Forest Fire Management

A study of two forest plots just south of Yellowstone National Park portends very different futures for Yellowstone’s forest composition.

Fire danger in Yellowstone National Park has been rated “very high” as wildfires continue to burn across Montana and the American West.

The fire danger in Yellowstone National Park has been increased from moderate to high.

June Fire just outside Yellowstone National Park continues to grow, with a spot fire flaring up on the northeastern perimeter.

The Yellowstone Lake closure announced yesterday has already been lifted, according to Yellowstone National Park officials.

Portions of Yellowstone Lake will be closed to motorized and non-motorized watercraft indefinitely to accommodate water scooping planes fighting the June Fire.

At a meeting in Cody, Wyoming’s Yellowstone Valley Inn last night, officials cautioned the June Fire just outside Yellowstone could burn for a while longer.

A large fire is burning just outside Yellowstone National Park’s East Entrance—and could close both the entrance and the highway if it spreads any further north.

With summer about halfway over, fire crews in Yellowstone National Park are working to mitigate the danger of severe blazes.

Fire danger in Yellowstone National Park has increased from Low to Moderate.