http://www.nps.gov/yell News releases from Yellowstone National Park. en-us http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13-040.htm Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:33 EST Yellowstone National Park has updated its fishing regulations for the season which begins on Saturday, May 25. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13039.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:23 EST The Beartooth Highway, the scenic high elevation portion of US-212 linking Red Lodge, Montana, with the communities of Cooke City and Silver Gate, Montana, and the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park, is scheduled to open for the season at 9:00 a.m. Friday morning, May 24. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13038.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 11:11:08 EST In order to more thoroughly protect the waters of Yellowstone National Park, all motorized and non-motorized watercraft entering the park’s lakes must first pass an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) inspection. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13037.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 11:36:26 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment regarding a capital improvement plan proposed by the utility company that provides electrical service to Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13036.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 14:30:39 EST The South Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will open for the season on Friday morning, May 10, as originally scheduled. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13035.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 13:55:25 EST Yellowstone and the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center staff will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 18, with free programs and a field trip that are open to the public. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/snakeriverea.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 13:43:55 EST The Snake River Headwaters Comprehensive River Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (CRMP/EA) has been released for review and comment. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13034.htm Fri, 03 May 2013 15:01:20 EST Yellowstone National Park has completed a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) Plan that will help guide commercial services in the park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13033.htm Wed, 01 May 2013 12:20:56 EST The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will open for the season on Friday morning, May 3, as originally scheduled. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13032.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:44:07 EST The environmental review work needed to update the plan to guide fire management in Yellowstone National Park has been approved. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13031.htm Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:35:40 EST Access to Yellowstone National Park’s Black Sand Basin will be temporarily closed until at least the Memorial Day weekend while maintenance crews replace and reroute a section of boardwalk that has been damaged by the area’s thermal features. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13030.htm Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:10:28 EST Yellowstone National Park and the Yellowstone Environmental Coordinating Committee will celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day this weekend with community recycling events, demonstrations, games and much more. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13029.htm Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:06:19 EST A former Billings, Montana-based attorney was sworn in earlier this week as United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Wyoming, to preside over the U.S. District Court in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13028.htm Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:39:44 EST The National Park Service today released for public comment a proposed rule to more effectively manage access for snowmobiles and snow coaches in Yellowstone National Park while minimizing impacts on visitors, air and sound quality, and wildlife. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13027.htm Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:06:52 EST Favorable weather conditions, below average snow levels, and assistance from the Wyoming Department of Transportation have allowed the park to prepare some road segments for automobile travel earlier than anticipated. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13-026.htm Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:37:43 EST Yellowstone National Park will be accepting public requests April 12-14 for those interested in receiving a 2013 firewood collection permit. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13025.htm Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:47:58 EST Bicyclists willing to brave the often unpredictable elements of spring in Yellowstone National Park will be able to travel 49 miles of park roads from the West Entrance at West Yellowstone, Mont., to Mammoth Hot Springs beginning at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13024.htm Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:00:36 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on a plan to improve the administrative area of the Bechler region of Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13023.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:51:42 EST National Park Service (NPS) plow crews are out clearing nearly 200 miles of primary road, almost 125 miles of secondary roads, and 125 acres of parking lots in order to open Yellowstone National Park to wheeled vehicle travel this spring. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13022.htm Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:15:23 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on plan to reconstruct the Isa Lake Bridge in its existing location at Craig Pass within Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13021.htm Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:25:51 EST The NPS is extending the public comment period for its preparation of an environmental assessment to analyze impacts associated with the issuance of new concession contracts for guided backcountry saddle and pack stock tours in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13020.htm Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:16:18 EST Grizzly bears are emerging from hibernation in the Greater Yellowstone Area, so hikers, skiers and snowshoers are advised to stay in groups of three of more, make noise on the trail and carry bear spray. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13018.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:28:07 EST Roads into Yellowstone National Park will open one to two weeks later than normal this spring. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13017.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:13:41 EST Yellowstone National Park and Montana FWP concluded a workshop earlier this week that examined the science behind brucellosis and the feasibility or need for suppression of this non-native disease in the Yellowstone bison population. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13016.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:04:42 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze impacts associated with the issuance of new concession contracts for guided backcountry saddle and pack stock tours in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13015.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:52:11 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on a recently prepared Draft Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) Plan that will help guide commercial services in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13014.htm Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:23:18 EST Photographers are invited to share their favorite winter images of the region with the public during the Fifth Annual Winter Photo Festival to be held next month in West Yellowstone. