The North Highway 89 Pathway is opening for public use today which is eight days before the scheduled May 1 opening date. Teton County Parks & Recreation will be sweeping the pathway this week as time allows. Elk use the same road for migration so The National Elk Refuge figures out when to open the pathway to people by how many elk have already migrated out of the refuge
The Snake River Basin snowpack is 150 percent more than average so spring runoff should be enough to fill Jackson Lake and Palisades Reservoir. Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Snake River Field Office Manager Mike Beus says the big melt is still a few weeks away. Jackson Hole News & Guide says Jackson Lake and Palisades Reservoir are just over 30 percent full
Interagency fire managers are finishing the last phase of the Palmer portion of the Hoback Junction Fuel Reduction Project. Jackson Hole News & Guide says 150 acres near the spot where Hoback and Snake River join were burned to increase protected space for firefighters and to encourage sagebrush diversity. 400 acres were burned in Palmer Creek fall of 2012
Jackson construction workers are building a temporary path for a drill rig to get to the slow-moving landslide threatening area homes and businesses. Jackson officials say the rig will drill holes up to 200 feet deep along the upper crest to look for ways to counter the landslide. Local News 8 says the drill samples will give valuable insights into the composition of the formation, the depth of the slide, the water levels and other important information
Several roads are opening up to recreationists in Grand Teton National Park. Teton Park and Moose-Wilson roads are opening May 1. Grassy Lake Road and Signal Mountain Summit are opening June 1. All roads will be fully accessible as soon as this winter’s snow melts naturally
Wyoming Game and Fish Department is holding their annual Staying Safe in Bear, Lion and Wolf Country seminar Thursday, April 24 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Teton County Library in Jackson. The seminar is free to the public and educates on how to react during an animal attack and how to prevent other conflicts. They are also reviewing the latest information on bear spray
Wyoming Game and Fish wildlife managers are inviting the community to participate in their 21st annual deer mortality surveys. The goal is to understand how this past winter affected the Wyoming Range and Uinta mule deer herds. The Cokeville area surveys are Saturday, May 3 at 9 a.m. at the state line gravel pit three miles southwest of Sage Junction
The Jackson landslide has slowed from moving nine feet in one day to about an inch a day, but it is still causing all kinds of carnage. Local News 8 says the slide dislodged lampposts, uprooted the Walgreens sign and the town’s water pump house, destroyed streets, fractured Budge Drive’s sewer line and sliced a home in two. Jackson Hole News & Guide says engineers are worried the movement could rupture the water main underneath Broadway, flooding the area with two million gallons of water in 30 minutes
Teton County is shutting down the Jackson Recreation Center for the next four Sundays because there aren’t enough lifeguards. Jackson Hole News & Guide says there is a screening test for people interested in lifeguarding May 1 at 6 p.m. Recreation Superintendent Jill Russell says the center will also be closed April 27 and May 4, 11 and 18
The Jackson Travel and Tourism Board awarded $300,000 in sponsorship money for 32 special events. Jackson Hole News & Guide says the Quilt Festival, an Archaic Arts Fest and the Jackson Hole Ski Club all won grants for their events. The Jackson Hole Ski Club won the most money of all the groups taking in $49,000
