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- Collection: Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, 1986-1990
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Firefighters spraying foam
A wildland firefighting crew uses a fire-retardant foam to extinguish flames on a YCC dormitory at Mammoth Hot Springs. Yellowstone's fire policy came under heavy criticism during the summer of 1988, as firefighters adopted a "let it burn" strategy…
Grass growing after Yellowstone fires
Although the Yellowstone fires devastated the park ecosystem, the drastic disturbance was actually beneficial in other ways. The fire thinned the canopy and thereby allowed light to reach shrubs, saplings, and grasses. Furthermore, ash enriched the…
A firestorm from the North Fork fire approaches the Old Faithful complex
A crown fire consumes the Yellowstone canopy in September 1988. Within the park, fires damaged around 739,880 acres - that is, 36% of the park's total land.
Bison crosses road during the Yellowstone Fires of 1988
A bison crosses a road to escape the smoke and flames of the infamous "Summer of Fire" in Yellowstone National Park, when 51 different fires ravaged the grasslands, understory, and forest canopy. Yet there were wildlife casualties as well: an…