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13013.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:16:23 EST The National Park Service has selected Xanterra Parks & Resorts to provide a wide range of visitor services in Yellowstone National Park for the next two decades. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13012.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:56:48 EST Yellowstone National Park’s winter season is drawing to a close. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13011.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:08:51 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 3,394,326 visitors to Yellowstone National Park spent $332,975,000 in communities surrounding the park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13010.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:21:22 EST The National Park Service has released a final plan to guide the future of winter use in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13009.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:21:22 EST A plan to protect Yellowstone’s natural landscapes and native plant diversity from the spread of invasive plants has been released for public review. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13007.htm Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:00:02 EST Yellowstone and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) will host a workshop Feb. 26-28 at Chico Hot Springs Resort in Pray, Montana, to examine the science behind the disease brucellosis and help improve the management of the Yellowstone bison population. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13006.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:46:10 EST Yellowstone National Park is once again reminding film and video crews and news reporters to review permitting regulations before attempting to capture the sounds and imagery of the world’s first national park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13005.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:35:04 EST Imagine having the opportunity to work, learn and play in the world’s first national park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13004.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:29:42 EST Yellowstone National Park is seeking public comment on a proposal to increase the daily fee charged to stay in campgrounds operated by the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13003.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:17:43 EST More than a century after U.S. Army troops harnessed the power of flowing water to light Fort Yellowstone, the park is generating electricity from water again. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/13001.htm Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:24:17 EST Yellowstone National Park is joining all National Park Service (NPS) sites across the nation in waiving admission fees next Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr., federal holiday. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12092.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:59:46 EST Yellowstone National Park will open to the public for the winter season as scheduled on December 15. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12091.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:31:22 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is extending the public comment period on a proposal by Verizon Wireless to construct a cell phone tower to serve the Lake and Fishing Bridge areas of Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12090.htm Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:23:41 EST Yellowstone National Park removed more than 300,000 lake trout in 2012, bringing the total to more than 1.1 million of the non-native fish removed from Yellowstone Lake since they were first discovered in 1994. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12089.htm Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:40:56 EST The North and Northeast Entrances to Yellowstone National Park will offer free visitor admission November 10-12, to honor all past and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12088.htm Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:33:53 EST Visitors only have a few days left this year to drive their personal vehicles to view iconic Yellowstone locations like Old Faithful or the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12087.htm Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:13:13 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is reviewing a proposal by Verizon Wireless to construct a cell phone tower to serve the Lake and Fishing Bridge areas of Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12086.htm Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:54:27 EST Yellowstone National Park is soliciting comments for a proposed project to complete routine trail work on portions of the Heart Lake and Basin Creek Cutoff trails. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12085.htm Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:52:55 EST Yellowstone National Park is asking for the public’s help in identifying who was responsible for illegally retrieving a bull elk carcass from inside the park last month. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12084.htm Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:13:17 EST Visitation to Yellowstone National Park for September was down slightly compared to last year’s levels. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12083.htm Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:14:09 EST A wide ranging group of scientists, managers, and other decision makers will gather next week to present current scientific findings and examine resource challenges in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12082.htm Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:29:21 EST Yellowstone is taking another step forward this week in efforts to restore native Yellowstone cutthroat trout in park waters. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12081.htm Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:08:18 EST While the scenery is wide open, not all of the park’s roads and facilities are, so check some valuable information resources below before you travel. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061t.htm Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:07:48 EST A continued pattern of mostly sunny skies, seasonal to above normal afternoon high temperatures, and abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions keep breathing life into three fires in Central Yellowstone. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061s.htm Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:49:28 EST A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for Yellowstone National Park until 7:00 p.m. Sunday for low relative humidity and some gusty winds combining with very dry fuels. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061r.htm Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:26:03 EST A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Yellowstone National Park until midnight Saturday. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12080.htm Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:33:29 EST An updated plan and associated Environmental Assessment (EA) to guide fire management in Yellowstone National Park has been released for public review. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061q.htm Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:44:45 EST An increase in temperatures along with drier fuel moistures and some gusty winds could reawaken fire and smoke activity on the fires burning in Yellowstone National Park heading into the weekend. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12078.htm Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:18:02 EST With the opening of hunting seasons on lands surrounding Yellowstone National Park, hunters are reminded that hunting is not permitted within the park http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12077.htm Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:13:33 EST Visitation to Yellowstone National Park for August down slightly compared to year ago levels. