Thank you for your interest in conducting research in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Please contact the Research Permit Office at (307) 344-2234 prior to submitting a proposal so that your project can be discussed personally and you can get an early start on the permitting process.
The following index will help guide you through this web site and the permitting process for Yellowstone National Park.
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Did You Know?
The 1988 fires affected 793,880 acres or 36 percent of the park. Five fires burned into the park that year from adjacent public lands. The largest, the North Fork Fire, started from a discarded cigarette. It burned more than 410,000 acres.