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The Arnica Fire continues to spread west and south while increasing in intensity, forcing the continued closure of the Grand Loop Road and thwarting efforts by firefighters and Park officials to reopen the road.

The Arnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park continues to grow, forcing officials to extend the closure of the Grand Loop Road indefinitely and take precautions to ensure the survival of Lake Hotel, the oldest hotel in the Park.

The Arnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park, now impacting 8,300 acres, keeps expanding and forced the closure of the Grand Loop Road between the junction at Fishing Bridge and West Thumb overnight.

Perfect weather conditions at the dry end of the season is fueling a rapid expansion of the Arnica Fire, which has grown to 1,600 acres in size and forced a temporary closure of the Grand Loop Road today.

A new fire west of Yellowstone Lake has grown rapidly the last few days and has the potential to impact Park operations, leading officials to take measures to control its growth.

Sadly, we're now entering the part of the Yellowstone season where more of the news is made in courtroom than actually within Park boundaries. Next up on the docket: an appeal of a decision to raise snowmobile daily limits.

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem should immediately be placed back on the Endangered Species List, as a federal judge rules the Bush Administration had no business removing the bears from protected status.

It may not have been the most ringing of endorsements of National Park Service management, but the end result was the same, as Wyoming District Court Judge Clarence Brimmer -- no fan of NPS practices -- declined to strike down a Yellowstone National Park temporary winter-use management plan, leaving intact a limit of 318 snowmobiles per day in the upcoming winter season.

At first glance, all would appear to be well with Yellowstone National Park: this summer saw an all-time record in the number of visitors to the Park, while wolf and bison numbers have stabilized to comfortably sustainable levels. But the overall future of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem isn't nearly as bright, as indicated in a report issued last week from Park Superintendent Suzanne Lewis.

The Rainbow Fire on the north-facing slope of Sepulcher Mountain has grown slightly in the last 24 hours and now covers a half acre, but it doesn't pose any challenges to visitors to Yellowstone National Park.