Yellowstone News and Information

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NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone backcountry permits available online in 2022        Hanging food on a food pole at campsite        NPS/Neal Herbert News Release Date:  January 26, 2022 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Beginning spring 2022, visitors will be able to make advance online reservations for backcountry permits at  Recreation.gov . The new system is a direct response to public requests for an online backcountry permit reservation system and prompted a collaborative effort between the National Park Service (NPS) and  Recreation.gov . Moving to an online system allows backcountry users to check availability in real time and receive instant confirmation when reserving a trip. The ability to make advance reservations will enable visitors to plan their trips ahead of time and provide assurance they will have a permit for their chosen itinerary upon arrival. It will enrich the visitor experience by eliminating uncertainty and frustration and improve saf

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Yellowstone Is Turning 150 — Here's How You Can Celebrate the Park and Learn More About Its Indigenous Roots  

  Yellowstone’s shattered visitation record in ‘21? It’s complicated

NEWS RELEASE Rangers respond to injured skier in Grand Teton National Park on Saturday Backcountry users reminded to be aware of avalanche risk and the safety of other recreationists      Photo courtesy of Teton County Search and Rescue Subscribe    |  What is RSS MOOSE, WY—Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received a call at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, January 22, about an injured skier involved in an avalanche in the Sliver Couloir on Nez Perce in Grand Teton National Park. Park rangers and Teton County Search and Rescue jointly responded. Two skiers were ascending the Sliver Couloir on Saturday when a snowboarder above them triggered a small avalanche. The slide caused one of the skiers to be washed down the couloir. During the fall the skier sustained an ankle injury. Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received the call about the injured skier via inReach and follow-up reports via cell phones from people who skied to areas with coverage. The Teton County Search and Rescue

NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone 2021 visitation statistics Cars coming through the East Entrance                NPS / Jacob W. Frank Release Date: January 21, 2022                            Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The park hosted 4,860,537 recreation visits in 2021, up 28% from 2020 (3,806,306 visits), making it the busiest year on record. In 2021, visitation for May, June, July, August, and September were the busiest on record. July was also the most-visited month on record in Yellowstone’s history and the first time visitation exceeded 1 million visits in a single month. The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years: 2021 - 4,860,537 2020 - 3,806,306* 2019 - 4,020,288 2018 - 4,115,000 2017 - 4,116,524 2016 - 4,257,177 Although the park accurately counted 4.86 million visits in 2021, a close analysis of visitor use data shows that over 350,000 vehicles re-entered the park in 2021 compared to 2019 (befo

NEWS RELEASE Santa Rosa man sentenced to nine months in jail for assaulting law enforcement officers in Yellowstone National Park Lake Yellowstone Hotel Lake Yellowstone Hotel            Xanterra United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that BENJAMIN J. BAGALA, age 27, of Santa Rosa, California pleaded guilty and was sentenced for three counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees and one count of depredation against property of the United States. He appeared via Zoom before United States Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman and was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, with credit served for four days and must surrender on or before March 4, 2022. He also received one year supervised release with special conditions that include a ban from Yellowstone National Park; he shall not use or possess alcohol, shall not enter into bars, pubs, lounges, etc., and will continue with alcohol treatment as approved by the probation officer. Bagala was ordered to pa

Yellowstone supervisor uses 150th anniversary to reflect on lessons learned

NEWS RELEASE Working Group asks skiers to avoid Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Winter Zones Map of zones available for download and backcountry use bighorn sheep with snow covered background NPS Photo/C. Adams Release Date: January 14, 2022 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— The Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Working Group including Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, and Wyoming Game and Fish Department invite backcountry users to join in stewardship efforts to protect bighorn sheep. The Working Group released a map today of Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Winter Zones and is asking skiers to voluntarily avoid these sensitive bighorn sheep winter habitat areas during winter 2022. The georeferenced map is available for download at www.tetonsheep.org and can be displayed on smartphone mapping apps. As recreationists and outdoor enthusiasts, we all play a critical role in protecting and conserving public lands and the wildlife that call t

NEWS RELEASE 28 bison transferred from Yellowstone to Fort Peck Tribes; Partners celebrate another positive step for bison conservation Bison leaving Stephens Creek, headed to Fort Peck as part of the Bison Conservation Transfer Program NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Wednesday, January 12, the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Indian Reservation completed the transfer of 28 Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana, under the Bison Conservation Transfer Program. All the bison completed Phases I & II of the brucellosis quarantine protocol at Yellowstone National Park and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) facilities and will finish assurance testing (Phase III) at Fort Peck (see information below for details about the protocol). The National Park Service (NPS), APHIS, State of Montana, and Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes started the Bison Conservation Transfer Program to identify brucellosis-free bison

NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone National Park turns 150 in 2022 Elk walking by a teepee next to a large stone archway  North Entrance teepee installation event  NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – March 1, 2022, marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park. Signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant, America's first national park was set aside to preserve and protect the scenery, cultural heritage, wildlife, geologic and ecological systems and processes in their natural condition for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. Yellowstone serves as the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest nearly intact natural ecosystems remaining on the planet. Yellowstone has the most active, diverse, and intact collections of combined geothermal features with over 10,000 hydrothermal sites and half the world's active geysers. The park is also rich in cultural and historical resources with 25 sites, landmarks an

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Snowmobiler rescued after crashing into tree near West Yellowstone  

W.Y.D.O.T. repaving highway near Yellowstone in summer 2022

  Enzyme Discovered In Yellowstone Aids Groundbreaking DNA Research “And I think the really important thing that I realized, and I think it’s what motivates a lot of people in science, is that I knew I was the first person in the world to ever see this . . . . Nobody else had. I still get goosebumps. You just realize that God has given you the permission to see what’s on the other side.” Hudson Freeze, commenting on his discovery at Yellowstone in  1966, as a young undergraduate student from Indiana University’s honors program

ZooMontana among groups concerned with wolf population in Yellowstone  

  Gray Wolves are being killed at a rapid rate after they leave Yellowstone, with the entire pack being killed.

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  Bison from Yellowstone National Park coming to tribal lands in Oklahoma, Washington

  Experience Montana's best winter activities (that aren't all skiing)

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  Scrapbook, photos paint vivid picture of Vera Theiler’s time at Yellowstone National Park