Yellowstone News and Information

  NEWS RELEASE Top 10 tips for visiting Yellowstone National Park this Fourth of July, 2024 A crowd watching a Grand Geyser eruption. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  June 27, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – If you will visit Yellowstone National Park this Fourth of July, plan ahead to protect yourself and this wild and awe-inspiring place. Follow the  top things to know  to enjoy your visit and protect the park for generations to come: Leave Fireworks at Home Fireworks are not allowed in Yellowstone because a spark can ignite a wildfire. The current fire danger level is now MODERATE. Campfires are only permitted within established fire rings in campgrounds and some backcountry campsites. They must always be attended and cold to the touch before abandoning.  Soak, stir, feel, repeat . Currently, there are no active fires in the park. Stay up to date on the  current fire situation   and browse a...

  NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone National Park statement about white bison calf White bison calf in Lamar Valley on June 4, 2024 Courtesy / Jordan Creech News Release Date:  June 28, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , 307-344-2015 Confirmation   At this time, Yellowstone National Park can confirm, based on multiple creditable sightings, that a white bison calf was born in Lamar Valley on June 4, 2024.   Yellowstone’s Center for Resources Bison Management Team received numerous reports and photos of the calf taken on June 4 from park visitors, professional wildlife watchers, commercial guides and researchers.  To date, park staff have been unable to locate the calf.  To our knowledge, there have been no confirmed sightings by park visitors since June 4.  Photos provided to park biologists indicate the calf is leucistic (black eyes and hooves with some pigmentation), rather than an albino animal.  Significance   The birth of a white bison cal...

  ‘Women in Yellowstone’ exhibit highlights female contributions to park

  NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone visitation statistics for May 2024 People watching a Beehive Geyser eruption. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  June 25, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park hosted 522,450 recreation visits in May 2024, up 15% from May 2023 (454,262 recreation visits). This May’s visitation showed a 10% increase from May 2021 (473,799 recreation visits). So far in 2024, the park hosted 719,127 recreation visits, up 11% from 2023 (644,979), and up 11% from 2021 (649,153 recreation visits). The list below shows the year-to-date trend for recreation visits over the last several years (through May): 2024 – 719,127 2023 – 644,979 2022 – 733,471  (The park was closed June 13 through June 21 due to the  historic flood  event. Three entrances opened on June 22.) 2021 – 649,153 2020 – 145,849 ( The park was closed March 24 through May 17 due to COVID-19. Two entrances opened on May 18 and the remaining ...

  Buffalo Field Campaign to hold ceremony to honor birth of white buffalo calf

NEWS RELEASE U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Announces $22 Million for Transportation Improvements at Yellowstone National Park  National Park Service to receive grant under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to modernize roads and improve safety for drivers and pedestrians as part of $88.2 million investment package for five projects of national significance Grand Loop Road through Golden Gate at sunset. NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  June 18, 2024 Contact:   Yellowstone National Park: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 Contact:   Federal Highway Administration , (202) 366-0660 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)  today announced a $22 million grant  to the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service to modernize and reconstruct a 0.7-mile segment of the Norris to Golden Gate roadway in Yellowstone National Park. The road is a crit...

  Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone National Park fulfills Lakota prophecy What could make a baby bison white? - whas11.com

  NEWS RELEASE Washington man receives jail sentence for thermal trespass and a closure violation in Yellowstone National Park A man can be seen in the upper right corner of the photo walking on thermal ground at the Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Four tourists look on from behind a fence on a wooden boardwalk. NPS Photo News Release Date:  June 13, 2024 Contact:   Lori Hogan , 307-772-2124 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 Viktor Pyshniuk , 21 of Lynwood, Washington, was sentenced to seven days in jail for thermal trespass at Steamboat Geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). In addition, he was placed on two years of unsupervised release and received a two-year ban from YNP for a closure violation. The court also ordered Pyshniuk to pay a $1,500 fine, $30 mandatory court processing fee and $20 special assessment. According to court documents, a YNP law enforcement officer was dispatched to the thermal area at St...

