PO Box 117; Yellowstone National Park; WY 82190
PO Box 117
Yellowstone National Park
WY 82190
Phone: 406.848.2400
Email: contact@yellowstone.org
Bozeman Office
222 East Main St.
Suite 301
Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone: 406.586.6303
Yellowstone National Park is still full of visitors enjoying the summer sun, relishing these final weeks of the season. However, the first snowfall is poised to blanket the park in white within just a few months. Winter is nearly here, and we want to offer you a special way to welcome it.
Yellowstone Forever Institute winter programs will open for registration to the general public on Aug. 22. From wildlife programs to snowshoeing and skiing adventures to a class about Lakota Winter Stories and Skills, there is something for everyone to enjoy this coming winter.
The Lakota Winter Stories and Skills program is one of the highlights of our winter each year. You’ll learn about Lakota oral traditions, use natural ingredients to fend off cold, and prepare traditional soups and stews. It’s always a wonderful time.
Other programs that people always enjoy include The Intelligence of Animals, interpreting the way animals move and vocalize to uncover insights about their inner lives; Birds of Winter, an ornithology adventure visiting a variety of habitats; and many more.
But we keep groups rather small so every experience can be personalized and unique – which means they fill up very quickly. And we’re excited to report that you can now register for your program and lodging together online.
The true beauty of Yellowstone is that it offers a different experience for each visitor. No matter what area of the park interests you, we can help you gain a deeper connection to Yellowstone while you’re here.
The Yellowstone Forever Institute introduces thousands of students to the park’s natural wonders. Programs range from one day to three weeks in length, and highlight the park’s amazing wildlife, geothermal areas, rich history, and awe-inspiring wilderness.
View the 2018 winter or summer catalog.
Registration for Winter 2018-19 Field Seminars opens August 15, 2018 for Yellowstone Forever Supporters, and August 22, 2018 for the general public.
Learn about our new Yellowstone Day Adventures program, offering a convenient, expert-led wildlife watching experience during the summer season.
Yellowstone Forever—formerly the Yellowstone Association and Yellowstone Park Foundation—is the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park.
We partner with Yellowstone National Park to create opportunities for all people to experience, enhance, and preserve Yellowstone forever.
Our educational programming, products, and services help people enjoy, understand, and appreciate the wildlife, geology, and cultural history of the park. The opportunities Yellowstone Forever provides for volunteerism and community relations develop and engage new stewards for the park. Through thoughtful cultivation and stewardship of people who love the park, Yellowstone Forever is building a broad network of philanthropic supporters dedicated to preserving the park.
Yellowstone Forever’s mission of engagement and support through education and fundraising for the park will ensure Yellowstone remains for generations to come.
PARTNERS
Yellowstone Forever is the official education and fundraising partner of Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone Forever, through the Yellowstone Forever Institute, offers courses on the Gallatin, Caribou-Targhee and Shoshone National Forests under a Special Use Permit administered by the Gardiner Ranger District. In addition, Yellowstone Forever has Park Stores at the Hebgen and Gardiner Ranger Stations.
Delaware North is the contracted concessioner that operates all Yellowstone General Stores inside the park. The General Stores provide food, equipment, supplies, keepsakes and collectibles. They have partnered with Yellowstone Forever to offer in-park discounts to our members and help raise funds to benefit the park.
Yellowstone National Park Lodges is the operator of lodges, restaurants, gift shops and activities in the park. Yellowstone National Park Lodges and Yellowstone Forever, through the Yellowstone Forever Institute, offer a wide variety of award-winning Lodging & Learning programs at park hotels. They have partnered with Yellowstone Forever to offer in-park retail discounts and seasonal lodging discounts to our members, as well as to raise funds to benefit Yellowstone through the Guest Donation Program.
Yellowstone Forever is one of over 84 national park cooperating associations serving more than 300 areas in the national park system. Many of these organizations are members of the Public Lands Alliance.