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12076.htm Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:19:42 EST In celebration of National Public Lands Day on September 29, photographers are being invited to share some of their favorite images of Yellowstone, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, or any of the other nearly 400 units of the Park system. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12075.htm Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:06:48 EST The National Park Service will waive park entrance fees on Saturday, September 29, in conjunction with National Public Lands Day. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061p.htm Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:26:59 EST Little growth has occurred on the fires burning in Yellowstone National Park in the past few days. However, Red Flag Warnings remain in effect until midnight across South Central Montana due to gusty winds, low humidities and dry fuels. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061o.htm Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:47:38 EST Although none of the fires burning in Yellowstone National Park has grown over the weekend, Red Flag Warnings are in effect today across the region for high temps, gusty winds, low humidities and dry fuels. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12074.htm Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:39:04 EST A proposed rule to extend the existing “one-year rule” regarding the management of snowmobiles and snowcoach activity in Yellowstone National Park for the upcoming 2012-2013 winter season has been released for public review and comment. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12073.htm Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:48:10 EST Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) will be conducting scientific grizzly bear research operations in Yellowstone National Park from September 11 through October 31, as part of the ongoing monitoring of the activities and population of grizzly bears within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12072.htm Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:47:52 EST Discounted registration for the 11th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ends on September 14, 2012. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061n.htm Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:55:42 EST More than a half inch of rain quieted three lightning caused fires in the central portion of Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061m.htm Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:05:13 EST Cooler temperatures and higher humidity resulted in reduced activity on the park’s fires Friday compared to earlier in the week. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12070.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:36:58 EST Cooler water temperatures will allow Yellowstone National Park officials to lift mandatory fishing restrictions from the Firehole, Gibbon, and Madison rivers effective Friday, August 31. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12069.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:26:56 EST The road between Norris and Canyon in Yellowstone National Park has reopened after closing last night due to increased activity on the Cygnet fire. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12071.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:18:17 EST For the upcoming 2012-2013 winter season at Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service is proposing to extend the existing “one-year rule” regarding the management of snowmobiles and snowcoach activity in the park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061l.htm Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:11:06 EST High winds under hot and dry weather conditions over the past two days increased the fire and smoke activity of both the Dewdrop and Cygnet fires in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12068.htm Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:53:46 EST The Norris to Canyon section of roadway is temporarily closed due to increased activity on the Cygnet Fire. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061k.htm Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:11:58 EST High winds under hot and dry Red Flag weather conditions resulted in significant smoke and fire growth activity on the Cygnet and Dewdrop fires in Yellowstone National Park Wednesday. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12066.htm Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:47:44 EST Yellowstone National Park rangers will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints in the park on August 30, 2012. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12065.htm Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:46:59 EST One sure sign that fall is just around the corner is that some animals are beginning to leave the high country for lower elevations. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061j.htm Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:12:31 EST Windy and dry weather conditions resulted in some continued growth activity on the fires in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061i.htm Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:31:56 EST Stable weather conditions and a slight amount of precipitation resulted in little growth activity on the fires in Yellowstone National Park on Monday. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/2061gz.htm Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:41:31 EST For the third consecutive day, windy, dry Red Flag conditions Saturday afternoon resulted in an increase in fire activity and growth on the Cygnet Fire in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061h.htm Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:54:42 EST Red Flag conditions Sunday afternoon resulted in an increase in smoke and fire activity and some perimeter growth on the Cygnet, Dewdrop and Range fires in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12-61f.htm Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:33:33 EST Windy, dry Red Flag conditions Friday afternoon resulted in an increase in fire activity and growth on the Cygnet Fire in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061e.htm Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:30:56 EST Windy conditions Thursday afternoon resulted in an increase in activity and some growth on two of the small fires burning in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061d.htm Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:00:33 EST Fire activity has steadily increased on two fires in the central portion of the park, and smoke may be visible from several areas along the Grand Loop Road from Norris to Canyon Village and south to Fishing Bridge. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12064.htm Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:54:03 EST The road between Bridge Bay and West Thumb in Yellowstone National Park has reopened after closing temporarily due to a motor vehicle accident this afternoon. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12063.htm Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:46:32 EST A vehicle accident involving several medical transports has temporarily closed the road between Bridge Bay and West Thumb in Yellowstone National Park this afternoon. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061c.htm Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:46:51 EST Due to the lack of moisture throughout the park in the last several days, the fire danger level in Yellowstone has been elevated to Extreme. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12062.htm Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:24:28 EST A head-on collision late Tuesday afternoon in Yellowstone National Park claimed the life of a motorcyclist from northeast Wyoming. