Gib Mathers
How I spent the summer of 1988
Memories of the Fires of ’88 are etched into my brain like a burning brand.
After the fire
Many lessons were learned after 1988 Yellowstone fires
After the fire: Lessons learned from 1988
Many lessons were learned after 1988 Yellowstone fires
Yellowstone Coalition celebrates 30 years of conservation efforts
Current and former Yellowstone National Park superintendents and members of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition weren’t there to roast marshmallows and munch on hot dogs.
Blazing Bighorn National Forest left 1 dead, recalled for its power
Yellowstone National Park wasn’t the only place where wildfires burned in 1988.
Ranger remembers Old Faithful Inn’s near destruction
All hell broke loose at Old Faithful on Sept. 7, 1988.
That day, a firestorm from the North Fork Fire slammed Yellowstone National Park’s iconic geyser and everything around it. A historic inn, named for the famed tourist attraction, was in peril.
Ranger remembers Old Faithful Inn’s near destruction
All hell broke loose at Old Faithful on Sept. 7, 1988.
That day, a firestorm from the North Fork Fire slammed Yellowstone National Park’s iconic geyser and everything around it. A historic inn, named for the famed tourist attraction, was in peril.
Clover Mist Fire devastated region, ended with fatality
As everyone knowns, trees burned, animals fled in panic and buildings were destroyed during the fiery summer of 1988, but there was also a human cost.
Burned into memory
25 years ago, fiery ‘Black Saturday’ torched Yellowstone National Park
They called it “Black Saturday.”
When the historic fires in Yellowstone National Park were at their hottest in 1988, park officials were surprised the problem kept getting worse. They believed July rains would at least dampen the flames, as they always had in the past.