E-bikes will be allowed in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in areas where traditional bikes are allowed, as the National Park Service expands e-bike usage across the country.
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August 2019 Yellowstone Visitation Up Slightly from 2018
The numbers are in: August 2019 Yellowstone visitation is up slightly from 2018’s tallies, with total 2019 visitation numbers down slightly from 2018.
Read More »Yellowstone Fire Danger Level Downgraded to Moderate
The Yellowstone fire danger level has been downgraded to moderate, as cool weather and moisture in the air has mitigated the fire risk in Yellowstone National Park.
Read More »Brimstone Fire Expands to 80 Acres Overnight
Well, that didn’t take long: since we first posted a story about the Brimstone Fire, it expanded from a single acre to 80 acres overnight, visible from many parts of Yellowstone National Park.
Read More »New Brimstone Fire Reported in Yellowstone
It’s been a relatively quiet fire season in Yellowstone despite a fire danger being assessed as high, and we have another small wildfire to note: the Brimstone Fire, located on the eastern shore of Yellowstone Lake.
Read More »Upcoming Fisheries Work to Impact Virginia Cascades Drive, Nearby Trails
Removal of nonnative fish from the upper Gibbon River drainage, which includes streams that flow out of Grebe, Wolf and Ice lakes, will cause some road and trail closures in Yellowstone National Park on September 2-13, 2019.
Read More »Yellowstone Fire Danger High; New Wildfires Under Observation
With the Yellowstone fire danger now assessed as being high, National Park Service officials are monitoring two new wildfires: a small blaze one mile west of Dunraven Pass and a slightly larger incident in the remote Bechler District.
Read More »In the Books: First Transfer of Quarantined Yellowstone Bison at Fort Peck
After years of study and maneuvering through red tape at the federal and state levels, the first transfer of quarantined Yellowstone bison to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana is now in the books.
Read More »Celebrate National Park Service Birthday on Sunday
Celebrate the National Park Service birthday in style on Sunday, Aug. 25, with free Grand Teton and Yellowstone admission to mark the occasion.
Read More »July 2019 Yellowstone Visitation Stays Steady Year Over Year
July 2019 Yellowstone visitation was basically even from July 2018, with National Park Service officials tallying 936,062 visits in July 2019, down .48 percent from last July, when 940,563 visits were tallied.
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