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A stellar August turnout means Yellowstone visitation has exceeded three million already this 2015 season.

Yellowstone National Park will be offering free admission Tuesday, August 25 in celebration of the National Park Service’s 99th anniversary.

The identity of the Yellowstone hiker found dead Friday, August 7 has been released.

Yellowstone National Park officials have captured a female grizzly bear, after a bear was identified as “likely involved” in the death of a hiker.

After a preliminary investigation into the death of a Yellowstone hiker, officials have concluded a grizzly bear was involved.

Nighttime road closures will go into effect on a section of road between Norris Campground and Indian Creek Campground due to construction.

Two big Yellowstone National Park projects received significant funding from the National Park Service Centennial Challenge: the Gardiner Gateway Project and native cutthroat trout restoration, totaling $1 million.

Work on the Gardiner Gateway Project — a $12-million revamp of the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park — will begin this summer after project organizers snared a $10.3 million grant from the Federal Lands Access Program.

The landscape around Old Faithful is changing, as the former Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop has been moved to a spot next to Old Faithful Lodge, opening tomorrow as exhibit space for the Yellowstone Park Foundation (YPF) and the National Park Service.

Continuing its strong tradition of fundraising for Yellowstone National Park, the Yellowstone Park Foundation announced $600,000 in grants for Spring 2013.