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Yellowstone Insider editors bring you up-to-the-minute information about what's happening at Yellowstone National Park.

Portions of Yellowstone, GTNP to open May 18

Yell Opening COVID-19 Map 2020

The lower loop of Yellowstone will open May 18, with access from the South and East entrances of Wyoming and allowing visitors to access Lake, Canyon, Norris, Old Faithful, West Thumb, and Grant Village. 

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New Yellowstone River Bridge approved

Yellowstone River Bridge deterioration

A new Yellowstone River Bridge is on tap for 2022, funding permitting, after the National Park Service Regional Director for Regions 6, 7, 8, Mike Reynolds, signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for an environmental assessment (EA) on the project.

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We Have Our First 2020 Yellowstone Bear Sighting

We have our first 2020 Yellowstone bear sighting, as on Saturday a grizzly bear was observed from the air by biologists during a radio telemetry flight near Grand Prismatic Spring.

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FBI Asks Yellowstone Visitors for Help on Missing Children Case

Yellowstone National Park

The FBI and the Rexburg Police Department are asking that Yellowstone National Park visitors on September 8, 2019, submit any photos and video that may assist in the investigation into the disappearance of the two children of Lori Vallow, extradited today to Idaho.

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2020 Yellowstone Bison Cull Begins

Yellowstone bison, winter 2020, NPS

The 2020 Yellowstone bison cull is now underway, as bison migrate from the interior of Yellowstone National Park into the Gardiner (Montana) Basin.

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Winter 2020 Closures Begin

Skiing through Emigrant Gulch

It may not seem like it, but spring is approaching in Yellowstone National Park, as we’re seeing the first winter 2020 closures fast approaching this weekend.

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Fishing Bridge RV Park Reservations Now Open for 2020

Fishing Bridge RV Park

Fishing Bridge RV Park reservations are now available for 2020, with concessionaire Xanterra announcing an opening date of September 4.

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NPS Targets Upgrades to Yellowstone Employee Housing

Yellowstone employee housing upgrades

Yellowstone employee housing is targeted by the National Park Service for significant upgrades, as NPS officials unveil a major, multimillion-dollar housing improvement effort across the Park.

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New: Yellowstone River Bridge Replacement Environmental Assessments

Yellowstone River Bridge deterioration

The National Park Service is seeking comments on three environmental assessments for a potential Yellowstone River Bridge replacement in Yellowstone National Park, located on the Northeast Entrance Road near Tower Junction.

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Coyote Bites Yellowstone Skier; No Serious Injuries

Yellowstone Coyote NPS Jacob W. Frank

A coyote bit a Yellowstone skier when both were on the Grand Loop Road near the South Rim Drive and Canyon Village, with the cross-country skier treated for injuries and the coyote testing negative for rabies.

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