JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST

Blog

Sep 13

Aerial Photos Aid Biologists

Researchers get a "raven's eye view" of Yellowstone Digital photography has changed the way most of us take pictures when we're on vacation, and today it is also revolutionizing wildlife research. Observing wolves, bears, and other animals can be challenging because researchers do not want to get so close that... read more →
Apr 24
Apr 21

High-Altitude Archaeology

A 2,000-year-old basket...a 4,800-year-old atl-atl used to hurl projectiles...a 10,000-year-old spear shaft. These are some of the items found along the melting edges of high-altitude ice patches in and around Yellowstone National Park. As the ice patches recede as a result of global climate change, many of these archaeological treasures—if... read more →
Apr 17

An Inspired Reconstruction

We'll start with the bad news: Yellowstone's Inspiration Point is currently closed for the season. Now for the good news: it will reopen by the fall of 2017 after an extensive rehabilitation. The restored overlook will once again offer some of the most epic views of the Grand Canyon of... read more →
Feb 15

Better Together: Yellowstone Park Foundation and Yellowstone Association Join Forces

Two organizations have worked diligently for many years to preserve Yellowstone, and enhance each visitor’s experience in meaningful ways. Together they have funded hundreds of improvement and conservation projects, offered thousands of educational programs, and touched countless lives. How could they possibly improve on this track record of incredible success?... read more →
Jan 15

Yellowstone’s First Winter Photographer

Frank Jay Haynes is known for his photographic legacy in the park, but his first winter expedition nearly put an end to that. Yellowstone National Park was a wild and remote place in the late 1800s, and in winter it beckoned only the heartiest, most adventurous souls. Renowned photographer Frank... read more →
Jan 11

Yellowstone Volcano Fuels Remarkable Biodiversity

Yellowstone Lake is the foundation of the Yellowstone Ecosystem, providing key ingredients to a large and complex food chain that sustains many of the animals for which Yellowstone is so famous. Cutthroat trout are commonly thought of as the base of this food chain that includes otters, bald eagles, coyotes... read more →
Oct 15
May 19
Ranger in Gallatin backcountry

Safeguarding Yellowstone’s Wilderness

Backcountry Rangers brave the elements —and other dangers—to protect the park's treasures. WANTED: Man or woman with skills in horseback riding and backcountry skiing, willing to hike 20 miles at a time, and available to work 24 hours per day. Must be trained in search and rescue operations, emergency medical... read more →
Feb 18

Celebrating the Homecoming

20th Anniversary of the Reintroduction of Wolves in Yellowstone One of Yellowstone’s most important predators, who roamed its landscape and defined its ecosystem for thousands of years, completely disappeared in the early part of the 20th Century. By the 1920s, the last wolf pack in Yellowstone was killed, in an... read more →