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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Resources and Issues

In this book, recently updated for 2011, you will find concise information about the park’s history, natural and cultural resources, and issues.

 

Chapters

Pages
Contents, Preface, Introduction 1-30 (2.3 MB pdf)
History of the Park 31-46 (938 Kb pdf)
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem 47-54 (445 Kb pdf)
Geology 55-68 (3.4 MB pdf)
Life in Extreme Heat 69-80 (1.1 MB pdf)
Vegetation 81-88 (479 Kb pdf)
Fire in Yellowstone 89-102 (1.1 MB pdf)
Wildlife 103-154 (2.2 MB pdf)
Park Issues 155-198 (2.4 MB pdf)
The Whole Book
 (13 MB pdf)

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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: May 31, 2011 at 20:47 MST