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  NEWS RELEASE First confirmed 2024 wildland fire in Yellowstone National Park Parkwide fire danger LOW Fire Danger sign at Low NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  June 10, 2024 Contact:   Linda Veress , (307) 344-2015 On June 9, the first confirmed wildland fire of the season in Yellowstone National Park was detected by a motorist driving on Highway 191, located on the west side of the park. The .1-acre lightning-ignited Milepost 17 Fire torched a single tree almost a mile west of  Highway 191  and 17 miles north of West Yellowstone, Montana. Yellowstone wildland firefighters are suppressing the fire, which is expected to be controlled today, June 10. Stay informed The parkwide fire danger level for Yellowstone is LOW. Currently, there are no fire restrictions in place or planned in the park. Campfires are only permitted within established fire rings in campgrounds and some backcountry campsites. Campfires must always be attended and cold to the touch befo...

  NEWS RELEASE National Park Service releases a Final Environmental Impact Statement for bison management at Yellowstone National Park Bison along Rose Creek in Lamar Valley NPS/ Neal Herbert Subscribe    |  What is RSS News Release Date:  June 6, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY –  Today, June 6, the National Park Service (NPS) released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a Bison Management Plan at Yellowstone National Park. The FEIS presents a broad range of actions for  managing bison  inside the park. This plan allows the NPS to manage bison based on new scientific information and changed circumstances, explore ways to increase the transfer of bison to American Indian Tribes, and continue working closely with Tribal Nations and agency partners in management. The purpose of the EIS is to preserve an ecologically sustainable population of wild and migratory bison while continuing to wor...

  NEWS RELEASE Woman gored by bison June 1 in Yellowstone National Park Always stay more than 25 yards from bison and move away from wildlife if they approach you Bull bison NPS / Jacob W. Frank News Release Date:  June 3, 2024 Contact:   Linda Veress , (307) 344-2015 Incident details On June 1, a bison gored an  83-year-old woman from Greenville, South Carolina, near the Storm Point Trail at Yellowstone Lake. The bison, defending its space, came within a few feet of the woman and lifted her about a foot off the ground with its horns. The woman sustained serious injuries. Park emergency responders transported her to the Lake Medical Clinic where she was flown by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. The incident remains under investigation and there is no additional information to share at this time, including the woman’s condition. Visitors: It’s your responsibility to respect safety regulations and view wildlife from a safe distance. Move away from w...

Have Wolves Returned Yellowstone to its Natural State? WOLVES HAVE AFFECTED THE ECOSYSTEM IN THE PARK, BUT NEW STUDY SAYS THEY'RE JUST ONE COMPONENT OF A TROPHIC CASCADE

  NEWS RELEASE Top 10 things to know about visiting Yellowstone National Park during the 2024 summer season Plan Like a Park Ranger: Enjoy the Drive NPS / Jacob W. Frank Subscribe    |  What is RSS News Release Date:  May 24, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – If you plan to travel to Yellowstone National Park this summer, plan ahead to protect yourself and this wild and awe-inspiring place. Within the park’s 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain half the world’s active geysers and view geologic wonders like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Follow the  top 10 things to know  to enjoy your visit and protect the park for generations to come:   1. No Vehicle Reservations Required Vehicle reservations are not required to enter the park – just a park entrance pass. Save time at entrance stations b...

By  Yellowstone Volcano Observatory   May 20, 2024 Is Yellowstone Overrated? As a Disaster Movie Subject, Maybe . . .  Many people regard Yellowstone as an exceptional place that merits only positive superlatives. But in much of the broadcast, streaming, and popular media it has an outsized reputation as a global catastrophe waiting to happen. Let’s do some fact checking to see which view is more realistic.  Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Dan Dzurisin, emeritus geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Few would argue against Yellowstone being “super”—both a splendid natural wonder worthy of careful stewardship, and a super-sized volcanic system capable of correspondingly large eruptions with potentially far-reaching impacts. As the latter, it has inspired any number of disaster shows and movies, not unlike menacing asteroid...