General Information

CONCISE INFORMATION ON YELLOWSTONE'S FEATURES AND ATTRACTIONS

INDEPTH INFORMATION (NPS PRODUCED PUBLICATIONS):

• 2008 Yellowstone Resources and Issues
The handbook our naturalists use to answer many basic park questions. Includes new or changed information on aquatic invaders, sustainable practices, and a special section on twenty years after the 1988 fires.

• "Yellowstone Fires of 1988" - 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the 1988 fires in Yellowstone. Read this publication to learn more about the "Summer of Fire."

• Yellowstone National Park Business Plan - July 2003 - The purpose of business planning in the National Park Service is to improve the abilities of parks to more clearly communicate their financial status with principal stakeholders.

• World Heritage Committee Report - Outlines the reasons that Yellowstone National Park has been removed from theWorld Heritage Committee's List of World Heritage in Danger.

• Yellowstone in the Afterglow - Lessons from the Fires - in depth information about the 1988 fires and issues.

• Yellowstone National Park Strategic Plan (1.9 MB pdf)
This publication was produced to fulfill the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and to provide direction in our efforts to achieve the National Park Service mission.

• Yellowstone Association Online Bookstore Why wait until you are here to buy your Yellowstone books? Buy them in advance so you can read them on your way here.

• Official Park Map (pdf, AI& jpeg formats) (html maps)

Rules & Regulations

• Superintendents Orders - Rules Specific to Yellowstone

• Fishing Regulations (1.7 MB pdf)

Wildlife-related

• Stop Aquatic Invasive Species A brochure with graphic illustrations of aquatic invasive species in Yellowstone (502 KB pdf)

• Yellowstone Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Annual Reports - Reports for 2002 and 2007.

• Protection of Native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in Yellowstone Lake (627K pdf)

• Bison Site Bulletin (1.3MB pdf)

• Yellowstone Bird Reports - Annual bird reports from the Yellowstone Center for Resources.

• Yellowstone Bird Checklist (94K pdf) - Suitable for printing.

• The Yellowstone Lake Crisis: Confronting a Lake Trout Invasion (746K pdf). 

• 1998 Volunteer Angler Report (23K pdf) - Statistics collected from anglers.

• The Effects of Winter Recreation on Wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Area: A Literature Review and Assessment Full Document (1.5MB pdf) Smaller pdf sections.

• Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Reports - Reports beginning with the 1995 reintroduction of wolves to the park to the present date.

• Northern Range Newspaper (210K pdf).

History

• Managing the Matcheless Wonders—A History of Administraton Development in Yellowstone National Park, 1872-1965 - By Kiki Leigh Rydell and Mary Shivers Culpin, Yellowstone Center for Resources.

• A History of Concession Development in Yellowstone National Park, 1872-1966 - By Mary Shivers Culpin, Yellowstone Center for Resources.

• Yellowstone National Park, Its Exploration and Establishment - An online Yellowstone history book by Aubrey L. Haines.

Science in Yellowstone

• Yellowstone Science - A journal devoted to the natural and cultural sciences.

• Exotic Vegetation Management in Yellowstone (319 KB pdf)

• Ninth Biennal Scientific Conference, The ’88 Fires: Yellowstone and Beyond

• Archive of Biennial Scientific Conference Proceedings

• Reports from Park Geologists

• Wetland Resources of Yellowstone National Park

• Investigators' Annual Reports  
These publications are a compilation of research done in Yellowstone National Park in recent years.

• Greater Yellowstone Area Air Quality Assessment, November 2005 (335K pdf)

• Yellowstone Center for Resources Annual Reports - Reports in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format from 1998 to 2006.

• Scientific Research in Yellowstone - Searchable reference / bibliographic citation database hosted by Washington State University.

Planning and Compliance Documents

• Park Planning - Planning projects in Yellowstone National Park, including Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Environmental Assessments (EAs), management plans, and decision documents, such as Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs) and Records of Decision (RODs).

• Winter Use Planning - EAs, EISs, FONSIs, RODs, and other reports related to Winter Use Planning in the National Parks of the Greater Yellowstone Area.

• Long Range Interpretive Plan (1.6MB pdf) - What the Division of Interpretation is planning over the next 10 years.

Videos

• Guide to Yellowstone Online Videos - This page allows easy access to all video offerings.

• Our Online Slide File contains over 12,000 images with subject titles.

More Books About Yellowstone National Park

• Yellowstone Association Online Bookstore
Why wait until you are here to buy your Yellowstone books. Buy them in advance so you can read them on your way here.