With clean-up week set for the week ahead, it is not unlikely residents will be heading into their garages, barns or outbuildings to tidy things up after the long winter. However, they may discover that those areas may have been inhabited by rodents over the past months – and some of those rodents could have … Continue Reading
The Linx transportation cooperative has announced it will inaugurate a Wind River Connection of the regional Linx service, known as the “Purple Line,” which will run between Riverton and Jackson three times each week beginning June 4th. The Wind River Transportation Authority, WRTA, joined the four-state cooperative this year, closing a gap in … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing to reduce the hunting quotas for wolves by as much as one half this year. Large Carnivore Supervisor Mark Bruscino explains the state’s population could not withstand another 52-wolf quota without coming dangerously close to the required minimum population set in Wyoming’s delisting plan. Wyoming needs to maintain … Continue Reading
Fire season in Northwestern Wyoming could be less severe than last year. The National Interagency Fire Center has issued their predictions for the upcoming fire season which indicate near normal conditions here from May through August. According to the NIFC report, several late season winter storms brought heavy snow to … Continue Reading
You’re cleaning up your yard and have accumulated dead branches, leaves and other excess vegetation. Beginning Saturday, residents in the Town of Jackson will be allowed to burn those items; provided they contact Jackson’s law enforcement ahead of time. Of course, those control burns must be … Continue Reading
The East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park will open on time tomorrow. Spokesman Al Nash says as of 8:00 am, visitors will be able to travel through the park’s East, West, and North Entrances to many popular park destinations including Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Norris Geyser Basin, and Fishing Bridge. The road from … Continue Reading
The National Park Service has issued a prospectus to solicit proposals for guided mountain climbing and climbing schools in Grand Teton National Park. Two concession contracts valid for 10 years, each are to be awarded in the coming months. Guided mountain climbing and climbing instruction are currently provided by … Continue Reading
St. John’s annual Community Health Fair will be held Saturday. The event will be highlighted by more than a dozen free health screenings for adults and children, along with family friendly activities including helicopter tours, plenty of health information and complimentary coffee and snacks. Jackson Hole Fire/EMS will … Continue Reading
Scott Anderson, Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Chair-Elect and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board Member, attended America’s Small Business Summit this week in Washington D.C. The annual event is intended to unite small business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs from across the country to … Continue Reading
A count of elk still on the National Elk Refuge last week revealed that there still were 4030 of the ungulates lingering near the south end of the refuge, and some 296 bison also remained. Refuge Biologist Eric Cole adds that 71% of the radio collared elk that had been … Continue Reading
