Tag Archives: fire management

A year ago, officials with Yellowstone National Park and Custer Gallatin National Forest decided to let the Bacon Rind Fire burn with minimal intervention. Today, that decision is deemed a success.

How resilient are Yellowstone forests when it comes to frequent fires? Kelly April Tyrrell of the University of Wisconsin–Madison provides this look at how researchers are addressing the issue.

With Yellowstone’s fire season still in full swing, researchers are looking on the bright side of things.

There’s a new fire reported in Yellowstone National Park: The Grayling 2 Fire.

Both Buffalo and Maple Fires have grown overnight in Yellowstone National Park.

Fawn Fire has now grown to an estimated 915 acres as of 11:30 a.m. Sunday, August 7.

Fawn Fire is now burning on an estimated 500 acres, with smoke visible in Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiner, and around West Yellowstone, Montana.

Wildfires in western Wyoming has put both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks on high alert for fire risk, and has led to some road closures.

The Yellowstone Beach Fire remains at 520 acres, as its growth has stalled and more of it is contained by fire fighters; meanwhile, its growth potential has been downgraded by the fire fighters as well.