Yellowstone News and Information

  A Fascinating Journey through Yellowstone National Park

  Michigan Man Sustains Thermal Burns in Yellowstone National Park News release from the U.S. Department of Justice District of Wyoming News release from the U.S. Department of Justice District of Wyoming Jason D. Wicks , age 49, of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned in federal court on August 23, 2023, facing criminal charges of off-trail travel in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area and being under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the degree he was a danger to himself or others. Wicks pleaded not guilty to the charges. As part of the conditions for release, Wicks is banned from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks until these criminal charges are resolved. This incident remains under investigation. A trial date has not been set. The violation notice merely contains allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. In a statement, Yellowstone National Park officials said that the ground in hydrothermal areas is fragile and...

  New mud-slinging thermal feature at Yellowstone is spewing scalding hot muck

  Happy birthday, Yellowstone! Here are 10 of our most memorable stories from the park

  Yellowstone National Park incident at Abyss Pool, West Thumb Geyser Basin; Visitors: For your own safety, stay on boardwalks and trails in thermal areas      Abyss Pool at West Thumb Geyser Basin       NPS / Diane Renkin On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, an employee found part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in  Abyss Pool , located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park. An investigation by Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers is ongoing. Evidence from the investigation thus far suggests that an incident involving one individual likely occurred on the morning of July 31, 2022, at Abyss Pool. Currently, the park believes there was no foul play. The investigation is continuing to determine the circumstances surrounding the death. The West Thumb Geyser Basin and parking lot were temporarily closed to visitors due to the discovery but have since reopened. Abyss Pool has a depth of more than 50 feet ...

  Part of a foot, in a shoe, spotted in Yellowstone hot spring

  Florida Man Who Illegally Walked On Hot Thermals In Yellowstone Has Turned Himself In To Authorities Also, from Cowboy State Daily on July 2, 2022: Man, Famous For Surviving Electrocution, Cuts Video Walking On Yellowstone Hot Springs

  Arsenic in Yellowstone’s thermal waters Release Date: December 6, 2021 Yellowstone’s thermal waters are more than just hot—they also contain a variety of elements, some of which are potentially toxic!  Arsenic is an example, but the concentrations of this element depend on the style of the thermal feature.  Perhaps paradoxically, acidic thermal features contain much less arsenic than neutral ones! Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Blaine McCleskey, research chemist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Photograph of the Old Faithful Geyser erupting in Yellowstone National Park. Waters from Old Faithful contain arsenic concentrations of about 1,500 µg/L. Arsenic is a geogenic, or naturally occurring, chemical element in surface- and groundwaters that is of great public-health conc...

  Man Sentenced To Jail For Walking on Yellowstone Thermal; Woman Avoids Jail Time

  Fundraiser set for Laiha Slayton of Delaware, burned by Yellowstone hot spring

  Thousands of Dollars Raised for Woman Burned Jumping in Yellowstone Hot Spring to Save Dog

  News Release Female visitor suffers significant thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park; Visitors: Keep pets under control Bison graze along the Firehole River near Midway Geyser Basin NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: October 5, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 A 20-year-old woman from Washington suffered significant thermal burns between her shoulders and feet on the afternoon of October 4, in the vicinity of Fountain Flat Drive south of Madison Junction. When the woman and her father exited their vehicle to look around, their dog jumped out of the car and into Maiden’s Grave Spring near the Firehole River. The woman entered the thermal hot spring to retrieve the dog. The father pulled her out of the feature and then drove the party to West Yellowstone, Montana. Yellowstone National Park rangers and Hebgen Basin Rural Fire District provided initial care to the woman at West Yellowstone. She was then transported to the Bu...

 Why Study Geysers?

Preserving the legacy of geologic mapping in Yellowstone Release Date: March 15, 2021 Before the age of cheap computers, handheld GPS, and other innovations, geologic mapping was done with a compass, paper, and pencil.  An effort is underway to digitally preserve and publish these valuable geologic maps, some of which depict Yellowstone thermal areas at a very fine scale! Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Dakota Churchill, contractor with the USGS and student at UC Berkeley. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Dakota Churchill, contractor with the USGS and student at UC Berkeley. In the 1960s and 70s, a group of  USGS Geological survey scientists began to tac...