Latest News Archives - Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance

Early Voting is open!

Posted 10 hours ago 15 0 0

Early voting for the upcoming primary election has begun in Teton County! From now until Election Day on Tuesday, August 21, Teton County residents can cast an early ballot for the primary election. The results of this election will determine...

Welcoming New Board Members & Officers

Posted July 12, 2018 41 0 0

The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance is pleased to welcome four new members to our Board of Directors: Brad Nielson, Danielle Shapiro, Michael Stern, and Juliet Unfried. We look forward to the unique perspective, experience, and passion each of...

Why housing mitigation is a very good idea

Posted July 11, 2018 123 0 0

It’s not news that finding and affording housing is tough in this town. As Teton County shares on their planning site: “Housing has become more and more expensive since the 1980’s, and as a result, many of community’s employees now...

Developers Paying their Fair Share through Housing Mitigation

Posted July 6, 2018 75 0 0

We’re proud to speak for the huge number of community members who showed up throughout the past year to ask developers to contribute their fair share towards a jobs/housing balance. Unfortunately, a group of landowners, developers, and...

Past Comment Letter re: Housing Mitigation

Posted July 5, 2018 25 0 0

Flashback to last fall, when we encouraged our Town and County to increase mitigation rates on development to help correct the imbalance of jobs and housing. These issues are just as relevant and more pressing now pending their vote on July 16th...

Welcoming Emma to our “Wild Neighborhood!”

Posted June 25, 2018 81 0 0

Emma just arrived in Wyoming last week and she is thrilled to join the Alliance for the summer! She has lived in Minnesota her entire life and grew up frolicking in the prairie, forest, and along the Mississippi. Her annual visits to Northeastern...

Youth Conservation Leadership Institute

Posted June 13, 2018 193 0 0

Our recent Youth Conservation Leadership Institute training was a stellar success! The full-day workshop was planned and led by AmeriCorps volunteer Everett Secor in partnership with Alliance Community Engagement Manager Marisa Wilson. Read...

Welcoming our Summer 2018 Interns

Posted June 13, 2018 706 0 0

Kaylee Murray Kaylee is one of our newest interns for the summer. For the next few months, she will be working on the Alliance’s “Don’t Poach the Powder” campaign, helping to implement a new communications and public outreach strategy to protect...

Safe Wildlife Crossings: a top SPET priority

Posted May 18, 2018 204 0 0

Safe wildlife crossings are important public infrastructure and should be at the top of our list of priorities for Special Purpose Excise Tax (SPET) funding. Now that the Wildlife Crossings Masterplan is ready, let’s design, fund, and build...

Why does Town Zoning matter?

Posted May 16, 2018 166 0 0

The “District 3-6” residential zoning in Town is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape our future by locating growth where it belongs. Developers are constantly pushing to upzone, annex, and build on important open space and...

Snow King stakeholder scenarios highlight supported and controversial proposals

Posted May 16, 2018 346 0 0

On Monday, May 21, the planning department will unveil the Snow King Stakeholder Group’s scenarios for future Snow King development. Both the stakeholders’ work and robust community dialogue at two public meetings make it clear that our community...

Community Encounters: Whitebark Pine

Posted May 15, 2018 178 0 0

Clark’s nutcrackers and whitebark pine: a fascinating mutualism, and a reminder that our backyards are interconnected with the rest of the world By Taza Schaming, Ph.D. – Research Associate, Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative Hike up...