The massive fires that burned a third of Yellowstone National Park in 1988 captured national headlines, introducing many across the country to the destructive potential of large wildfires in the West.

SERC copy 39088020047858 gift of Rusty Russell. Fires of 1988 : a chronology and invitation to research / Linda L. Wallace, Francis J. Singer, and Paul Schullery -- Postglacial fire, vegetation, and ...

General -- Jay Cooke, Nathaniel Langford, and the Northern Pacific -- Creation myth -- Yellowstone's preservation imperiled -- Cavalry rides to preservation's rescue -- Gospel of fire -- Fire and rain ...

Thirty years ago may seem like just yesterday, but for youth and others unfamiliar with fire’s wrath on Yellowstone National Park in 1988, revisiting history was necessary. Approaching the 30th ...

This is the scene in extreme southwestern Yellowstone, where the Boundary Fire torched 320 acres last August. The site is of particular interest because it burned in 1988 as well; conventional wisdom ...