Yellowstone News and Information

Yellowstone Rangers catch tourist peering into Old Faithful, where water temperature at the vent is 204°F

USGS Caldera Chronicles The 1959 Madison Slide, Part 1: A deadly consequence of the Hebgen Lake Earthquake As the ground started shaking due to the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, a mountain in Madison Canyon collapsed, devastating the area and causing numerous fatalities. The effects of that landslide are still evident today. Yellowstone   Caldera   Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Mike Stickney, Director of the Earthquake Studies Office at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. Sources/Usage: Public Domain.   View Media Details View of the Madison Slide on August 21, 1959 with rapidly filling Earthquake Lake. Rock Creek Campground was near the flooded trees. Camping gear was left behind by survivors who sought high ground following the slide. Photo by Professor William B. Hall, Montana School of Mines Geology Department. The landscape of the greater Yellowstone r...

Yellowstone’s "Limpy The Coyote" [aka "Tripod"] Now Teaching Other Critters To Beg

Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly receives American Forests' Forest Resilience Champion Award

  Yellowstone creates new bear management area in Hayden Valley

Low snow hampers Yellowstone wolves

  NEWS RELEASE Pierce Brosnan fined for foot travel in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park News release from the U.S. Department of Justice District of Wyoming People enjoying the views of Palette Spring, located in Mammoth Hot Springs, from the boardwalk. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  March 14, 2024 Contact:   Lori Hogan (Contractor) , 307-772-2124 News release from the U.S. Department of Justice District of Wyoming Pierce Brosnan, 70, of Malibu, California, was fined $500, and required to pay a $1,000 community service payment to the Yellowstone Forever Geological Fund, a $30 court processing fee, and a $10 special assessment. U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Hambrick imposed the sentence on March 14, in Mammoth, Wyoming. Mr. Brosnan pleaded guilty to foot travel in a thermal area. According to court documents, on or about Nov. 1, 2023, Brosnan uploaded pictures to his Instagram page of himself standing on a Yellowstone National Park thermal feature...

  NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone National Park increases protection for bears and visitor safety by implementing changes to two bear management areas Skiers spot Yellowstone’s first grizzly bear of 2024 Grizzly boar walks along the edge of Blacktail Ponds NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe    |  What is RSS News Release Date:  March 13, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – To protect bears and increase visitor safety, Yellowstone National Park will create a new  bear management area  (BMA) in Hayden Valley, which will prohibit off-trail travel July 15-Sept. 15. The park also decommissioned an existing BMA in the Firehole River area. Additionally, skiers observed the first grizzly bear of 2024 on March 3. Changes to Two Bear Management Areas Yellowstone is implementing a new 16,453-acre Hayden Valley BMA, located on the west side of the Grand Loop Road in Hayden Valley in the central part of the park. In this BMA, Mary Mo...

  NEWS RELEASE Public input sought on proposed measures to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species into Yellowstone National Park 30-day public comment period starts today AIS technicians decontaminating a motorized boat and trailer NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  March 7, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY –  Yellowstone National Park seeks public comment on proposed measures to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into park waters. The proposals include a 30-day mandatory dry time for some types of motorized boats and sailboats before entering park waters and the prohibition of watercraft previously fouled by mussels regardless of dry time.   Yellowstone faces an increased risk of invasion by highly invasive  zebra and quagga mussels  following recent detections (2022 Pactola Reservoir, South Dakota, and 2023 Snake River, Twin Falls, Idaho) in waterways within a day’s drive of the pa...

  Yellowstone snowpack declining

Wardens Seek Wolf Poacher Near Yellowstone Just Across Wyoming Border

  NEWS RELEASE National Park Foundation and National Park Service Announce $40 Million Gift to Meet Urgent Need for Employee Housing at Yellowstone National Park Donation intended to accelerate philanthropic investment to support new employee housing across the national park system As the first phase of Goal 1 of Yellowstone's "Focus on the Core" strategic priority, the park is replacing outdated trailers with high-quality modular homes. NPS / Jacob W. Frank WASHINGTON -  The National Park Foundation (NPF) and National Park Service (NPS) today announced a $40 million gift to expand and improve NPS employee housing at Yellowstone, America’s first national park. The new investment made possible by donors who wish to remain anonymous will fund more than 70 new modular units to address the critical shortage of employee housing at the park. Affordable housing for employees in and near national parks is increasingly scarce and expensive, reflecting a trend impacting communities...

