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Trail Talk: A look into Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week 9
The 11th season of YCP is almost finished and the crew continues to improve Grand Teton. This week was spent on a variety of tasks, ranging from trail maintenance in Garnet Canyon to learning about edible and medicinal uses of ...
Trail Talk: A look into Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week 8
Hiking up to the confluence. Photo by Elizabeth Koutrelakos. This week, the YCP camped in the Lower Berry backcountry. They hiked up to the confluence of Owl and Upper Berry Creek and were greeted by Teton Interagency firefighters who gave ...
Trail Talk: A look into Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week 7
During the seventh week of YCP, the crew continued to work on the trail at the Lucas Fabian Homestead. They persevered through dust clouds, scorching day,s and black flies. Although there is still work in this area planned for the ...
Summer in the Tetons with Pura Vida
Eleven Pura Vida (PV) middle school students enjoyed the beauty of Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) this past month by exploring, hiking, canoeing, learning, and participating in service projects . This program continues to help address common barriers encountered by ...
Adventure Journal: Birding in Grand Teton National Park
Summer is a fantastic time of year to look for birds in Grand Teton National Park. The weather is generally warm, days are long, and activity is high. Young great horned owls in cottonwood tree. Photo courtesy Gene Tremblay. If ...
Tribal Youth Corps in Grand Teton
An exciting new youth initiative was launched this summer in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP)—the Tribal Youth Corps program. High school students from the Wind River and Fort Hall communities have been working long hours to complete a variety of ...
Trail Talk: A look into Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week Six
The YCP season is more than halfway over and time is flying by. The team completed a two-day Wilderness First Aid course through the National Outdoor Leadership School and became savvy to backcountry first aid essentials. YCP crew members practicing ...
Trail Talk: A look into Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week Five
The weather this week was variable—everything from freezing rain to perfect sunny days. On Monday the crew performed maintenance on the Emma Matilda Lake trail, digging drains and cutting fallen trees from the trail with cross cut saws. YCP crew ...
Trail Talk: A look into Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week Four
This week, the YCP crew continued fine tuning their skills at Two Ocean Lake. All of the saddle notches for the larger bridge have been scribed, a tedious technique involving a fragile tool, lots of leveling, and a ton of ...
Trail Talk: A look into Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week Three
YCP crew members enjoying a lunch break along Glade Creek Trail on Monday. Photo by Tim Anderson. Monday kicked off the third week of the 2016 YCP season. The crew's skills have drastically increased since day one, and it began ...
VIDEO: What to Expect at Jenny Lake this Summer
2016 marks the centennial of the National Park Service, and it is proving to be a summer of great progress for Inspiring Journeys: A Campaign for Jenny Lake—our gift to Grand Teton in celebration of this extraordinary milestone. The newly ...
Adventure Journal: Time to Get on the Water
When it comes to enjoyable water activities, Grand Teton National Park has a multitude of opportunities. The wild and scenic Snake River flows through the park and has world-renowned fishing, incredible wildlife viewing opportunities, and stretches that are suited to ...