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Throughout the month of June, Yellowstone National Park had around 43% fewer visitors than the previous year, as portions of the park were closed due to flooding.

Press release from Yellowstone National Park:

A Montana-grown construction business has been awarded the contract to repair the flood-damaged road through Yellowstone National Park that connects the North and Northeast entrances.

The majority of Yellowstone National Park's roadways and backcountry will be open on Wednesday. This comes after historic flooding in June damaged much of the park.

With most roads open to tourists, now most of Yellowstone National Park's backcountry is now accessible, but there are permits needed and hazards to avoid.

The following is a business column from Construction Business TV. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Officials in Yellowstone National Park have a lot of cleaning up to do. As the scope of the damage was being surveyed last month, federal officials told the Associated Press recovery efforts could take years and cost upwards of $1 billion […]

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – As flood recovery efforts continue in Yellowstone National Park, officials are reopening additional areas to visitors. Slough Creek is now open to overnight backcountry use, as of Wednesday morning. Located in the northern portion of the park, Slough Creek is one of the park’s most visited backcountry areas. In a news […]

Outfitters and some backcountry permit holders will be allowed access to Yellowstone National Park’s famed fishery at Slough Creek, one of the park’s most visited backcountry areas.

(Editor’s note: Penn Township resident Robert Szypulski — a computer programmer with Windstream Communications — is a regular visitor to Yellowstone National Park and documented his most recent visit to the park’s northern range in April. In the wake of the historic flooding this month of the Yellowstone River and

The world’s first national park will reopen this week after the devastating floods. Here's what you can expect.