Yellowstone News and Information

  Yellowstone in winter: A secluded, snowy dream

West Yellowstone Airport: Catch a flight this morning, start your vacation by noon

  Museum of the Yellowstone: The history of West Yellowstone is intertwined with the history of the park

Bozeman Yellowstone Int'l Airport sets record-breaking passenger numbers in 2021  

Yellowstone road improvement projects in 2022; $155 million invested to improve safety, access and experience on park roads Completed 2021 projects; Tower-Roosevelt to Chittenden Road to reopen and visitor services at North Entrance enhanced                                                      Yellowstone River Bridge conditions                                                      NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - There will be three major road improvement projects in Yellowstone National Park beginning in 2022. All three projects will cause major delays (Lewis River Bridge, Old Faithful to West Thumb and Yellowstone River Bridge) and two projects (Old Faithful to West Thumb and Lewis River Bridge) will have overnight closures. The National Park Service (NPS) decided to begin the Old Faithful to West Thumb and Lewis River Bridge project simultaneously to complete both in the same two-year time window. Otherwise, impacts to visitors would have occurred over four to five yea

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  Grand Teton National Park to conduct aerial operations to cull non-native mountain goats Program is part of ongoing efforts to protect Teton Range bighorn sheep Date: February 22, 2022 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Beginning February 23, the National Park Service will cull non-native mountain goats using aerial methods in Grand Teton National Park in order to conserve a native and vulnerable population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Teton Range.  During aerial operations an area encompassing the northern portion of the Teton Range from Cascade Canyon to Berry Creek and extending from the base of the range west to the park boundary will be closed. Additional locations may be closed if mountain goats are located in other areas of the park. Bighorn sheep have occupied the Teton Mountain Range for thousands of years, but today this native population is small, isolated from other nearby populations, and at risk of local extinction. As one of the smallest and most is

  Interagency Bison Management Plan bison operations begin in Yellowstone National Park MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Bison operations began at the Stephens Creek administrative area in Yellowstone National Park late last week (week of Feb. 13). Bison capture and shipping operations begin when bison migrate from the interior of the park into the Gardiner (Montana) Basin and may continue through late March. Bison operations at Stephens Creek happen as part of the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP), whose partners include federal, state and Tribal groups. The 2022 winter operations plan recommends removing 600 to 900 animals from Yellowstone’s population of more than 5,000 bison. The population will be reduced using three methods: 1) public and Tribal hunting outside the park; 2) capturing bison near the park boundary and then transferring them to Native American Tribes for processing and distribution of meat and hides to their members; and 3) the Bison Conservation Transfer Program th

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  State shuts down wolf hunting and trapping in southwest Montana after threshold is met 

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NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone recruiting for 2022 Youth Conservation Corps program    YCC Alpha Crew 2021 Grizzly Lake Trailhead sign install:digging post holes                                            NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - How would you like to work, learn, play and serve in Yellowstone’s wonderland on its 150th anniversary? Yellowstone National Park is currently recruiting for the 2022 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), a residential work-based education program for people between the ages of 15 and 18. Visit the YCC program to apply. Completed application materials must be postmarked by March 1, 2022. Two month-long YCC sessions will be offered from June 12-July 13 and July 17-August 17. Thirty-six youth will be randomly selected from across the country to participate in the program. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and 15 years of age by June 12, but not over 18 years of age by August 17. Yellowstone recruits youth from all social, economic, ethni

Registration Open for Yellowstone Conference Co-Hosted by UW Libraries, MSU Library February 18, 2022 Dayton Duncan Registration is now open for the 2022 “ Conversations on Collecting Yellowstone ” conference, which will be co-hosted by University of Wyoming Libraries and the Montana State University (MSU) Library. “Conversations on Collecting Yellowstone” will take place Sunday-Wednesday, June 5-8, at MSU in Bozeman, Mont. The conference coincides with the 150th anniversary of the creation of Yellowstone National Park. The first “Conversations on Collecting Yellowstone” conference was held in 2019 in Cody. Scholars, educators, private collectors, museum curators, librarians, archivists and members of the public are invited to the conference to explore aspects of collecting documentation about the park and its greater ecosystem, including objects, documents, stories, data and representations, and to look to the changing nature of collecting and curating these materials. “This ‘Collecti

Historic memories of 150 year old Yellowstone National Park

NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone to improve telecommunications systems in developed areas North Entrance sunset after a winter storm                                                                  NPS / Jacob W. Frank Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307)344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for an environmental assessment (EA) to improve telecommunications systems in the developed areas of Yellowstone National Park. The FONSI was approved in 2021. Although the environmental review process was completed last year, the park continued to evaluate other impacts and needs of this significant project prior to implementation. The selected action described in the FONSI allows for the installation of 187 miles of fiber optic cable in previously disturbed areas along park roads. Work by the applicant, Diamond Communications LLC, is not authorized to begin until a right-of-way (ROW) permit is approved and issued. The park is evalua

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  Protections for gray wolves restored across much of the U.S.

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Yellowstone National Park holds meetings on bison plan update

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  NEWS RELEASE Advance reservations available in February for Yellowstone National Park visitors at additional campgrounds Campsite at Lewis Lake Campground NPS / Neal Herbert News Release Date:  February 2, 2022 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , 307-344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Beginning Feb.14, 2022, visitors will be able to make advance reservations for additional campgrounds in Yellowstone National Park on  Recreation.gov . The new system is a direct response to public requests for a reservation system at park campgrounds and prompted a collaborative effort between the National Park Service (NPS) and  Recreation.gov .   New Reservation Campgrounds 2022 Season Dates Details Indian Creek June 10-Sept.11 100% reservations (70 sites) Lewis Lake June 15-Oct.14 100% reservations (84 sites) Starting in 2022, the campground will close Oct.15 Pebble Creek June 15-Sept.25 100% reservations (remaining 11 sites that were first-come, first-served in 2021)   Reservations will go live on  Recreat

Montana Decides to Cut Wolf Season Short in Region Bordering Yellowstone National Park

  NEWS RELEASE National Park Service begins Environmental Impact Statement for bison management at Yellowstone National Park and 30-day public comment period       Bison and Electric Peak sunrise       NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  January 31, 2022 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , 307-344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) announced a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Bison Management Plan at Yellowstone National Park Friday, Jan. 28. With this announcement, the NPS introduces a broad range of actions for managing bison inside the park. This plan allows the NPS to evaluate bison management based on new scientific information and changed circumstances, explore ways to reduce bison being sent to slaughter, and to continue working closely with Tribal Nations and agency partners in management. The EIS will also consider the bison management actions likely to occur on lands outside the park in Montana, while acknowled