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
With a temporary roof in place, it’s back to business as usual for Snake River Anglers in the Dornan’s complex after wind tore a section of the roof from their building. Trisha Dornan says being a holiday weekend; the hasty repairs were pretty make-shift. There were reports of … Continue Reading
Even as the multi-use pathway between the Gros Ventre River and Moose in Grand Teton National Park opened to the public this week, thoughts are turning to additional pathway construction in the park over the next few years. Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott told elected leaders from the town and county that … Continue Reading
With the appearance of grizzly bears now along the Moose/Wilson road in Grand Teton National Park, closures of that road have frequently become necessary for the protection of the animals as they spend time in the riparian zones near the road looking for berries and other food sources. Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott this week told the elected officials in Jackson Hole that … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park’s wildlife brigade is back on the job with numerous sightings of grizzly bears and grizzly bear cubs catching the attention of early visitors to the park. During a briefing of Jackson Hole’s local elected officials, Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott said that the group performs a very necessary service. Scott called the group … Continue Reading
Construction crews this week finished work on the 6.5-mile portion of the pathway that parallels Highway 26/89/191 from the Gros Ventre River to Moose Junction within Grand Teton National Park – completing the link … Continue Reading
