The Western Governors’ Association and a coalition of outdoor industry groups have released a joint study which documents the continued growth and importance of outdoor recreation to the economies of the Western states and the nation. With $646-billion in national sales and services in 2011, recreation dollars are nearly … Continue Reading
A Grand Teton Lodge Company security guard was hospitalized last week after being attacked and hit over the head with a blunt object – possibly a rock. The unidentified guard was discovered when Grand Teton National Park rangers responded to the report of a loud party at the employee residential area of Jackson Lodge early Thursday morning. Park Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says … Continue Reading
A 21-year-old woman is recovering from injuries she sustained in a tumbling fall while hiking in the vicinity of Albright Peak Wednesday afternoon. According to Park Spokesperson Jenny Anzelmo, Danielle Mendicino of Las Vegas, Nevada was attempting to summit the peak with a climbing partner when she slipped on snow and fell approximately 50 feet, coming to rest … Continue Reading
Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks are inviting visitors to celebrate the arrival of summer and discover the wonders of the natural world during “National Get Outdoors Day” Saturday. As an added bonus, entrance fees will be waived at the parks as part of an initiative to encourage people to … Continue Reading
It is not even mid-June and drought conditions in areas surrounding northwestern Wyoming are already producing wildfires – and Yellowstone National Park has just announced it has elevated its fire danger rating to “moderate.” Here in Jackson Hole, that rating remains low, but Grand Teton National Park’s Fire Communication and Education Specialist Traci Weaver says … Continue Reading
Microbursts associated with a mid-afternoon storm that ripped through Jackson Hole yesterday left a certain amount of damage in its wake. Emergency Management Coordinator Rich Ochs says damage reported to him included trees toppled onto the Painted Buffalo Motel and the carport entrance at … Continue Reading
Road and facility construction projects have gotten underway at various locations in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway now and are resulting in minor traffic delays. Park Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says among the first of those projects are … Continue Reading
The National Park Foundation recently awarded Grand Teton National Park with a 2012 Impact Grant to help launch an energy saving project to replace 60 halogen lamps with energy efficient LED lamps in the historic Crandall Studio adjacent Jenny Lake. Strings of track lights provide … Continue Reading
Governor Matt Mead is asking Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to work with Wyoming to remove the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List sooner than currently anticipated. Mead says delisting by the federal government appears to be at least two years away because … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park’s Indian Arts Museum at Colter Bay has opened to the public for the season this weekend after a major renovation to the facility. Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott says a part of the collection not displayed here for years … Continue Reading
