Conservation Archives - Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance

Scenario Planning for Wildlife Permeability: A presentation by Brent Brock

Posted September 11, 2021 102 0 0

“Wild Planner” is a new and innovative GIS tool developed by a Wildlife Conservation Society researcher for land-use planning and wildlife movement. One key strategy to advance our mission is developing a “smart growth” vision for...

County Commissioners to decide future of Wildlife Friendly Fencing with vote on September 20

Posted September 11, 2021 221 0 0

Help support wildlife in Teton County and get Wildlife Friendly Fencing over the finish line! Wildlife permeability is defined as wildlife’s ability to move through a landscape without conflicts, therefore sustaining ecological processes...

Office of State Lands and Investments meets to discuss future of public lands

Posted August 20, 2021 232 0 0

On August 11 the State Board of Land Commissioners gathered in Teton County for a public meeting, site visits, and an evening banquet to discuss the future of the school state trust lands in Teton County. Last week, the State Board of Land...

Support Wildlife Friendly Fencing

Posted August 9, 2021 183 0 0

Speak up for wildlife when the County Planning Commission reviews the amended Section 5.1.2: Wildlife Friendly Fencing at their meeting this Monday. Fencing, if not done right, can be harmful and even lethal to wildlife. Animals are too often...

Wildlife crossings in action.

Posted July 23, 2021 345 0 1

Wildlife crossings work! Take a look for yourself. When the Wyoming Department of Transportation noticed a spike in vehicle collisions with mule deer and pronghorn each spring and fall in the Pinedale region, they teamed up with Wyoming Game and...

Town of Jackson officially approves and funds an Ecosystem Stewardship Administrator for Fiscal Year 2022

Posted July 23, 2021 317 0 1

Thanks to 600 signatures on our petition, nearly 60 public comments, support from 13 partner organizations, and the leadership of our town representatives, we have an Ecosystem Stewardship Department! Since 1979, the Alliance has worked to...

What Grizzly 863 forces us to consider

Posted July 6, 2021 409 0 0

A special part of calling Jackson and Teton County home is living closely with wildlife. We live among charismatic megafauna that attract residents and millions of visitors to our town and surrounding public lands. Of the many species that we...

Grizzly 399’s hunting prowess caught on camera

Posted June 30, 2021 1151 0 11

Grizzly 399 is perhaps the most famous female grizzly bear in the world, complete with her own Facebook and Twitter accounts. The bear is so well known that many follow her movements, recording where she travels, and what she hunts. Our hope is...

Snow King Objection Meeting Highlights – Winter Wildlands Alliance

Posted February 23, 2021 747 0 0

We are trying to protect Snow King Mountain, our Town Hill, from harmful development plans by new investors. We want Snow King to succeed as our Town Hill, not an amusement park. The Bridger-Teton office of the US Forest Service has been...

Snow King Objection Meeting Highlights – Alliance

Posted February 23, 2021 647 0 0

We are trying to protect Snow King Mountain, our Town Hill, from harmful development plans by new investors. We want Snow King to succeed as our Town Hill, not an amusement park. The Bridger-Teton office of the US Forest Service has been...

Water workshop shows more to do

Posted January 15, 2021 478 0 1

A recent workshop demonstrated the scope of work that remains to be done to protect our drinking water. Despite previous and ongoing efforts (by many government and nonprofit partners) our water quality is not what it should be; Hoback Junction’s...

Wildlife Crossings: A year after passing the SPET measure

Posted November 9, 2020 1064 0 0

Remember this time last year feeling the euphoria of passing the Safe Wildlife Crossings measure in the November 2019 Specific Purpose Excise Tax (SPET) ballot? After years of work, our community passed the measure with 79% of the vote (the...