Tourists have returned. The summer traffic season beckons. The discussions begin. Will this summer traffic season be like others? Will the bridge construction make it worse? Is gridlock inevitable? How bad can it get? Here’s what we know. ...
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NOT the location for an event of this size! Fire in the Mountains is an outdoor, 3-day long heavy metal concert with camping to be held every other year in July. The concert is proposed at the remote Heart 6 Ranch in Buffalo Valley. The Wild...
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New Alliance COEXISTENCE REPORT focuses on how humans and wildlife can better share space. Human-wildlife coexistence is at the core of the ecosystem, economy, and social dynamics of Teton County. To make informed decisions concerning...
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Nutrients from carcasses left from cougar kills create more nutritious forage, which in turn attracts more prey to this hunting site Panthera scientists studying cougars in the Tetons revealed a fascinating cycle between herbivores, carnivores...
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In our last Conservation Chronicle, we wrote about the contract between the County and WYDOT, which had been analyzed by a local international attorney with experience in contract law. In last week’s Jackson Hole News and Guide, columnist Paul...
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Winter closures have lifted on Bridger-Teton lands but please respect this critical period and give the wildlife space While the Bridger-Teton National Forest opened on May 1 in Teton County, an extreme winter and lingering snowmelt have made...
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“Wildlife, including bighorn sheep, need help from all of us after a tough winter.” -Chip Jenkins, GTNP Superintendent The existing park closures near the summits of Static Peak, Mount Hunt, and Prospectors Mountain are extended through May 15...
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53 years ago, Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis) identified April 22, 1970, as the first Earth Day. In a world beset with the challenges of habitat loss, air and water pollution, pesticides, concerns about biodiversity, over-population, . . . Senator...
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A park designed for human-wildlife coexistence A group of concerned citizens worked with the Conservation Alliance to create an alternative, grassroots low-development concept for Karns Meadow (see the Karns Meadow – Low Development Map...
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Local Control is Not in the Contract with WYDOT Recently, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve an agreement to turn over the analysis, planning and execution of the Tribal Trails Connector (TTC), a proposed road...
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The Board of County Commissioners further delayed a decision on the Targhee Cabins development proposal. The challenges were based on the sequence of fire mitigation and emergency planning, steep slope siting of the cabins – promoted by the...
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Not every herd was hit as hard, but the Wyoming Range Mule Deer Herd, among the largest herds in the US at 28,000 animals, had the hardest winter on record. As of April 16th, only 47% of the 200 collared does in the Wyoming Range Mule Deer Herd...
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