Yellowstone News and Information

  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 b...

  News Release Yellowstone's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2021; Top 10 things to know for a winter visit Posing with a snowcoach NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: December 14, 2021 Contact: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The winter season begins in Yellowstone National Park Wednesday, Dec. 15, and most park roads will open to oversnow vehicles. Due to limited snow, travel will be restricted to snowcoaches until conditions improve. Annually from mid-December until mid-March, visitors travel most of the park’s roads by commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches , and via the non-commercially guided snowmobile program . Top 10 Things to Know in Winter 1. Most Park Roads are Closed to Automobile Check the road status map before you leave.  The only exception is the road between the North and Northeast entrances, which is open to automobiles all year, conditions permitting. Dr...

  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...