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Yellowstone's Seismic Activity In 2023: 1,600 Earthquakes, World's Largest Geyser Slowing Down

  Yellowstone rangers, guides seek union

  Study reveals Yellowstone elk reliance on unprotected private land

  Yellowstone trip expands students' horizons

  Movement to ‘re-indigenize’ Yellowstone gains steam

High Plains Book Awards Finalist: "Wild Rescues: A Paramedic’s Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton” by Kevin Grange

The melting roads of Yellowstone National Park  Perhaps you’ve heard the legend of the melting roads in Yellowstone National Park.  The rumor is based in truth but, as you might expect, badly misrepresented.  It has nothing to do with potential volcanic activity; rather, thermal ground and asphalt don’t play well together and pose a considerable challenge for road maintenance and engineering. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. No doubt you’ve heard the story—roads have melted in Yellowstone National Park, which is supposedly evidence that the region is “heating up” and that a volcanic eruption is imminent.  This story gained a lot of traction in 2014—that was the year of a magnitude-4.8 earthquake (the larg...

  Mudslide near Yellowstone strands visitors for several hours

Fuel truck rolls over on Hwy 191 in Yellowstone National Park In the early morning hours of [Friday] Aug.19, a fuel tanker truck lost control and rolled over near mile marker 16 on U.S. Hwy 191, a  section of highway that runs through the western portion of Yellowstone National Park . An estimated 4,800 gallons of unleaded fuel spilled as a result, and it is unknown if any entered nearby Grayling Creek. Currently, the southbound lane of the highway is blocked but is passable in both directions with traffic control in place. Motorists should anticipate delays. National Park Service crews responded immediately. Mitigation cleanup efforts are ongoing. There were no injuries. This incident remains under investigation and the park has no additional information to release. Yellowstone thanks those who responded to the scene, including Hebgen Basin Fire and EMS units, cleanup and mitigation contractors and NPS staff. Stay informed! For up-to-date road information, visit  go.nps.gov/Y...

WYDOT Offers To Plow Stretch Of Critical Yellowstone Road So Citizens Aren’t Stranded  

  Ranger Jake describes the damage in Yellowstone National Park caused by the June 13 flooding

  In Yellowstone, It's a Time Of High Animal Energy And Skyward Atmospherics

Solitude and sorrow: Biking into Yellowstone's closed entrance spectacular, but businesses struggle  

  Revealed: Forrest Fenn’s Treasure Was Hidden in This National Park

  Yellowstone National Park Memorial Day weekend 2022 visitation statistics           Vehicles at the South Entrance Station           NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Parkwide vehicle entries over the Memorial Day weekend in 2022 showed a 34% decrease over the same weekend in 2021.   Visitation statistics (*vehicle entries) per day for May 27-30, 2022, compared to May 28-31, 2021, are listed below. Park entrance Vehicle entries   Percent change from 2021 to 2022   Friday, May 27, 2022 Friday, May 28, 2021 East 750 902 -17% North 1,515 1,796 -16% Northeast 452 475 -5% South 1,312 1,731 -24% West 3,357 4,565 -26% Total 7,386 9,469 -22%           Saturday, May 28, 2022 Saturday, May 29, 2021   East 769 1,131 -32% North 1,510 2,170 -30% Northeast 424 702 -40% South 1,278 1,958 -35% West 3,824 5,424 -29% Total 7,805 11,385 -31%           Sunday...

The fate of Old Faithful: One of America’s most iconic natural wonders may be running out of time

  NEWS RELEASE Woman gored after approaching bison in Yellowstone; Always stay more than 25 yards away from bison        Black Sand Basin                      NPS / Jacob W. Frank   A 25-year-old female from Grove City, Ohio, approached a bison to within 10 feet on the morning of May 30, 2022. Two other individuals were also within 25 yards of the same bison. Park regulations require visitors to remain more than 25 yards (23 m) away from bison.   As the bison walked near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin (just north of Old Faithful), the female, on the boardwalk, approached it. Consequently, the bison gored the woman and tossed her 10 feet into the air. The woman sustained a puncture wound and other injuries. Park emergency medical providers responded to the incident immediately and transported her via ambulance to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. The incident remains under investigation, and t...

  Six eastern Idaho students meet Obama for Netflix nature docuseries

  Yellowstone fans saddened, angry after death of young grizzly bear