Yellowstone News and Information

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  News Release Update to Yellowstone’s Winter Use Plan; Decision to suspend wildlife monitoring Snowcoach along the Madison River with bison NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: December 14, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 Starting winter 2021/2022, Yellowstone National Park will suspend a wildlife monitoring effort because evaluations over the last decade have not substantially changed. This decision is consistent with the park's Winter Use Adaptive Management Plan , which stated the National Park Service would continually re-examine and adjust winter use monitoring strategies and management actions as new information became available. This decision will not affect snowmobile or snowcoach use in the park or impact visitors. This decision will inform the park’s interest in conducting visitor use impact monitoring in the summer due to record-breaking visitation . Future winter wildlife monitoring will be inf

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  News Release Top 10 Tips for a winter visit to Grand Teton Plan like a park ranger NPS Graphic News Release Date: December 8, 2021 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Grand Teton looks forward to welcoming visitors this winter. Learn to plan like a park ranger by following our list of the Top 10 Tips you should know before visiting the park. Limited services and seasonal road and wildlife closures make a winter visit far different than a summer experience. Plan ahead, recreate responsibly, and help ensure this iconic landscape may be enjoyed by future generations. 1. Plan ahead, plan ahead, and did we mention…PLAN AHEAD! Many facilities, roads, and areas are closed in the winter. Yellowstone is not accessible from the south without a guide. Visit the park winter planner at go.nps.gov/grtewinter  for more information. Snowshoe hikes with a ranger require an advanced reservation, call 307-739-3399.   2. Be flexible Have a plan A, B, C

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  News Release Yellowstone National Park seeks comments on winter use adaptive management adjustments Sun shining through the trees on Grand Loop Road in winter. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: October 18, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on a proposal to suspend one component of the adaptive monitoring plan for winter use, which was initially put in place to evaluate effects to resources in relation to snowmobiles and Oversnow Vehicles (OSV) use. Starting in the winter of 2021 and 2022, a wildlife monitoring effort identified in the 2012-2013 Winter Use Plan and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)/Record of Decision (ROD) would be suspended given the results have not substantially changed over the decade evaluated. This action would not affect snowmobile or OSV use in the park or impact visitors. This action is also consistent wi

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  News Release WARNING: Bull elk in Yellowstone National Park can be unpredictable and dangerous during fall mating season National Park Service News Release Date: September 2, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 The elk mating season has begun in Yellowstone National Park. Bull elk can be unpredictable and dangerous during this time. Stay alert! People have been severely injured by elk. Elk run quickly and may change direction without warning. Always maintain a distance of at least two bus lengths (25 yards) from elk. If an elk charges you, find shelter in your vehicle or behind a tall, sturdy barrier as quickly as possible. Follow directions from park rangers. You are responsible for your own safety .

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  News Release Grand Teton Park Continues Efforts to Protect Bighorn Sheep Qualified volunteers from 2020 invited to cull non-native mountain goats this Date: July 23, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307-739-3393 Contact: CJ Adams, 307-739-3431 MOOSE, WY— Grand Teton National Park is continuing a multi-year program to eradicate non-native mountain goats as part of a management plan aimed to conserve a native and vulnerable population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Teton Range.   The program includes a qualified volunteer culling program this fall, September 22-October 25, to remove non-native mountain goats from the park. The use of qualified volunteers is a tool identified in the National Park Service’s 2019 Mountain Goat Management Plan. There is widespread interest among local, state, and national stakeholders in conserving the Teton Range bighorn sheep herd. The National Park Service is working on this project in cooperation with federal an

  News Release Unauthorized Yellowstone park guide sentenced for illegal activities East Entrance sign NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date: July 18, 2021 Contact: Mark Trimble , (307) 772-2124 Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that THEODORE EUGENE GARLAND , age 60 of Edmond, Oklahoma was sentenced on seven counts of illegal activities and violations in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Garland appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman in Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on July 2, 2021, for the sentencing. Theodore Garland has a social-media page, a podcast, and a guidebook. All three have overlapping pictures and posts about his guided tours in YNP, which violated closures and other park regulations and encouraged visitors to do the same. Some of the examples included providing unauthorized guided tours; trespassing on thermal grounds; violating swimming closures and cliff jumping; creat

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  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 and delays. Millions of people vis

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