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Yellowstone National Park send an notification through the park’s Road Alert text and email system. A section of the East Entrance Road between the East Entrance and Pelican Valley will close June 12 12pm-2pm to mitigate a road condition. This is a brief, almost non-event compared to around this time last year. On June 13,…
On Friday, May 12, the only remaining entrance to Yellowstone National Park – the South Entrance near Jackson – will officially open for the Summer 2023 season. The Dunraven Pass, the only other interior road in the park still closed, will open on May 26 along with the Beartooth Pass. The opening of Yellowstone’s five…
As concerns over COVID-19 begin to ease, Park County Emergency Management officials are looking to revitalize community engagement by rebuilding normal continuity with local partners. Geoff Weimer, the new Park County Public Health Response Coordinator, works closely with Jeff Martin who is the Emergency Manager and Director for the Office of Homeland Security. Their focus?…
Following the “thousand-year” flood event in Wyoming and Montana last week, the Shoshone National Forest has been able to reopen portions of the Wapiti Campground and Clearwater Campground. Damage to Sweetwater Road, Forest Service Road 423, has led to closure of that road. “As floodwaters have receded in some areas, all but four campsites within…
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Communities bordering Yellowstone National Park were isolated and tourists stranded Tuesday after record floodwaters knocked out roads and bridges in Montana and Wyoming and forced the closure of all entrances to the park. The flooding followed a torrent of rain that combined with a rapidly melting snowpack and came just as…
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