Transformative. Challenging. Inspirational. Wilderness. Friendships. These are some of the words that Youth Conservation Program (YCP) alums have used to describe their experience in the Foundation’s flagship youth program, which is executed in partnership with Grand Teton National Park. YCP […]
Crew members clear avalanche debris from the trail. On Monday, the crew hiked up Granite Canyon to help NPS employees clear a path through an avalanche that occurred during winter. No one was expecting to shovel snow at the end of
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Jackson Hole Public Art and local artists have been busy at work, printing large-scale artworks and prepping sites for the annual mural event — WildWalls— which opened on June 29 and runs through early September. Grand Teton National Park Foundation
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Long days and warm temperatures mark summer’s arrival in Grand Teton National Park. As daily high temperatures rise with the season, mid-day animal activity will be reduced considerably. Be sure to get out early in the morning or later in
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It is officially summer in the Tetons and time to start preparing for those flower-filled hikes and backpacking trips you were dreaming of all winter. Although the high county is still holding snow, lower elevation hikes are melted out and
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YCP members, Foundation staff, and NPS staff celebrated the program’s fifteen-year anniversary in June. The 2021 Youth Conservation Program is off to a great start, and the returning and new team members got right to work. During the first week
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In 1895, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent homesteaders into the Jackson Hole valley with the mission of creating a community. With a church and school at its heart and a distinctive arrangement of farms lining one
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Grand Teton looks forward to welcoming visitors this summer. Learn how to Plan Like A Park Ranger by following our list of the top 10 things you should know before visiting the park. The 2021 season is expected to be BUSY, so
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Grizzly and black bears are emerging from their winter dens. Common food sources for these creatures during spring include carcasses of elk and other animals that did not survive winter. Bears will be very protective of their food caches, so
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Pura Vida and NPS Academy had a great start to the 2021 season as students explored the multitude of possibilities to work as stewards of our national parks and their natural resources. The above illustration is the Pura Vida logo
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Elk migrate north near the town of Kelly in Grand Teton National Park. Photo: Josh Metten. • Northern migration of elk from the National Elk Refuge into Grand Teton has begun. Elk typically move up in the Snake River corridor
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Runners cross the finish line of the Grand Teton Half Marathon. Photo courtesy of Lucid Images. Vacation Races hosts running events across the country and throughout the world while connecting athletes with some of the most iconic national park destinations
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