NOTE: A New 2025 Version of the Yellowstone Resources and Issues has been published. Click Here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPM5LB76 for the new 2025 Version. ------------------------------------------------- 305 Pages - Printed in Full Color Showing and Describing the Amazing Features and Natural Resources of Yellowstone National Park! Latest 2023 Version - Includes 2022 Yellowstone Floods and Recovery Detail! Whether you're planning your first trip to Yellowstone, or have been a dozen times, you'll thoroughly enjoy this all-encompassing resource book about Yellowstone, it's features, history, wildlife, thermal features, and more. WELCOME! Yellowstone National Park is as wondrous as it is complex. The park has rich human and ecological stories that continue to unfold. When Yellowstone was established as the world’s first national park in 1872, it sparked an idea that influenced the creation of the National Park Service and the more than 400 sites it protects today across the United States. Yellowstone National Park also forms the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. At 34,375 square miles, it is one of the largest, nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth. The park continues to influence preservation and science, and we are pleased to share its stories with you. Many people have dedicated their lives and careers to studying Yellowstone, and the park has a long history of research and public interest. In a given year, the park hosts between 115 and 150 researchers from various agencies, universities, and organizations. These researchers produce hundreds of papers, manuscripts, books, and book chapters on their work annually—a volume of information that is difficult to absorb. This compendium is intended to help you understand the important concepts about Yellowstone’s many resources and contains information about the park’s history, natural and cultural resources, and issues. 2022 Flood Event In June 2022, unprecedented amounts of rainfall caused substantial flooding, rockslides, and mudslides within Yellowstone National Park. Historic water levels caused severe damage to roads, water and wastewater systems, power lines, and other critical park infrastructure. On the morning of June 13, Yellowstone experienced a 500-year flood event. Northern parts of the park received a combined 7.5–9.5 inches of rain and snowmelt in a 24-hour period. The flood destroyed several sections of the North Entrance Road between Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, and Gardiner, Montana, and three sections of the Northeast Entrance Road between Lamar Valley and Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana. The Major Topics Covered in this 2023 Edition Include: Park Facts - Frequently Asked Questions - History of the Park - Preserving Cultural Resources - Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem - Geology - Life in Extreme Heat - Vegetation - Fire - Wildlife