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Bridger-Teton National Forest

Hiking, biking causes elk, bears to flee

  By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A few years ago, when Mark Ditmer found himself on a game trail in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, holding electronic equipment over his head, the first thing…

Bridger-Teton builds pollinator gardens in Afton

•Lawn to be replaced at Afton Greys River Office, Thursday, June 20. By SVI/B-T The Bridger-Teton National Forest, in celebration of  National Pollinator Week June 17-23, 2024, will install two pollinator gardens. The public is invited to join us and…

Rock slide threatens spring; Bridger-Teton/Town of Afton monitoring

  • Afton making plans to remove material. A large rock and scattered debris has collapsed into the mouth of the Periodic Spring causing pressure on the flow of the spring and threatening an underground pipeline that serves as Afton’s…

Forest plans to implement prescribed fire within Hams Fork Vegetation Project area

The Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest is planning multiple prescribed burns throughout the spring and early summer. The following prescribed burns could begin in early June and be implemented at any time until mid-July. Smoke impacts should…

Forest Service provides additional details on Intermittent Spring rock slide

The Bridger-Teton National Forest has released additional details regarding a rock slide that occurred near the mouth of the intermittent spring in Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. The Forest Service has implemented “an emergency closure for the Periodic Spring…

Forest plans to implement next phase of Monument Ridge Vegetation and Recreation Management Project

The Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest plans to initiate the next phase of the Monument Ridge Vegetation and Recreation Management Project during the month of June. The project area is located near the town of Bondurant…

Bridger-Teton National Forest announces decisions for Porcupine Creek Vegetation Treatment Project and Kemmerer Ranger District Roadside Treatments

A decision notice with a finding of no significant effect has been signed for the Porcupine Creek Vegetation Treatment Project and Kemmerer Ranger District Roadside Treatments on the Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Both decisions are intended…

Forest seeking public comments on Cache Creek Trailhead Redesign Project

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is seeking public comments on the Cache Creek Trailhead Redesign Project to help shape the future of this busy and highly valued trailhead. Cache Creek Trailhead is a starting point for a multitude of activities including…

Elk antler poacher fined, loses hunting privileges for 3 years

JACKSON (WNE) — Just weeks before the legal antler hunt season on public lands opens May 1 for Wyoming residents and May 8 for others, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced stiff penalties against an antler poacher. An Idaho…