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Fire Danger Level is EXTREME
While campfires and charcoal grills are permitted, visitors are encouraged to be careful with fire.
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Road Information
Updated road information is available 24 hours a day by calling 307-344-2117. See Road Construction Delays and Closures for more information. More »
Nature & Science
Nature-Related
Q & A Regarding Volcanic Activity in Yellowstone Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook: The handbook our naturalists use to answer many basic park questions. Natural Resource Vital Signs, 2011 (3.5 MB pdf): Yellowstone National Park's report to help park managers and scientists more fully understand the status of important ecological "health indicators." Greater Yellowstone Science Learning Center: The most up-to-date scientific information about resources in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Bighorn Canyon. Research Permits: Information for scientists on how to obtain a Research and Collecting Permit. Spatial Analysis Center uses computerized geographic information to track cultural and natural resources of Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone Park Science Bibliographic Database - Searchable database containing over 16,700 bibliographic citations to scholarly and professional studies and publications dealing with science in Yellowstone and its immediate surroundings (maintained by the Washington State University Libraries). The Greater Yellowstone Bibliography - Searchable database containing over 28,900 bibliographic citations to scholarly, popular, professional, and creative literature about the greater Yellowstone region (maintained by the University of Wyoming Libraries). U.S. Geological Survey site:Yellowstone Volcano Observatory The following come to us courtesy of Bob Smith, University of Utah:
And courtesy of David Montieth & Contributors:Yellowstone Geysers National Academy of Sciences & National Research Council Reports | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.