1. Yellowstone National Park
The world’s first National Park

2. Where is yellowstone?

3. Weather Fast Facts Record high temperature was 99 degrees
Record low temperature was -66 degrees!
It receives from 10 inches of rain at the north boundary to 80 inches at the southwest corner
It averages 150 inches of snow a year but can receive twice that in its highest elevations

4. Geography 3472 square miles 2,221,766 acres
It sits on top of an active volcano
It has of the world’s largest calderas at 45 x 30 miles
1,000­ to 3,000 earthquakes happen annually
It has more than 10,000 hydrothermal features
It has more than 500 active geysers (more than half the world's geysers)
It has about 290 waterfalls

5. Wildlife
67 species of mammals: seven species of native ungulates (hoofed mammals) and two species of bear
285 species of birds (150 nesting)
16 species of fish (five non-native)
More than seven aquatic invasive species
Five species of amphibians
Six species of reptiles
One threatened species: Canada lynx

6. Vegetation
Nine species of conifers (more than 80% of forest is Lodgepole pine)
1,000+ species of native flowering species (3 endemic: specific to an area)
225 species of invasive plants
186 species of lichens

7. Old Faithful

8. Supervolcano

9. Questions to ask