Fire officials from Yellowstone Ranger District, Gallatin National Forests have lifted the Pine Creek Fire area closure including: George Lake, Pine Creek, North and South Deep Creek and Davis Creek trails. The Pine Creek Campground is currently closed for the season, but … Continue Reading
No doubt, you have seen the attention a display placed in the Jackson Hole Airport by Grand Teton National Park has attracted from those arriving in the valley and waiting to claim their luggage along with a small store in the airport run by the Grand Teton Association. Those features … Continue Reading
The National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics Office is reporting a slight decline in visits to Yellowstone National Park last month. While there is no ready analysis for why that decline took place, the month was marked by numerous wildfires in the area which resulted in considerable smoke throughout the region. The decline was rooted in … Continue Reading
The Pine Creek Fire in Paradise Valley, Montana is currently 8,000 acres, but as of last night firefighters there have been able to establish fire line around 45% of the blaze. While officials have not yet established an exact cause of the fire, it has now been termed of human origin. The number of … Continue Reading
Scores of residents remain evacuated from Pine Creek, Montana and nearby areas. However, after more accurate measurements, fire officials have reduced the estimated size of the Pine Creek Fire in Paradise Valley, Montana to 7800 acres – about 4200 acres smaller than estimated Friday. Fire officials continue to meet with … Continue Reading
A type-1 firefighting team has taken over the Pine Creek Fire in Paradise Valley, Montana now. At least five residences and several outbuildings have been confirmed lost to the fire. That fire was sparked at 2:00 pm Wednesday and within a half hour, … Continue Reading
(From eyewitness & NIFC reports) A wildfire exhibiting “extreme behavior” broke out in Paradise Valley, Montana about 2:00 pm Wednesday, forcing a hurried evacuation of the community of Pine Creek. Flames were quickly reported shooting 30 or more feet above the trees. While rumors ran rampant about the loss of businesses and homes, … Continue Reading
A decision is to be made soon for 160 Yellowstone bison that have been staying at one of Ted Turner’s ranches in Montana and a list of viable options is due by the end of this month. Sixty-one animals went to Fort Peck earlier this year, and the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming is … Continue Reading
Members of Park County Montana Search and Rescue, Livingston Fire and Rescue, Wilsall First Responders, the US Forest Service and Carisch Helicopters teamed up Saturday to evacuate a dirt biker who had become injured while … Continue Reading
Recent aerial surveys of Yellowstone National park have yielded an annual count of bison living in the park in excess of 4230 animals. This represents an increase of nearly 14% over last year’s count. More than half of the bison are in the northern herd. Park Spokesman Al Nash says while this is positive news that the park’s bison herd is healthy and viable, … Continue Reading
