Forest Fire

Yellowstone South Entrance Closed Due To Fires
Yellowstone South Entrance Closed Due To Fires
Yellowstone South Entrance Closed Due To Fires
Yellowstone National Park’s South entrance has been closed, due to several fires growing in the area including a blaze blocking access to the south entrance.  The West Entrance remained open, but the Maple fire has burned more than 27,000 acres, about five miles northeast of Yellowstone, and reached nearly reached the roadway to the west entrance...
Montana Rains Could Lead to More Forest Fires
Montana Rains Could Lead to More Forest Fires
Montana Rains Could Lead to More Forest Fires
Montana and much of the American west is set to experience what many believe will be a record-breaking heat wave. So far, much of Montana has had a pretty wet spring and early summer, but MSU Extension Forestry Professor Peter Kolb says the extra water may actually make Montana's Fire season even worse.