(Burley, ID) The Bureau of Reclamation office in Burley, Idaho this week has been able to provide some positive news about the prospects this summer for the reservoirs making up the Minidoka Project. Spokesman Mike Beus says with the amounts of snow being measured in the Natural Resource Conservation Service measuring sites, it now appears Jackson Lake and the reservoirs downstream will … Continue Reading
(JACKSON) There was more positive growth in Jackson Hole Airport business during February. According to the monthly report to the airport board, the number of passengers arriving on flights was up by 14% and the number of those departing was up by nine percent over the same month last year. That comes on top of … Continue Reading
(GARDINER, MT) An environmental activist seeking to draw attention to the capture and shipping to slaughter of bison north of Yellowstone National Park near Gardiner, Montana Thursday handcuffed himself to the entrance to the Stephens Creek holding facility in order to prevent shipping trailers from accessing the bison there. 20 year-old Comfrey Jacobs handcuffed himself to … Continue Reading
(CHEYENNE) It was an uphill battle, but after hours of hashing over Senate File 39, a conference committee reached unanimous agreement on the provisions for an exchange for land in Grand Teton National Park between the state and the Interior Department. Teton County Senator Leland Christensen, who sponsored the bill, says reaching that agreement was anything but easy. Christensen says there were … Continue Reading
(DENVER) National Park Service Intermountain Regional Director Sue Masica has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Snake River Headwaters Comprehensive River Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. Over the past three years, Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway and the National Elk Refuge have … Continue Reading
(MAMMOTH) Yellowstone National Park has released a prospectus soliciting proposals from businesses that might be interested in providing guided interpretive over-snow vehicle tours and a skier camp there. Park Spokesman Al Nash says the concession is located in the Canyon area of the park. Nash explains a business has been operating there … Continue Reading
(JACKSON) With reports of bears venturing out of their winter dens, residents are reminded that it’s a good time to think about how to avoid conflicts with large predators. Wildlife officials encourage anyone who spends time in bear and lion country to attend the upcoming “Staying Safe in Bear, Lion, and Wolf Country” workshop to be held … Continue Reading
(CHEYENNE) Governor Matt Mead yesterday signed a joint resolution that recognizes the importance of the relationship between Taiwan and the State of Wyoming in economic ventures through the Trans-Pacific Partnership. In October, Governor Mead had led a trade mission to Taiwan, promoting … Continue Reading
(MAMMOTH) Yellowstone National Park biologists are warning that grizzly bears have begun emerging from hibernation in the Greater Yellowstone Area, so hikers, skiers and snowshoers should take appropriate precautions during their activities. Spokesman Al Nash says that includes … Continue Reading
(RIVERTON) While many residents of Jackson Hole by now are muttering unkind things about “Old Man Winter” as they shovel their driveways again and again, they may be interested to learn that this is by no means a record year – nor is the most recent snowfall a record. That’s not to say the snow accumulation at Jackson Hole Resort isn’t some of the best seen in years. In fact, February was … Continue Reading
