Publications Related
to Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park Trip Planner (152K pdf)

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.

Yellowstone Today - Park Newspaper - Detailed park and activity information.

Backcountry Trip Planner
Our most important publication for those planning to do some backcountry camping during their visit.

Official Park Map (large pdf, ai & jpeg formats) (small html maps)

General Information

Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook 2004
The handbook our naturalists use to answer many basic park questions. Contains a new chapter on thermophiles.

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)

Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee Briefing Guide

Rules & Regulations

Superintendents Orders - Rules Specific to Yellowstone (48K pdf)

Wildlife-related

Yellowstone Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Annual Reports - Reports for 2002 and 2003.

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

Bison Site Bulletin 10/10/02 (280K pdf)

Yellowstone Bird Reports - Annual reports from 1999 to 2003 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) - (html version)

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

Yellowstone Wolf Project Annual Reports - Reports beginning with the 1995 reintroduction of wolves to the park to 2003.

Northern Range Newspaper (210K pdf) - (html version)

History

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.

Reports from Park Geologists

Preserving Yellowstone's Natural Conditions, Science and the Perception of Nature, By: James A. Pritchard - Copyright 1999 University of Nebraska Press - Reproduced with Permission.

Wetland Resources of Yellowstone National Park

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

Air Quality Concerns Related to Snowmobile Usage in National Parks - Final Report

Yellowstone Center for Resources Annual Reports - Reports in portable document format from 1998 to 2003.

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

"The Quaternary and Pliocene Yellowstone Volcanic Field of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana." Courtesy of Bob Christiansen and the USGS.

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

Wildlife Safety Videos

Old Faithful Visitor Education Center Fundraising Video - 9-minutes (Requires RealPlayer) - Related Yellowstone Park Foundation link.

Images for Newspaper Publication

We have over 75 titled publication-quality images available online for your use. They are in the public domain and are available free of charge.

Our Online Slide File contains over 6,000 untitled images.