Tag Archives: Yellowstone National Park

Cool, Wet Weather Further Dampens Druid Fire Complex

Morning meeting

Another day of cool and wet weather has further dampened the Druid Fire Complex, as the six Yellowstone National Park fires are showing no smoke.

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Rain Dampens Yellowstone’s Druid Fire Complex

Aug. 21, Alum Fire

Mother Nature cooperated and dampened the six fires yesterday in the Druid Fire Complex, allowing Park officials to reopen trails and better monitor smouldering areas.

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Alum Fire Wakes Up; May Impact Travel Today

After 10 days of dormancy, the Alum Fire near Mud Volcano came back to life thanks to favorable weather conditions and could force the closure of the Grand Loop Road between Canyon and Fishing Bridge.

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Weather Limits Growth of Yellowstone’s Druid Fire Complex UPDATED!

Alder Fire, Druid Fire Complex, Aug. 19

Efforts to manage the five fires in Yellowstone National Park have been consolidated into one effort under the Druid Fire Complex banner, as wet and cooler weather has slowed the growth of the larger fires.

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Yellowstone Road Reopens; Beartooth Highway Partially Closed

Rock Creek Fire

The Yellowstone Grand Loop Road between Canyon Village and Fishing Bridge has been reopened, but fires have forced a partial closure of the Beartooth Highway outside the Park.

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Alum Fire Forces Closure of Yellowstone Road Segment

Alum Fire

With the Alum Fire growing, the National Park Service has closed 13 miles of the Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park between Fishing Bridge Junction to the South Rim Drive of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

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Yellowstone Fires Grow, But Still Not Impacting Visitors, Services

Alum Fire

Three Yellowstone fires continue to grow in size during dry weather conditions, but services are not impacted, and no temporary road closures are imminent.

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Cutthroat Trout Restoration in Yellowstone’s Grayling Creek Begins

The first step in Arctic grayling and native westslope cutthroat trout restoration in Yellowstone National Park’s Grayling Creek — removing non-native trout — begins this week.

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Yellowstone Visitation Up, Down in July 2013

South Entrance Opening 2013

The number of cars entering Yellowstone National Park in July 2013 was up over a year ago, but the National Park Service‘s new method of calculating Yellowstone visitation yielded a decrease in estimated arrivals.

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New Fire in Northeast Yellowstone: Druid Fire

Druid Peak

With the fire danger in Yellowstone National Park being high these days, we expect to see a lot of stories this: NPS officials report a new incident, the Druid Fire, approximately two miles north of the Northeast Entrance Road on the northern aspect of Druid Peak overlooking the Lamar Valley.

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