Flooding

Year-end data from Yellowstone National park show visitation in 2022 was down about a third from 2021, the park’s busiest year on record.

Emergency managers say they’re on track to complete some debris cleanup at state-managed river sites in southcentral Montana by the first anniversary of last June’s flood.

A new law puts federal resources into improving forecasting for natural disasters, like the flooding that destroyed homes and downed bridges in some parts of Montana last spring.

Officials from Carbon County are worried that damages from the floods a few months back will not be done before winter.

Four months after damaging floods hit south-central Montana, Gardiner’s connection to Yellowstone National Park was restored this weekend.

The summer season started with much promise for towns along the iconic Beartooth Highway. Then, the floods hit.

A state commission wants to allocate a total of $645,000 to help with damages caused by recent flooding in central Montana.

A fly shop and guiding service in the gateway town of Gardiner is seeing fewer casual fishermen, but some serious anglers have returned.

With visitation in Yellowstone down since the floods, one guiding company in Gardiner says it's easier for clients to see more of the park.

The park saw about 600,000 recreation visits last month, down 45% from July 2021.