Expect Smoke Around Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance

  • Wildland fire staff will burn piles of woody debris near the Northeast Entrance on Thursday, November 1.
  • The staff plans to ignite the piles around 10:00 a.m and says visitors should
  • expect smoke in the area after 10:00 a.m. and through Friday, November 2.
  • Burning the piles is the last step of the Firewise project where staff removed vegetation around buildings in order to reduce the threat of wildfire.