  NEWS RELEASE UPDATE: Public input sought on Yellowstone National Park’s North Entrance Road Additional virtual public meetings scheduled March 1, March 6 Yellowstone flood event 2022: North Entrance Road washout NPS / Jacob W. Frank UPDATE: Public input sought on Yellowstone National Park’s North Entrance Road Additional virtual public meetings scheduled March 1, March 6   MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is considering construction of a new permanent  North Entrance Road  in Yellowstone National Park. Goals for the new road include providing year-round access between Gardiner, Montana, and Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana, natural hazard resiliency and the protection of natural and cultural resources. Yellowstone invited the public to learn about and provide input on the North Entrance Road project by way of virtual public meetings on Feb. 12 and Feb. 14. Due to significant interest, ...

  NEWS RELEASE 116 Yellowstone bison transferred to Fort Peck Tribes Bison leaving Stephens Creek, headed to Fort Peck as part of the Bison Conservation Transfer Program NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  February 14, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – During the week of Feb. 5, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) moved 116 Yellowstone National Park bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana. The  Bison Conservation Transfer Program  continues to make history, having relocated the largest number of live Yellowstone bison to American Indian Tribes in the world. The bison transferred to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation included 108 males, four females and four calves.   Since 2019, a total of 414 Yellowstone bison have been transferred to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes at Fort Peck. Nearly all of those bison and their offspring have then bee...

  Great American investments: National park projects accelerate with funding

Yellowstone Emits As Much Carbon Dioxide as an Erupting Volcano

NEWS RELEASE Public input sought on Yellowstone National Park’s North Entrance Road Virtual public meetings Feb. 12 and Feb. 14; 30-day public comment period begins Feb. 12 Yellowstone flood event 2022: North Entrance Road washout NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  February 2, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY –  The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is considering construction of a new permanent  North Entrance Road  in Yellowstone National Park. Goals for the new road include providing year-round access between Gardiner, Montana, and Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana, natural hazard resiliency and the protection of natural and cultural resources. Yellowstone invites the public to learn about and provide input on the North Entrance Road project by way of virtual public meetings on Feb. 12 and Feb. 14. A 30-day public comment period will also begin Feb. 12. Public input ...

Thar She Blows! Dormant Geyser In Yellowstone Erupts For First Time in 25 Years

  Memorable moose encounter in Yellowstone snow

The Mt. Washburn hike in Yellowstone National Park with kids 

Call of the Mild :  With regional snowpack at record lows and average temperatures well above normal, h ow are local wildlife coping with the unusual winter?  

Horsepackers ride 240 miles through Yellowstone National Park

  The Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 4: Mike Finley

  The mystery of the Fountain Hotel in Yellowstone National Park

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

Discovering Yellowstone National Park beyond Old Faithful 

  Beyond the beauty: Yellowstone’s emergency wastewater system chugs along

Low snow year: Yellowstone National Park temporarily closes some roads to snowmobiling

Wolf hunt ending near Yellowstone National Park

  Pierce Brosnan cited for off-trail hiking in  Yellowstone National Park

Zombie Deer Disease a 'Slow Moving Disaster' for Humans, Scientists Warn

 In Yellowstone, Santa Ditches Reindeer For Vintage Touring Bus

  A Fascinating Journey through Yellowstone National Park

  Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts

Yellowstone's backcountry cabins, a link to park's history, still providing shelter in a storm

  NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone National Park's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2023 Top things for visitors to know about a winter visit Snowcoach along the Madison River with bison NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  December 13, 2023 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s winter season begins Friday, Dec. 15. Annually from mid-December until mid-March, visitors can travel most of the park’s roads from the West, South, East and North entrances by approved  commercially guided snowmobiles and snowcoaches  and via the  non-commercially guided snowmobile access program . Currently, there is limited snowfall on roads in the eastern, western and northern parts of the park. This means that visitors will be able to travel in the park, however, the type of transportation used on park roads by commercially guided snowmobile or snowcoach tour companies will depend on road conditions. Throughout the winter seas...