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The Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 1: Cameron Sholly

  Yellowstone is latest national park to add indoor mask mandate due to rising COVID cases

  Masks required indoors in Grand Teton National Park NPS Photo News Release Date:  June 13, 2022 Contact:  C.J. Adams, 307-739-3431 MOOSE, WY— Due to current,  HIGH  COVID-19 community level in Teton County, Department of Interior policy requires that masks are required for everyone in all park buildings in Grand Teton National Park, regardless of vaccination status. Park buildings include, but are not limited to visitor centers, administrative offices, lodges, gift shops, and restaurants in the Grand Teton. Current Department of Interior policy requiring masks are based on the CDC’s identified  COVID-19 community level . For more information on COVID-19 in the local park area, please see  Teton County Health Department . HIGH : masks are required for everyone indoors in a federal building in Grand Teton National Park. MEDIUM  and  LOW : masks are optional indoors. Practice physical distancing by maintaining at least 6 feet of distance betwe...

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 St...

News Release Grand Teton hosts fourth busiest August NPS Photo/J. Bonney News Release Date: September 23, 2021 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Grand Teton National Park statistics show that August 2021 had the fourth highest number of recreation visits for the month of August. The park hosted an estimated 696,564 recreation visits in August 2021. This is a less than 1% decrease from August 2019 (702,022 recreation visits) and a less than 2% decrease from August 2020 (710,198 recreation visits). Camping in the park increased 13.2% in August 2021 compared to August 2019, while backcountry camping decreased 1.77%. Trail use in the park increased 20.5% in August 2021, compared to August 2019, on trails that use is counted. August recreation visits over the last several years: August 2021 696,564           August 2020 710,198(*) COVID-19 pandemic August 2019 702,022 August 2018 692,074 ...

  National Park Service Now Requires Face Masks For All

  AARP's Guide to Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park

  Masks required at indoor locations in Yellowstone National Park

  News Release Youth Conservation Program in Grand Teton marks 15 years of impact Program stewards next generation of conservation leaders YCP Crew, Grand Teton National Park 2019 News Release Date: July 6, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307-739-3393 Contact: CJ Adams, 307-739-3431 Contact: Leslie Mattson, 307-732-0629 MOOSE, WY- Grand Teton National Park Foundation and Grand Teton National Park are celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the Youth Conservation Program (YCP). YCP was launched in 2006 to steward the next generation of conservation leaders—aligning with the core mission of the National Park Service to foster a land ethic and an appreciation for the outdoors in young people. This powerful and immersive program employs sixteen to nineteen-year-olds on Grand Teton’s trail crew, accomplishing critical stewardship projects while also cultivating job skills and supporting aspiring leaders as they make career and lifestyle de...

  News Release Top ten tips for visiting Yellowstone National Park this Fourth of July Junior Ranger Stanten, Mammoth Hot Springs NPS / Neal Herbert News Release Date: June 30, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Follow these top things to know to recreate responsibly and safely in Yellowstone National Park this Fourth of July. 1.  Most park camping and lodging is reserved and full. No camping or overnight vehicle parking is allowed in pullouts, parking areas, picnic grounds or any place other than a  designated campground . If you don’t have a reservation, the nearest campsite or  hotel room  may be hours away. 2.  Fire danger: Leave fireworks at home. Fireworks are not allowed in Yellowstone. The park is very dry and just a spark could ignite a wildfire. Campfires must always be attended and cold to the touch before abandoning. Soak, stir, feel, repeat. 3.  Expect crowds, traffic ...

Update on 2021 Yellowstone Accommodations: Summer 2021 Operations Remain Limited                                                                   Photo: Yellowstone Notebook

After a year stuck indoors, visitors are overcrowding national parks

  COVID-19 tests rely on bacteria discovered in a natural pool in the 1960s     Image: Brock, Thomas. Public domain  

Yellowstone National Park Lodges: Summer 2021 phase 1 updates

  Yellowstone, Grand Teton set records for April visitation

  News Release April previews busy summer season at Grand Teton Park looks forward to welcoming visitors and encourages responsible recreation Visitors take photo at park entrance sign NPS Photo/C. Adams Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: May 20, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307.739.3393 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Grand Teton National Park hosted an estimated 87,739 recreation visits in April 2021, a 48% increase compared to April 2019. The park was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. Park statistics show that April 2021 had the highest number of recreation visits on record for the month of April. The list below shows April recreation visits over the last several years: 2021—87,739 2020—Park was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic 2019—59,105 2018—60,541 2017—58,403 More data on National Park Service visitor-use statistics is available at irma.nps.gov/STATS/ . Park staff are working to provide qua...

  Yellowstone, Grand Teton agree to vaccination, testing rules with bus tour operators