Bridger Teton National Forest is opening many of its roads for the season today, but lingering snow and wet conditions are still limiting access in some areas. Forest Spokesperson Mary Cernicek reminds forest visitors that damage incurred by people driving on muddy roads before they have firmed up can cause … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced new regulations to help prevent aquatic invasive species from entering the state on watercraft. The new regulations require that any watercraft transported into Wyoming from March 1st through November 30th must undergo … Continue Reading
Wyoming Natural Resources Conservation Service is currently accepting proposals for Conservation Innovation Grants. These grants help fund innovative conservation approaches and technologies for landowners and other stakeholders to complement … Continue Reading
Roads in Grand Teton National Park begin opening tomorrow, but seasonal facilities won’t be open immediately. Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says the Teton Park Road becomes the first seasonal road to open inside the park while snow is … Continue Reading
Efforts to complete the sale of the state’s four parcels in Grand Teton National Park in exchange for $53-million in mineral severance payments from the federal government has taken a little different focus. Wyoming State Representative Keith Gingery says cash no longer appears to be an option because … Continue Reading
Jackson police officers in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration Saturday collected about 10½ pounds of unwanted medications during a national prescription drug “take-back” initiative conducted at Smith’s Food and Drug. According to Lieutenant Cole Nethercott, … Continue Reading
The U.S. News & World Report last week released their Best High Schools rankings for 2013 showing Jackson Hole High School as the top in the state. The report includes comprehensive profiles on more than 21,000 public high schools and rankings of the nation’s 4,805 highest-scoring schools. The ranking places Jackson Hole High School … Continue Reading
Wyoming Department of Transportation Foreman Bob Johnston and National Park Service Foreman Kenny Whitman, along with their respective plow crews, greeted each other just south of Grant Village in Yellowstone National Park Monday afternoon as the two crews met. With the assistance of money raised by the community of Jackson, WYDOT crews achieved their plowing milestone of … Continue Reading
Plowing of Yellowstone National Park’s roads continues with the anticipated date for opening the East Entrance still set for May 3 and the opening of the South Entrance a week later. A Wyoming Department of Transportation crew had progressed north of Lewis Lake, and was … Continue Reading
Approximately 160 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and adult leaders, not including National Elk Refuge personnel in attendance, combed the refuge for shed antlers that will be put up for auction in mid-May. 80% of the money raised by the project help fund activities on the refuge while … Continue Reading
