How to wrangle Grand Teton crowds? Park seeks public input.
• As visitation grows, GTNP is looking for input on how users view management instead of proposing specific plans like timed-entry or park reservations. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Grand Teton National Park visitation doubled over the last three decades, reaching…
Jackson climber dies after Gannett Peak fall
JACKSON (WNE) — A 24-year-old climber and former Jackson resident died Sunday after falling on Gannett Peak in the Wind River Range. Rescuers recovered Jason Graves’ body at 9 a.m. Monday on a glacier several hundred feet below the 13,810-foot…
Grizzly 399 has hopped Grand Teton’s southern border — and crossed onto private land
• Famous bruin, cub spotted on private land; wildlife managers urge caution with trash, food By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Brian McCooey thought it odd. Before he put his eyes on the…
Michigan Man Sustains Thermal Burns in Yellowstone National Park
A Michigan man was arraigned in a federal court on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. According to information released by Yellowstone National Park (YNP) he was booked on charges of “off-trail travel in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area and being…
Teton Village receives nearly $1 million to purchase electric buses
JACKSON (WNE) — Four red buses that move visitors and employees between the base of the Aerial Tram and the Ranch Lot in Teton Village will get an upgrade in fall 2024. Taking their place will be four zero-emission battery-electric…
Climbing death on the Grand Teton follows wet, icy alpine summer
JACKSON (WNE) — Braydan Paul DuRee, 40, of Kuna, Idaho, died in a climbing accident Thursday in Grand Teton National Park. DuRee’s death occurred on the Owen-Spalding route, the most popular ascent of the Grand Teton. Why, exactly, he fell…
Colorado man’s ‘illegal’ heli landing is the latest spin in Grand Teton’s aerial drama
• Park, airport have spent years grappling with aircraft tours. By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — When Grand Teton National Park announced Monday that a Colorado man illegally parked his helicopter on the…
Fire danger increased to ‘Moderate’
The following is a release from the U.S. Forest Service – Western Wyo., July 12, 2023—Teton Interagency Fire managers have elevated the fire danger rating to “moderate” for Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, and the National Elk Refuge….
Man cited for illegally landing helicopter on west shore of Jackson Lake inside Grand Teton National Park
On Saturday, June 24, at approximately 3 p.m. Grand Teton National Park law enforcement rangers received a report that a helicopter had illegally landed at Moran Bay on the west shore of Jackson Lake, inside Grand Teton National Park. Rangers…
Rangers respond to climber fatality
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — While Teton County saw no search and rescues over the Fourth of July holiday, one neighboring county reported four fatalities. Grand Teton National Park rangers on Tuesday responded…