Yellowstone News and Information

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 States and 15 years of age by June 12, but not over 18 years of age by August 17. Yellowstone recruits youth from all social, economic, ethni

Historic memories of 150 year old Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Is Turning 150 — Here's How You Can Celebrate the Park and Learn More About Its Indigenous Roots  

Yellowstone supervisor uses 150th anniversary to reflect on lessons learned

NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone National Park turns 150 in 2022 Elk walking by a teepee next to a large stone archway  North Entrance teepee installation event  NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – March 1, 2022, marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park. Signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant, America's first national park was set aside to preserve and protect the scenery, cultural heritage, wildlife, geologic and ecological systems and processes in their natural condition for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. Yellowstone serves as the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest nearly intact natural ecosystems remaining on the planet. Yellowstone has the most active, diverse, and intact collections of combined geothermal features with over 10,000 hydrothermal sites and half the world's active geysers. The park is also rich in cultural and historical resources with 25 sites, landmarks an

  Yellowstone leader open to changing name of mountain