Tag Archives: 1988 fire season

Learning from 1988’s Yellowstone Fires

It seems hard to believe, but 1988’s Yellowstone fires are all of sudden 30 years ago. “Sometimes it seems like 30 weeks,” Roy Renkin, a park biologist and vegetation researcher said recently.

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Crews Burn Woody Debris Around Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance

Yellowstone National Park South Entrance, Yellowstone visitation

If you see smoke around the Northeast Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, don’t worry: park crews are just burning woody debris.

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New Research Charts Dual Futures for Yellowstone’s Forest Composition

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

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2016 Marks Most Yellowstone Fire Activity Since 1988

As of September 21, 2016, fires have burned over 62,000 acres of Yellowstone National Park, the highest number of acres since the 1988 fire season.

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