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061b.htm Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:41:45 EST The fire danger level in Yellowstone has been lowered to Very High. Fire restrictions are still in effect. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061a.htm Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:01:40 EST A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 9:00 p.m. Friday due to critical fire weather conditions. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12061.htm Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:52:27 EST Three new small fires were discovered in Yellowstone late Tuesday. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12060.htm Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:25:48 EST Visitation to Yellowstone National Park for July is down slightly compared to year ago levels. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12059.htm Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:26:18 EST Yellowstone National Park has completed its annual summer bison population abundance monitoring. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12058.htm Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:55:23 EST Continued hot, dry conditions and a potential for increased fire activity have prompted Yellowstone National Park to reinstate fire restrictions and close some hiking trails and backcountry campsites. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12057.htm Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:56:16 EST Yellowstone National Park will host a teacher workshop on climate change this month. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12056.htm Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:22:59 EST Yellowstone National Park rangers spent the day Monday responding to numerous incidents, including several involving significant injuries to visitors. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12055.htm Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:04:30 EST Yellowstone National Park is planning to implement some temporary fishing closures. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12054.htm Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:29:40 EST Yellowstone National Park is preparing a plan to reconstruct the historic Isa Lake Bridge at Craig Pass. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12053.htm Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:39:35 EST Recent rainfall received over most of Yellowstone National Park has increased fuel moistures to the point that the prohibition on open campfires has been lifted. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12052.htm Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:56:23 EST Yellowstone National Park is pleased to announce that Katrina Hecimovic has been selected as Transportation Scholar to assist in the forthcoming redesign of the park’s historic, year-round North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana, known as the Gardiner Gateway Project. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12051.htm Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:03:07 EST Lightning from recent thunderstorms has started a small fire inside the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park, along the Montana-Wyoming border. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12050.htm Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:28:24 EST The public has several opportunities next week to learn about a proposed new plan for winter use in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12049.htm Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:19:49 EST Visitation to Yellowstone National Park for June and for the first six months of the year is up compared to year-ago levels. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12048.htm Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:14:09 EST America’s first national park is pleased to announce its presence on several popular social media Web sites. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12047.htm Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:17:10 EST Beginning in June 2011, 22 teenage boys at Northwest Passage, a residential treatment facility for at-risk youth, embarked on photographic journeys through rugged backcountry expeditions to Yellowstone and three other National Parks. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12046.htm Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:52:40 EST On June 20, 2012, Michael C. Emanuelson, 50, a former National Park Service property technician, was sentenced for using a government computer to view child pornography. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12045a.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:43:17 EST The National Park Service has released the Draft Winter Use Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12045.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:25:42 EST The National Park Service will release a proposed new plan to guide the future of winter use in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12044.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:35:41 EST Continued hot, dry weather, fire activity in the region, and the current fire danger rating of Very High has prompted Yellowstone National Park to implement temporary fire restrictions effective noon Friday, June 29, 2012. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12043.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:34:26 EST Yellowstone National Park rangers will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints in the park over the June 29-30 weekend. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12042.htm Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:45:57 EST Yellowstone National Park is pleased to welcome Brandon Lipke as the park’s new Safety Manager. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12041.htm Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:46:32 EST Blooming wildflowers and sparkling geysers remain a perennial display of Mother Nature’s own Fourth of July fireworks in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12040.htm Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:36:31 EST Road and parking area improvement projects in Yellowstone National Park’s Tower Junction and Canyon Village areas are scheduled to begin the first week of July, though little impact is expected on park visitors enjoying the summer season. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12039.htm Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:43:52 EST A plan to revitalize Montana’s historic, year-round entrance to Yellowstone National Park was unveiled today at Arch Park in the gateway community of Gardiner. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12038.htm Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:18:34 EST Yellowstone National Park joins the nation in observing the month of June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12037.htm Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:39:57 EST Yellowstone National Park rangers and state and federal transportation officials will conduct safety evaluations of commercial vehicles and operators traveling in the park throughout the summer season. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12036.htm Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:07:12 EST The identity of a woman who died June 7 while hiking in Yellowstone National Park has been released. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12035.htm Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:26:25 EST An 18-year-old woman died Thursday in an accidental fall near Inspiration Point in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12033.htm Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:37:24 EST Yellowstone National Park is soliciting comments for a proposed project to do routine rehabilitation work on a portion of the Buffalo Plateau Trail. http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/12032.htm Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:16:24 EST The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees at all national parks on Saturday, June 9, for National Get Outdoors Day.