Access vs Conservation

This has been a contentious issue for years, and now it becomes a reality in 2023, as Yellowstone telecom improvements in the form of fiber optic cable are on tap for installation next summer.

Yellowstone visitation in August 2018 was down some 11 percent when compared to August 2017, as hot and dry weather may have impacted the overall recreational numbers.

Improved Yellowstone cell service is on the way, as trails are closed to allow the installation of new antennas at the Mount Washburn Fire Lookout — but some groups are decrying the upgrades as an unnecessary intrusion into the Park’s bucolic nature.

With the approach of the summer season, one thing is certain: there’s going to be a lot of people in Yellowstone National Park.

At a symposium in Bozeman, Montana, members of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition discussed public lands health and access.

Progress is being made on acquiring nearly 600 acres of land north of Gardiner, Montana for Yellowstone area wildlife like elk.

The Yellowstone National Park elk herd in the Northern Range has grown since last year, according to park and Montana biologists.

A new study warns gateway communities around Yellowstone National Park could lose millions in visitor spending if the National Park Service raises entrance fees.

The Yellowstone Gateway Business Coalition (YGBC) is ramping up calls for a mining ban in the Paradise Valley outside Yellowstone National Park.

Since the last National Park Service fee hike, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks have sold more all-parks passes than any other in the National Park System.