The number of elk gathering on the National Elk Refuge continues to increase even though supplemental feeding has not yet begun there for the season. According to the update released late last week, an estimated 3700 to 5000 elk are now … Continue Reading
Consolidation of the Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests will not take place. Bridger Teton National Forest Supervisor Jacque Buchanan says Acting Regional Forester Marlene Finley has concurred that nothing sufficient was found that would warrant enough savings to the forest service to justify such an action. Buchanan says … Continue Reading
At what age should young people in Wyoming decide they have had enough education and conclude their studies? Currently, state law says the minimum age is 16 to leave school. However, Senate File 96 seeks to raise that minimum age to 18 and Teton County Senator Leland Christensen says … Continue Reading
The Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club’s Nordic Program raced in the opening Intermountain Junior National Qualifier up in Bozeman, Montana this past weekend. J3 racers participating in the classic sprint all finished … Continue Reading
Teton Raptor Center has announced it plans to release an immature female Great Gray Owl that was found by residents of the John Dodge neighborhood in Wilson. Residents observed the owl … Continue Reading
A 78-year-old man who had been snowmobiling on Togwotee Pass about a mile southwest of Togwotee Mountain Lodge became the subject of a multi-agency rescue Saturday when he lost control of his snow machine and plummeted down a steep 40-foot embankment from the trail. Teton County Search and Rescue … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds antler hunters that gathering horns or shed antlers is prohibited from January 1 through April 30 on public lands west of the Continental Divide in Wyoming. This regulation has been in effect … Continue Reading
More than 300 Special Olympics Wyoming athletes, coaches and Unified Sports Partners from all over the state will arrive in Jackson February 5th for this year’s Winter Games competition. Athletes will compete in … Continue Reading
Twenty-three teams will be on hand next week when the 18th annual International Stage Stop Sled Dog Race sets out from the Jackson Town Square on the beginning of a ten day race through four states. Participating mushers hail from … Continue Reading
A review team comprised of department leaders from both Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests have just completed a joint work session in Alpine, Wyoming where they discussed the potential advantages and disadvantages of a merger of the two forests. Now, says Forest Spokesperson Mary Cerincek, the team is to … Continue Reading
