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Trail Talk: On-the-job with Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week 5
YCP filters drinking water from Leigh Lake. Week five was a big one for YCP-they spent it in the backcountry! The crew established their home-away-from-home on the east shore of Leigh Lake and spent four days working on their multi-week ...
Summertime = SUP Time
Stand up paddle boarding near Oxbow Bend. July means clear, open lakes and waterways in Grand Teton, which mean great opportunities for stand up paddleboarding. Stand up paddleboarding (SUP) has become an exhilarating way to explore the glacial lakes and ...
Trail Talk: On-the-job with Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week 4
YCP team members feeling accomplished after a morning of native seed collection in the park. YCP had another successful week of working and learning in Grand Teton National Park! On Monday, the crew returned to their multi-week project on Leigh ...
Trail Talk: On-the-job with Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Week 3
YCP works together to improve the Wister Draw Trail near Phelps Lake. Week three was a busy one for the YCP crew! Luckily the weather was better so they got to enjoy some sunshine while working on trails throughout Grand ...
Sagebrush Success
A Foundation funded youth crew work together in the sagebrush steppe with the Teton Range as their backdrop. Author: Tyson Chavis Over a hundred years ago, ranchers and homesteaders replaced thousands of acres of sagebrush and other native plant life ...
June Wildlife Whereabouts: Moose Calves, Fox Pups, and Spring Rains
Long days and warmer temperatures mark summer's arrival in Grand Teton National Park. As daily high temperatures rise with the season, mid-day animal activity will begin to reduce considerably. Early mornings or late afternoons are your best chance to see ...
Trail Talk: On-the-job With Grand Teton’s Youth Conservation Program – Weeks 1 & 2
The YCP crew met Foundation staff, board members, and donors at the end of their first week. Conversation and ice cream were enjoyed by all! This summer marks the seventeenth year of the Youth Conservation Program in Grand Teton National ...
The Wildlife Brigade: Protecting Animals AND Visitors in GTNP
It doesn't take much to start a bear jam. One car parked in the middle of the roadway turns into two and then twenty and then two hundred. Doors fly open. Eager visitors scramble out. A diverse crowd of smiles, ...
The Magic of the Jenny Lake Rangers and Bidding Farewell to Scott Guenther
The Jenny Lake Rangers are Grand Teton National Park's team of elite search and rescue professionals, tasked with protecting resources and visitors in the park's vast backcountry. Among a number of responsibilities, the rangers walk trails, interact with visitors, assess ...
Adventure Journal: Early Season Hikes and More!
A Few of Our Early Season Favorite Hikes Grand Teton National Park combines pristine beauty, charismatic wildlife, and sprawling trail networks to create outdoor experiences that are unmatched. Yet, snow in the high country this time of year can make ...
Snake River Gateways Work Back Underway This Summer
Moose Landing Site Plan. We've got a number of exciting updates to share as the Snake River Gateways campaign continues to move full-steam ahead this spring! Wondering what this outstanding initiative is helping to address? Click HERE for all the ...
May Wildlife Whereabouts: Nesting, Migrating and Rearing Young
Summer is just around the corner and with the continuing changing of seasons, many of the region's critters are giving birth and raising young. Wolf pups are making their first exploratory appearances from their dens and bison, moose and elk ...