Teton County forms animal attack response team
———————- By Emily Mieure Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — First responders have been running up the Snow King boot pack as their first round of qualifications to be part of a new animal attack response team….
Fire danger raised to “High” for Bridger-Teton
————- Western WY, July 15, 2020– Teton Interagency fire managers announce the fire danger rating has been elevated to high for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, National Elk Refuge, and remaining portions of the Teton Interagency Dispatch…
GTNPF transfers property to be used for seasonal workforce housing
————- The Moulton Ranch Cabins, the last privately-held inholding on the Mormon Row Historic District in Grand Teton National Park, has officially been transferred to the National Park Service from Grand Teton National Park Foundation. The closing took place on…
Park staffing, services crippled by COVID; Yellowstone and Grand Teton experience will be different in 2020
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — In an ordinary summer a destination park as famous as Yellowstone brings on some 500 seasonal employees, about tripling its staff, to help handle the crush of 4-million-plus…
Jackson Hole Board asks potential visitors to reschedule
The following in a release from the Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board requests that all potential visitors prioritize their own health along with the well-being of Jackson Hole and the surrounding communities…
Teton Park goat culling operation postponed
JACKSON (WNE) — Persistent snow and low visibility have put the kibosh on Grand Teton National Park’s efforts to shoot and kill non-native mountain goats in the Tetons this week. The inaugural period of aerial gunning targeting the 100-plus goats…
Park to allow volunteer hunters to help eliminate goats
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Details are still fuzzy, but Grand Teton National Park will allow “qualified volunteers” to assist with the effort to eradicate 100 or so invasive mountain goats in the…
Wyoming News Briefs: October 7, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Campbell County computer outage nearly repaired GILLETTE (WNE) — About 98 percent to 99 percent of the computer systems at Campbell County Health…
Wyoming News Briefs: October 1, 2019
SVI Media is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. One killed in five-car crash LARAMIE (WNE) — The Wyoming Highway Patrol reported one person dead and expected U.S. Highway 230 to be…
Elk populations ‘above objective’ as hunting season heats up
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Elk are plentiful in Wyoming as the state’s famed elk hunting season gets underway, according to Game and Fish Department estimates. The agency early this year estimated populations to be 29 percent above objective…