Elk on the national refuge will have to find something to eat elsewhere after next week. Refuge Biologist Eric Cole says feeding this week is being tapered off and will come to an end entirely Monday or Tuesday. Cole says as the snow is receding from the valley floor, forage left over … Continue Reading
The National Rifle Association and Safari Club International has requested to enter the battle against environmental groups trying to maintain more stringent protections of wolves in Wyoming. That case is currently in the US District Court in Cheyenne where … Continue Reading
Recent wildfires in other parts of Wyoming and in neighboring states serve as a warning that this is no normal year for fire danger. As such, Fire Marshal Kathy Clay of Jackson Hole Fire/EMS says residents in Teton County will need to be extra vigilant with their use of fire as … Continue Reading
Teton County Environmental Health is offering short and long term Radon detection kits for purchase at the department’s office in the Public Health building at 460 E. Pearl. The cost is $10 and $25 dollars respectively. County Environmental Health Specialist Mike Dart explains … Continue Reading
While Yellowstone National Park last week reported the emergence of grizzly bears from their dens, Grand Teton National Park is seeing reports of bear tracks in grizzly country – which Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says can be almost anywhere in the park now. Skaggs points out that … Continue Reading
Fire analysts plan a webinar Wednesday to examine the impacts of large wildfires for anyone interested. Specifically, the webinar will discuss findings from a recent study by the Ecosystem Workforce Program at the University of Oregon which examined … Continue Reading
Grand Teton National Park is joining with the sportsmen’s group Trout Unlimited in a collaborative effort to remove an obsolete water diversion structure located near Kelly and restore the Gros Ventre watershed as a viable fishery. Park Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says … Continue Reading
The Bridger-Teton National Forest plans to close the Fremont Lake Campground and Upper Fremont Lake Boat Launch Site on the Pinedale Ranger District during the 2013 summer season to allow for reconstruction. Work at these sites includes … Continue Reading
Even though most waters in this part of Wyoming are still ice-covered, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department advises boaters that this is a good time to register boats for the upcoming year. Boat owners can renew their registrations … Continue Reading
A 41-year-old Mexican National, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Judge Nancy Freudenthal earlier this month for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Juan Vazquez-Baez was arrested in Jackson and … Continue Reading
