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  Montana researcher reflects on 30 years of wolves in Yellowstone

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  Yellowstone search for missing Winona man to resume this summer

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  Select Yellowstone National Park entrances and roads open to public April 18 Ranger explains the mechanics of geysers, while a "grand" example erupts in the background NPS photo by Neal Herbert Subscribe    |  What is RSS News Release Date:  April 10, 2025 Contact:   Public Affairs Office , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2025, select entrances and roads in Yellowstone National Park will open for the summer season, weather permitting, as part of the annual spring opening.   Entrances Open on April 18 North Entrance (Gardiner, Montana) West Entrance (West Yellowstone, Montana) From either entrance, visitors may access the following destinations:   Mammoth Hot Springs Lamar Valley Norris Geyser Basin Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Old Faithful Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana Additional roads within the park will open throughout May, weather permitting. Specific routes and directions can be found ...

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Yellowstone, where there's always something new Geologically speaking, things are always changing at Yellowstone—especially in the hydrothermal areas. It’s simply the nature of the complex hydrothermal system that overlies one of the planet’s largest magma reservoirs. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Jefferson Hungerford, Park Geologist, and Kiernan Folz-Donahue, Field Geologist, both with Yellowstone National Park. The summer of 2024 was a busy time, with  July’s  hydrothermal explosion  at Biscuit Basin and the  first hydrothermal explosion ever recorded by geophysical monitoring data  in Norris Geyser Basin. In addition to these higher energy events, a new hydrothermal feature popped up right in front of our eyes—literally!  Media Sources/Usage: Public Domain.  View Media Details Looking south from near a...

First Grizzly of 2025 Awake, Hungry And Cranky In Yellowstone

  Yellowstone National Park workers fired due to DOGE cuts still awaiting word on re-hiring

Crews With Trucks And Chainsaws Have Begun Months-Long Process Of Clearing Yellowstone Roads

  Park Roads Beginning to Close to Guided Oversnow Travel

  Photos: Hundreds gather at Yellowstone National Park to protest job layoffs

  Following the tracks of Yellowstone’s elusive wolves

  Photography In The National Parks: Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Road Part 1

  More seasonal workers approved for National Park Service—but layoff concerns linger in Yellowstone

  Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone helped entire ecosystem thrive, 20-year study finds

  Glacier, Yellowstone national parks notch second-highest visitation years on record

  Yellowstone National Park at an increased risk of wildfires due to standing dead trees, warn researchers

  Federal hiring freeze to challenge National Park properties

Yellowstone’s Beryl Springs Is Super-Hot, Ornery And Turns Stuff Blue

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  Yellowstone celebrates 30 years of wolf restoration     Photo: NPS

Wildlife in Yellowstone National park's Thermal Basins  By  Yellowstone Volcano Observatory   December 16, 2024 Yellowstone National Park is famous for its wildlife and geothermal activity. When we explore the intersection of these two natural grandeurs, we find an ecosystem unlike anywhere else on Earth.  ellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Stanley Mordensky, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Sources/Usage: Public Domain.  View Media Details View of the vibrant, multicolored extremophilic bacteria in the outflow from Grand Prismatic Spring at the Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Elizabeth Mordensky, May 12, 2024. When considering life in Yellowstone’s thermal basins, extremophiles—organisms that thrive in, if not require, extreme temperature or acidic conditions—come immediately to mind. Some of  the...

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The Explosive Story of Excelsior Geyser By   Michael Poland Yellowstone Volcano Observatory   December 30, 2024 Long before the 2024 explosion of Black Diamond Pool brought renewed attention to hydrothermal hazards in Yellowstone National Park, there was Excelsior Geyser.  In the late 1800s, that feature set a standard for hydrothermal explosions. 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 On the morning of July 23, 2024, a  hydrothermal explosion  from Black Diamond Pool in Biscuit Basin sent people running for cover.  The event was caused by liquid water flashing to steam in the clogged hot-water plumbing system just beneath the surface, and it sent steam, water, mud, and rocks several hundred ...

Two Yellowstone Snow Coaches Drive Off Road Near Mammoth Hot Springs

  Visiting Yellowstone This Winter? Here's What to Expect

  Deadline nears for feds to decide on endangered species status for grizzly bears

  Ancient poop provides clues to Yellowstone’s past

  News Release Yellowstone National Park's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2024 Top things for visitors to know about a winter visit NPS / Diane Renkin News Release Date:  December 10, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s winter season begins Sunday, 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, the accumulation of snowfall on roads varies across 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 season, park staff will work closely with all operators and provide updates as c...

 Lost cat goes on epic solo adventure traveling 900 miles from Yellowstone National Park to his home in California

  Dad Says He Has to Wait Until Spring to Resume Search for Missing Son: 'Yellowstone Is Unforgiving in the Winter'