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The win-win solution for Snow King

Posted December 14, 2019 2724 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 2427 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 2783 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 2848 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 2545 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 2687 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 2858 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 2639 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...

Simply SPET

Posted October 10, 2019 4743 0 0

A Voter’s Guide to the Nov. 2019 SPET Ballot Brought to you by the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance SPET 101: Some Basic Background Specific Purpose Excise Tax (SPET) measures allow our community to approve (or veto) important investments in...

Volunteers save trees & protect beaver habitat

Posted July 12, 2019 2993 0 0

Beaver Fencing Project on Snow King Ave. – July 11th, 2019 By Sarah McIntosh, Alliance Intern You may have noticed a few damaged trees along Snow King Ave. as you drive, bike, or walk by Karns Meadow and have been wondering what’s been happening...

Summer Intern Spotlight: Welcome Ella!

Posted June 26, 2019 2637 0 0

Ella is one of our new interns for the summer, joining the Alliance to work on the “Don’t Poach the Powder” campaign and assist with communications for the next few months. Coming from rural Washington just outside North Cascades National Park...

Help fund wildlife crossings with SPET

Posted June 6, 2019 3313 0 0

This past Sunday, June 2 our community was reminded of an unfortunate truth: our roads are not permeable byways that animals can cross safely. We were reminded that our safety is also in question, and that while we go to and from, we are at risk...