Plan Your Autumn Trip to Yellowstone
With thinning crowds, leaves changing color, bull elk bugles, raptor migrations, and countless hiking opportunities, fall is a fantastic time to visit Yellowstone.
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2027 Yellowstone Calendar
Our popular 2027 Wall Calendar features images from talented photographers from across the country. All purchases help support critical projects and programs in Yellowstone National Park.
Old Faithful Live-Stream Webcam
Visit Yellowstone instantly from your computer or mobile device with live-streaming video of Old Faithful Geyser, wandering wildlife, and other geysers in the Upper Geyser Basin.
New Montana License Plate
Our new Montana license plate design has just been released and is available at local Montana Motor Vehicle Division locations. Proceeds from this specialty plate make a real impact and go directly to supporting the park.
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Yellowstone Forever 2028 Calendar Photo Contest
Yellowstone Forever, Yellowstone National Park’s official nonprofit partner, invites you to submit images to be considered for our Yellowstone Forever 2028 Wall Calendar! From the park’s awe-inspiring thermal features, waterfalls, abundant wildlife, and beyond, we are looking for captivating images of Yellowstone in all seasons. Submission is open until October…
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Yellowstone Forever 2028 Calendar Photo Contest | Terms & Conditions
See the following for official guidelines, terms, and conditions for the Yellowstone Forever 2028 Calendar Photo Contest Submission: Photographers may submit up to 5 images. *New this year – Contestants must submit one photo entry at a time. File Naming: Each image filename should include the following information: species or…
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Truman C. Everts: Yellowstone’s First Unlucky Adventurer
Originally posted in Yellowstone’s In the Shadow of the Arch blog by Miriam Watson, Museum Curator When Truman C. Everts of Helena, Montana, joined the Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition to Yellowstone in August 1870, he couldn’t have imagined the ordeal ahead. Little is known about Everts before this journey—born in 1816, he…
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Preparing for Departure: Migration, Fat, & Fall Strategy
How multiple species – from birds to bears – prepare for winter through movement and energy storage. By Amanda Harper, Institute Field Educator The brutal heat dies down, and the crisp fall breeze sweeps across the landscape. As humans, we turn to our climate-controlled homes for refuge from the unforgiving…
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Stressed & Resilient: Wildfire Ecology in Yellowstone
How plants, animals, and even insects adapt to wildfire season. By Amanda Evans, Institute Lead Field Educator When fire sweeps through human communities, it can be devastating. In wild landscapes, however, fire plays a vital ecological role. It recycles dead vegetation, returns nutrients to the soil, creates new habitat, and…
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Park Plants and Herbarium | In the Shadow of the Arch
Originally posted in Yellowstone’s In the Shadow of the Arch blog by Hayley Tuggle, Museum Technician What is a herbarium? Some of you might ask, “what is a herbarium?”, and for those new to the term, it’s a facility that preserves dried, pressed plant specimens to document flora. Pressing and…
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Grand Prismatic Spring | Photo/D. Stahler
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Yellowstone Forever supports a variety of priority projects in the park — from sustainability efforts to the Yellowstone Wolf Project to the Youth Conservation Corps. Your gift today will help ensure the future of the world’s first national park for generations to come.
