Yellowstone scales back search for canoeist
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park is winding down search and recovery efforts for Kim Crumbo, 74, who had been on a four-night backcountry trip to Shoshone Lake with his brother, who died of hypothermia. The National Park Service has…
Court cans low-impact film permits in Grand Teton, Yellowstone parks
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The National Park Service has changed its permitting requirements so that commercial filmmakers no longer have to pay fees or gain clearance as long as shoots are small…
Final cull: Exotic goat herd trimmed by 43 in Teton Park
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Rangers have decided to pull volunteer hunters out of the Tetons early and cease the cull of exotic mountain goats for now. Volunteers killed 43 goats during a…
Teton County tourism jumps past ’19 levels
JACKSON (WNE) — The spike in active Teton County coronavirus cases comes amid a wave of tourism. By a couple of measures, more people are venturing to Jackson Hole on any given day this summer than in 2019, which itself…
Fossil Butte is modifying visitor center operations
Kemmerer – Fossil Butte National Monument announced modifications — effective Saturday, April 4 — to operations in response to guidance from the governor and Wyoming Department of Health to slow the spread of COVID-19. Until further notice, the following services and…
Grand Teton launches goat cull
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A second shot at eliminating nonnative mountain goats from the Teton Range was to begin Friday. The National Park Service’s first attempt at eradicating the 100 or so…
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…
Park Plan Aids in Conservation of Native Bighorn Sheep
MOOSE, WY- The National Park Service has signed a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Mountain Goat Management Plan/Environmental Assessment at Grand Teton National Park. The purpose of the plan is twofold: 1) aid in the conservation of a…
Yellowstone uses humorous poster to advise against petting bison
By Lew Freedman, Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — For the people who still don’t get it, the National Park Service recently spelled out – for the zillionth time in the zillionth way – the stern, common-sense advice…
Two bodies recovered after glider crash in Grand Teton National Park
The following is a news release from Grand Teton National Park. MOOSE, Wyoming – Teton Interagency Dispatch was contacted at approximately 12 p.m. Saturday, June 9, about two individuals that did not return from a scenic glider ride that departed…