Yellowstone News and Information

  Retracing a historical adventure: Journal, book recount 1907 Yellowstone roadtrip from Butte

  Russian Pundit's Idea of Nuking Yellowstone Volcano Wouldn't Work

Acknowledging Annie: How research and monitoring get done in Yellowstone 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. Better knowledge of Yellowstone’s past volcanism and current behavior is key for understanding the potential for  future hazardous activity, like volcanic eruptions, strong earthquakes and hydrothermal explosions .  Data collection, however, must be balanced against the impact on Yellowstone National Park,  much of which is managed as a wilderness . Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Annie Carlson, Research Permitting Coordinator for Yellowstone National Park during 2017–2023. National Park Service photo by Jake Frank, May 2022. Scientists can’t simply install a seismometer or collect a rock sample wherever they want without consi

Activists decry bison 'hunt' north of Yellowstone National Park

  Yellowstone National Park in winter: What to pack, what to see and do, where to sleep

  Yellowstone recruiting for 2023 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 grow in Yellowstone’s wonderland? Yellowstone National Park is currently recruiting for the 2023 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC), a residential work-based education program for students between the ages of 15 and 18. Visit the  YCC program  webpage to apply. Completed application materials must be postmarked by March 1, 2023. Two 1-month-long YCC sessions will be offered from June 11-July 12 and July 16-August 15. Forty-four 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

112 Yellowstone bison transferred to Fort Peck Tribes      Group of bison standing in the dark with light behind them. Yellowstone bison cows wait to be reunited with their calves at the Fort Peck Reservation.           Greater Yellowstone Coalition/Emmy Reed                                                                                                                         MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – During the week of January 10, the National Park Service (NPS) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed the transfer of 112 Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana. The movement of these animals constitutes the single largest transfer to date under the park’s Bison Conservation Transfer Program. The program has led to the largest relocation of live Yellowstone bison to American Indian Tribes in history. Since 2019, a total of 294 bison have been transferred from Yellowstone to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes at Fort Peck. Approxim

'Yellowstone' Star Kevin Costner Is Causing a Big Stir Online With His New Show

US may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzlies

Fountain Paint Pot Trail  — Yellowstone National Park  

  Yellowstone-based wolves faring much better this hunting season

Yellowstone Lake Water Levels Can Tell Us More than You Might Think A relatively simple measurement—lake level—has yielded big dividends in Yellowstone. By tracking the level of Yellowstone Lake over time, it is possible to understand more about a range of subjects, from the hydrology of stream flow to the physical properties of the magma reservoir beneath Yellowstone Caldera! Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Scott K. Johnson, Science Communication Associate the EarthScope Consortium. The strongest Yellowstone Lake seiche wave (primary mode) has a 78-minute period, but other weaker seiche waves are also present simultaneously. The importance of tide gauges is apparent to anyone who has lived near a coastline, but there are a host of reasons to measure the water level of inland water bodies, too. Sometimes that’s to monitor water cycle trends, like drou

The Grand Story of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 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. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a natural wonder that almost defies description.  The reaction of explorer Charles Cook when he first viewed the canyon in 1869 seems appropriate: “ I sat there in amazement, while my companions came up, and after that, it seemed to me that it was five minutes before anyone spoke. ” Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, photographed during a helicopter flyover on August 19, 2019. Stretching from the  Lower Falls to the Tower Falls area , the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is about 28 km (17 miles) long, 250–350 meters (820–1150 feet) d

  Officials Recovered Poems and Cash But Mystery Remains About Man Whose Foot Was Found in Yellowstone Hot Pool

2,500 earthquakes, 26 swarms. 11 Steamboat Geyser eruptions. Here’s Yellowstone’s year in a glance

13 bison die after being struck by vehicles near Yellowstone National Park

  Nez Perce hunter grazed by stray bullet in Gardiner

  Traffic related incidents remain the most common cause of injury or death in Yellowstone

  Person snowshoeing in Yellowstone National Park helped out after reporting chest pain and shortness of breath

New research shows humans impact wolf packs in national parks

Is Yellowstone’s ‘Zone Of Death’ The Ideal Place To Get Away With Murder?

  Where to Eat in West Yellowstone – A Comprehensive Guide

Is Montana really great for hiking? The poll says . . .  

A Christmas (misinformation) story:  Yellowstone edition Misinformation and misconceptions about Yellowstone are nothing new.  This past Christmas saw a particularly challenging episode of misinformation that caused widespread and needless concern—especially because there are many places on-line to find scientific information about Yellowstone’s current activity. 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 October 30, 1938, Orson Welles directed and narrated a live radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel  The War of the Worlds .  The incident is famous for supposedly having incited a panic that the events being described were really happening.  Some people apparently thought that Martians were invading Earth! Fast forward over 80 years