Yellowstone National Park News

Spring Plowing Underway

As roads close to snowmobile and snowcoach travel for the season, plow crews have started work clearing Yellowstone?s roads for automobile travel.

Scoping for New Winter Use Plan Ends March 30

Informational meetings and a public comment period for a new Yellowstone Winter Use Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) began January 29, and continues through March 30.  Individuals, groups, and agencies have until the end of the month to submit written comments on the purpose, need and objectives, as well as the issues and alternatives they would like to be considered in the new plan. 

Winter Season Drawing to a Close

Yellowstone?s winter oversnow travel season is winding down.  Limited, managed, snowmobile and snowcoach travel on the park's interior roads is scheduled to end by Monday evening, March 15.

Yellowstone's Bears Are Waking Up

Bears have started to emerge from their dens in Yellowstone National Park.  Grizzly bear tracks were spotted in the Blacktail Deer Plateau area east of Mammoth Hot Springs on Friday, February 19.

Yellowstone Recruits for 2010 YCC Program

Yellowstone National Park is recruiting for the 2010 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program, a residential work program for young men and women between the ages of 15 and 18.  The program is designed to develop an appreciation for the nation's natural resources and heritage through unique educational, recreational, and work experiences. 

Annual Winter Photo Festival in West Yellowstone

Photographers are invited to share their favorite winter photos of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem during the Second Annual Winter Photo Festival to be held in early March in West Yellowstone.

New Federal Firearms Law Takes Effect Monday

A change in federal law effective February 22, allows people who can legally possess firearms under federal, state, and local laws, to possess those firearms in Yellowstone National Park.