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Isa Lake Bridge Replacement Means Road Closure for Season

Isa Lake Bridge

It will take a little planning to make it around Yellowstone National Park this fall, as today’s closure of the road between Old Faithful and the West Thumb and Grant Village areas means extra hours of driving time.

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Cause of Recent Yellowstone Worker Death: Suicide

Yellowstone National Park

After an autopsy, it was determined the cause of death for a 21-year-old Yellowstone National Park concession employee whose body was found in the Old Faithful area earlier this week was suicide.

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Another Yellowstone Employee Death: Kassandra “Kassie” Wieferich

Yellowstone National Park

Another Yellowstone National Park concessions worker was found dead yesterday, as the body of missing 21-year-old Kassandra “Kassie” Wieferich was found in the Old Faithful Lodge area.

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Yellowstone Christmas in August Could Include Actual Snow

Christmas in August

Peeking ahead to the long-term Yellowstone weather forecast, it looks like snow is a possibility Monday — and what better way to celebrate Christmas in August than a few inches of slush?

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Yellowstone Seeks Input on Youth Conservation Corps Facility

Yellowstone National Park South Entrance, Yellowstone visitation

Yellowstone National Park officials are considering a proposal to update the existing Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) facility at Mammoth Hot Springs to better achieve the park’s environmental education goals as well as to comply with modern standards for health, safety, accessibility, and sustainability.

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Protecting Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout From Outside Park Boundaries

Yellowstone cutthroat trout

An effort to save Yellowstone cutthroat trout may involve poisoning brook trout in the Soda Butte Creek outside the Park boundaries.

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More on Yellowstone Accident Victim Zahra Allahyari

Yellowstone National Park

It’s one of the sadder stories in recent memory: remembering Yellowstone accident victim Zahra Allahyari, who fell to her death at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

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Despite Federal Shutdown, Yellowstone Economic Activity Still Strong in 2013

Artist Point

Yellowstone economic activity was strong in 2013, with tourism surging in Gallatin and Park counties in terms of out-of-state spending and job creation.

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Name of Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Accident Victim Released

Yellowstone National Park

We have the name of the young girl who died Sunday morning after a fall into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

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Yellowstone Earthquake Risk: Slightly Higher, But Nothing’s Imminent

U.S. Geological Survey map

The caller from a Florida area code had a concern: He was calling Yellowstone Insider offices because he had read on the Internet the Yellowstone National Park volcano was going to blow and wanted to know if there was a date set yet for the event — he didn’t want to head out on vacation if the volcano had already …

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