Yellowstone National Park
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The Fourth of July in Yellowstone didn’t blow up records from previous years, but it shows visitation continues its trend of more vehicles and more people. Yellowstone officials released the official visitation statistics for the entire Fourth of July weekend – July 2 to 5. Vehicle entry data is collected from park entrance stations’ point-of-sale…
Several factors are contributing to the hazardous atmosphere surrounding Cody, which means residents need to be extra careful to stay safe and avoid wildfires. The National Weather Service (N.W.S) has two Hazardous Weather Outlooks in effect for Cody and northwest Wyoming on Friday, July 9. Normal summer conditions mix with abnormal phenomena in the current…
After days without a sighting and failed attempts by park rangers to capture it, a family dog may be hopelessly lost somewhere in Yellowstone National Park. For the past two weeks, members of the Facebook group “yellowstone National Park” have been following the tragedy of Delta, the dog. After getting “lost” in the park in…
Fire is one seasonal visitor that isn’t welcome in Park County this summer, as the county and federal agencies take action to prevent human-caused wildfires. Throughout northwest Wyoming, the risk of intense wildfires grows every day as Park County continues to get hotter and drier. Now, more activities are restricted to ensure the safety of…
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A 37-year-old Maine man has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for running onto Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful geyser multiple times while wearing a raccoon-skin hat and waving an American flag. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the man pleaded guilty Thursday to trespassing, was fined $200 and was…
After an incredibly dry June and its first fire of the season, Yellowstone joins the rest of northwest Wyoming by implementing Stage One fire restrictions. On July 1st, Yellowstone officials announced Stage One Fire Restrictions were enacted throughout the entire park. Unfortunately, the restrictions were accompanied by raising the park’s fire danger level from High…
After threatening and fighting with rangers during a tipsy kayak trip, the Indiana resident will serve 60 days in prison and is banned from Yellowstone for five years. Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that Kyle F. Campbell, age 31, of Fairmont, Indiana, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an incident on June…
A grizzly by Yellowstone River was found without his head or claws and is being investigated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for pouching. A Grizzly bear was found in Gardner, Montana by the Yellowstone River. This was first reported by the Mountain Journal. The United State Fish and Wildlife will be the leaders…
Within a week of Yellowstone National Park raising its fire danger, a small lightning-strike fire was reported and immediately suppressed due to its location. Yellowstone officials announced the park’s first wildfire of the Summer 2021 season. The Elk Creek Fire was caught and put out so quickly it hasn’t even received an InciWeb page. The…
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man was arrested Wednesday for causing a fire near Yellowstone National Park that has burned 46 square miles (120 square kilometers) and torched more than two dozen homes and other structures. John Lightburn, 55, of Bridger, was charged with felony negligent arson and felony criminal mischief for allegedly starting…