Sending Cheerful Seasons Greetings from all of us at Yellowstone Forever
We hope you enjoy some of our favorite images taken by Yellowstone Forever staff this past year!
In 2024, Yellowstone Forever supporters made meaningful impacts in the following projects and programs. These, among many others, truly could not happen without your generosity. Thank you! We look forward to working with you in 2025 to continue to ensure Yellowstone National Park remains protected and preserved, forever.
- Research, monitoring, and education outreach through the decades-long Yellowstone Wolf Project continue. Bioacoustics, an exciting new component of the project, was launched this yearâwith 2,000 howling events recorded. Annual winter studies are underway. January 2025 marks the 30th Anniversary since wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone.
- Through the Bison Conservation & Transfer Program, 116 wild bison were transferred to Fort Peck, MT in February. Since 2019, over 400 bison have been transferred to 26 Tribes across 12 states – the largest transfer of live Yellowstone bison among Native American Tribes in history.
- In its third year, Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center completed another fantastic season. Programming included photography, beadwork, moccasin making, dancing, storytelling, quillwork, and more from 27 Tribal presenters representing 16 associated Tribes.
- With an eye toward sustainability and modern efficiency, Yellowstone Forever is supporting long-overdue renovations of employee housing in the park.
- Nearly 1,500 bear-proof storage containers have now been installed in campsites throughout the park to protect bears and visitors. The park needs roughly 500 more to install a bear box in every campsite in the park.
- Two Youth Conservation Corps groups (45 teens) completed work projects through Yellowstone. YCC provides these youth the opportunity Work, Learn, Play, and Grow in the worldâs first national park each summer.
- For the 2023-24 school year, 779 students participated in Expedition Yellowstone (a curriculum-based residential education program for grades 4-8 offering students an opportunity to learn and explore in one of the worldâs finest outdoor classrooms). 352 students received scholarships through YF funds.
- Conservation efforts continue to restore native trout to the ecosystem, particularly the Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake. The results are overwhelmingly positive.
- 7 new pack mules and 10 new riding horses were purchased supporting the parkâs vital stock and corral operations.
- âŠand much, much more!