Yellowstone News and Information

West Yellowstone police share tips for electric scooter and bike riders

  Bend man found guilty of assaulting Yellowstone National Park employee

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  Food-conditioned grizzly bear killed in Yellowstone National Park

Anticipating where future thermal areas may develop in Yellowstone National Park By  Yellowstone Volcano Observatory   May 5, 2025 Yellowstone contains about 120 thermal areas that collectively are home to more than 10,000 thermal features, like hot springs and geysers. The exact number and location of these thermal areas is always changing, begging the question—where will future thermal areas develop? Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Stanley Mordensky, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain.  View Media Details Aerial view of the new  thermal  area, in the center left. The existing Tern Lake thermal area is the bright white patch of ground in the upper middle part of the image. West Tern Lake is in the lower right. Research conducted under NPS Geology Programs Milestones Permit 2016-...

  News Release Man gored by bison in Yellowstone Always stay 25 yards away from bison Bison and danger sign NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  May 7, 2025 Contact:   Yellowstone Public Affairs , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On May 4, 2025, a 47-year-old man from Cape Coral, Florida, was injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. At approximately 3:15 p.m. in the Lake Village area of the park, a man was gored by a bison after he approached it too closely. The individual sustained minor injuries and was treated by emergency medical personnel. The incident is currently under investigation, and no further details are available at this time. This is the first reported incident of a person injured by a bison in 2025. There were two reported incidents in 2024 and one in 2023. Wildlife in Yellowstone are wild and can be dangerous   Wild animals can be aggressive if people don’t respect their space.  It is your responsibility to stay more than 25 ...

7 killed in Idaho after tour van and truck collide near Yellowstone  

  Yellowstone National Park east entrance projected to open Friday

Despite DOGE at Interior, Yellowstone staffing ‘higher than last year’

How recently discovered giant magma cap helps prevent eruption at Yellowstone National Park

  As international visitors stay away, Yellowstone National Park tourism industry banks on Americans

  Montana researcher reflects on 30 years of wolves in Yellowstone

  17 Epic Things to Do in Yellowstone National Park

  Yellowstone search for missing Winona man to resume this summer

Interior Department staff, including those at national parks, offered buyouts and early retirement 

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  Select Yellowstone National Park entrances and roads open to public April 18 Ranger explains the mechanics of geysers, while a "grand" example erupts in the background NPS photo by Neal Herbert Subscribe    |  What is RSS News Release Date:  April 10, 2025 Contact:   Public Affairs Office , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2025, select entrances and roads in Yellowstone National Park will open for the summer season, weather permitting, as part of the annual spring opening.   Entrances Open on April 18 North Entrance (Gardiner, Montana) West Entrance (West Yellowstone, Montana) From either entrance, visitors may access the following destinations:   Mammoth Hot Springs Lamar Valley Norris Geyser Basin Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Old Faithful Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana Additional roads within the park will open throughout May, weather permitting. Specific routes and directions can be found ...

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  This 11-day Train Journey Lets You Visit Both Yosemite and Yellowstone in One Incredible Trip

Yellowstone, where there's always something new Geologically speaking, things are always changing at Yellowstone—especially in the hydrothermal areas. It’s simply the nature of the complex hydrothermal system that overlies one of the planet’s largest magma reservoirs. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Jefferson Hungerford, Park Geologist, and Kiernan Folz-Donahue, Field Geologist, both with Yellowstone National Park. The summer of 2024 was a busy time, with  July’s  hydrothermal explosion  at Biscuit Basin and the  first hydrothermal explosion ever recorded by geophysical monitoring data  in Norris Geyser Basin. In addition to these higher energy events, a new hydrothermal feature popped up right in front of our eyes—literally!  Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain.  View Media Details Looking south from near a...

First Grizzly of 2025 Awake, Hungry And Cranky In Yellowstone

  Yellowstone National Park workers fired due to DOGE cuts still awaiting word on re-hiring

Crews With Trucks And Chainsaws Have Begun Months-Long Process Of Clearing Yellowstone Roads

  Park Roads Beginning to Close to Guided Oversnow Travel

  Photos: Hundreds gather at Yellowstone National Park to protest job layoffs

  Following the tracks of Yellowstone’s elusive wolves

  Photography In The National Parks: Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Road Part 1

  More seasonal workers approved for National Park Service—but layoff concerns linger in Yellowstone

  Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone helped entire ecosystem thrive, 20-year study finds

  Glacier, Yellowstone national parks notch second-highest visitation years on record

  Yellowstone National Park at an increased risk of wildfires due to standing dead trees, warn researchers

  Federal hiring freeze to challenge National Park properties

Yellowstone’s Beryl Springs Is Super-Hot, Ornery And Turns Stuff Blue

Yellowstone Summit February 20-23, 2025: The ultimate online event for Yellowstone lovers

  Yellowstone celebrates 30 years of wolf restoration     Photo: NPS

Wildlife in Yellowstone National park's Thermal Basins  By  Yellowstone Volcano Observatory   December 16, 2024 Yellowstone National Park is famous for its wildlife and geothermal activity. When we explore the intersection of these two natural grandeurs, we find an ecosystem unlike anywhere else on Earth.  ellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Stanley Mordensky, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Sources/Usage: Public Domain.  View Media Details View of the vibrant, multicolored extremophilic bacteria in the outflow from Grand Prismatic Spring at the Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Elizabeth Mordensky, May 12, 2024. When considering life in Yellowstone’s thermal basins, extremophiles—organisms that thrive in, if not require, extreme temperature or acidic conditions—come immediately to mind. Some of  the...