Despite an intention of retiring as Yellowstone National Park superintendent in 2019, Dan Wenk says he’s been told he’ll be reassigned as soon as August over what he assumes is his management of Yellowstone bison.
Read More »Busiest Yellowstone May Visitation Ever Reported in 2018
The numbers are in: We saw the highest Yellowstone May visitation numbers ever in 2018, which will undoubtedly lead to more discussions of how best to handle increasingly larger crowds in America’s first national park.
Read More »Old Yellowstone: History of Steamboat Geyser
Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser has long held the title of “World’s Tallest Geyser.”
Read More »See a Steamboat Geyser Eruption in Action
With another event this morning, a Yellowstone Steamboat Geyser eruption is now on the bucket list of many Park visitors. If you can’t make it on your own, here’s a video for you.
Read More »Lee Whittlesey Reflects on Long Yellowstone Career
During a nearly 50-year career at Yellowstone National Park, Lee Whittlesey drew inspiration from the act of Congress establishing the National Park Service: “… to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment …
Read More »2018 Yellowstone Summer Season Kicks Off Today
Heading to Yellowstone National Park this weekend? Here’s what to expect as the 2018 Yellowstone summer season kicks off today.
Read More »One-Day Trip: Mammoth to Canyon via Tower-Roosevelt
Can you visit all of Yellowstone National Park on a one-day trip?
Read More »Crews Burn Woody Debris Around Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance
If you see smoke around the Northeast Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, don’t worry: park crews are just burning woody debris.
Read More »Beartooth Highway Scheduled to Open As Planned Next Friday
The Beartooth Highway is on track to open Memorial Day weekend, following months of work by road crews in Montana and Wyoming.
Read More »New Research on Yellowstone Microbes Could Shed Light on Origin of Life
New research published by microbiologists with Montana State University (MSU) on Yellowstone microbes may shed light on the origin of life.
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