in technology have made it easier than ever to find out what is happening at the world’s first national park. Yellowstone National Park is now offering its news releases through an RSS feed.
March 12, 2009
Yellowstone to Conduct Safety Checkpoints
Yellowstone National Park rangers will be conducting safety and sobriety checkpoints on Highway 191 inside the park between Friday, March 13, and Sunday, March 15, 2009.
March 11, 2009
Damaged Tower Prompts Temporary Trail Closures
Two trails popular with spring cross-country skiers and snowshoers near Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park have been temporarily closed.
March 10, 2009
Yellowstone Bears are Waking Up
As the snow melts and spring begins to emerge, so do bears from their dens. Tracks from an undetermined species of bear were spotted March first on Specimen Ridge, and tracks from a grizzly were spotted on March third along the Tower Fall Ski trail.
February 25, 2009
Spring Plowing Begins in Yellowstone
The winter season is drawing to a close in Yellowstone National Park. Limited, managed snowmobile and snowcoach travel on the park's interior roads ends between March 1 and March 15. Once the roads close to oversnow travel, crews begin to clear them of snow so they can reopen to automobile travel in the spring.
February 23, 2009
Winter Photo Festival To Be Held In West Yellowstone
Photographers are invited to share their favorite winter photos of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem during a Winter Photo Festival to be held next month in West Yellowstone.
February 11, 2009
Accident Claims Life of Infamous Yellowstone Elk
A bull elk well known to fall visitors to Mammoth Hot Springs has died as the result of a freak accident.
January 27, 2009
Rangers Apprehend Snowmobilers in Backcountry
Four people were apprehended recently when park rangers caught them riding snowmobiles in Yellowstone’s backcountry.
January 13, 2009
Yellowstone Receives Centennial Challenge Matching Funds for Groundbreaking Research Project
Yellowstone National Park will receive a half million dollars in federal funds to match a private donation enabling the park to conduct a groundbreaking research project.
January 12, 2009
Yellowstone Wolf Numbers Decline
The number of wolves in Yellowstone National Park declined last year. It’s the first drop in wolf numbers in the park in three years.
January 08, 2009
Yellowstone Sees Decline in Holiday Visitation
Despite a drop in holiday visitors, annual visitation to Yellowstone National Park topped the 3-million mark in 2008.
January 08, 2009
Sylvan Pass Avalanche Presentation to be Held Monday in Cody
Residents of the Cody area have an opportunity next week to learn more about the challenge of keeping Yellowstone’s Sylvan Pass open in the winter for snowmobile and snowcoach travel.
January 07, 2009
Yellowstone Recruits for 2009 YCC Program
Imagine an opportunity to work in and enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities in our nation's first national park - hiking, backpacking, and exploring, to name a few - while fostering an understanding and appreciation of Yellowstone National Park and its natural resources. The Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program can offer this invaluable experience.
