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Yellowstone National Park
2009 Resource and Issues

In this book, you will find concise information about the park’s history, natural and cultural resources, and issues.

 

Chapters

Pages
Contents, Preface, Introduction 1-30 (1.8 MB pdf)
History of the Park 31-46 (748 kb pdf)
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 47-54 (247 kb pdf)
Geology 55-68 (1.9 MB pdf)
Life in Extreme Heat 69-80 (600 kb pdf)
Vegetation 81-88 (745 Kb pdf)
Fire in Yellowstone 89-102 (892 Kb pdf)
Wildlife 103-154 (1.6 MB pdf)
Park Issues 155-196 (1.3 MB pdf)

Fire in Yellowstone Pineland in 1988  

Did You Know?
The 1988 fires affected 793,880 acres or 36 percent of the park. Five fires burned into the park that year from adjacent public lands. The largest, the North Fork Fire, started from a discarded cigarette. It burned more than 410,000 acres.

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Last Updated: April 24, 2009 at 10:15 EST