The 9th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, The ’88 Fires: Yellowstone and Beyond, focused on the 20th anniversary of the 1988 fires in the Yellowstone area. It was held September 22-27, 2008, at the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Yellowstone joined with the International Association of Wildland Fire and other organizations to host this conference, which was both a first rate scientific meeting and a homecoming for the many people who were involved in the 1988 fires in Yellowstone. There will be a proceedings of extended abstracts available from this conference.
Did You Know?
There are more people hurt by bison than by bears each year in Yellowstone. Park regulations state that visitors must stay at least 25 yards away from bison or elk and 100 yards away from bears.