Latest News Archives - Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance

The rubber hasn’t hit the road yet – a transportation update

Posted January 24, 2020 97 0 0

According to our Comprehensive Plan, our community has a vision that “residents and visitors will safely, efficiently, and economically move within our community and throughout the region using alternative transportation,” and that future...

Snow King plan amendment discussed

Posted January 8, 2020 385 0 0

Thanks to everyone who spoke up over the past two years as the Town Council deliberated about what the future should hold for the base of Snow King. The council generally approved a deal with the investors and developers on Monday. We are...

Conservation Leadership Institute (CLI): 10 rounds and counting

Posted December 19, 2019 635 0 0

Congratulations to the recent graduates of CLI Round 10! I am excited to have had the opportunity to engage another group of passionate, motivated and caring community members in creating a better future for Jackson Hole. The participants of CLI...

Transportation solutions needed for Snow King

Posted December 16, 2019 656 0 0

Transportation demand management (TDM) is commonly used to address the transportation impacts of developments, especially large projects like Snow King or Teton Village, with strategies like paying for bus passes for employees or guests. While...

The win-win solution for Snow King

Posted December 14, 2019 674 0 0

We love Snow King and we want it to succeed as our Town Hill. We believe the current owners’ development proposals will make it worse – bulldozing important mule deer, elk, northern goshawk and great gray owl habitat, putting huge buildings on...

Friends don’t let friends…

Posted December 4, 2019 882 0 0

…go to Cheyenne to undermine our local democracy Have your friends been driving down to Cheyenne to get the state legislature to take away our local authority over land-use and development? At the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, we...

“Companies simply cannot find consistent employees due to a shortage in housing.”

Posted December 3, 2019 998 0 0

Elizabeth Hutchings (pictured left) recently joined other young Jackson residents and Conservation Leadership Institute participants to speak up on an anti-housing bill in Cheyenne. Read her comments below, and click here to learn more and sign a...

“The parents of my students are not here to give comment…they are working to afford housing.”

Posted November 27, 2019 1119 0 0

Kate Roberts is a young Jackson resident, preschool teacher, and Conservation Leadership Institute participant who traveled to Cheyenne to give comment on the recent proposed anti-housing bill. Read her thoughts below. Thank you for your time...

“Finding an affordable place to live was nearly impossible”

Posted November 27, 2019 970 0 0

Clare Stumpf headed to Cheyenne last week to speak up on an anti-housing bill being considered by the state legislature. The bill passed out of committee 8-6 (a very close margin). But there was good discussion and robust comments from Clare and...

The Comp Plan: a 7 year report card

Posted November 15, 2019 1088 0 0

Our town and county are reviewing how we’re doing with the Comprehensive Plan. The Alliance submitted comments, kind of like our report card of how our community is doing to carry out the Comp Plan over the last 7 years. The short version...

Wildlife WIN!

Posted November 15, 2019 1152 0 0

Going into election night, our staff and volunteers were universally nervous. This was a day we’ve dreamed of for years – and it was finally upon us. So we almost couldn’t believe our eyes when the news broke: 79% of Teton County voters said YES...

Driving transportation forward

Posted November 11, 2019 1109 0 0

Our community vision, as outlined in the 2012 Comprehensive Plan, is to “preserve and protect the area’s ecosystem in order to ensure a healthy environment, community and economy for current and future generations.” The...