Avalanche season arrives in the Bridger-Teton
A storm bringing more than 2 feet of snow to parts of Bridger-Teton National Forest last week is raising alarms about the risk of avalanches just as skiers begin entering the backcountry. Forecasters...
View ArticleBridger-Teton will prepare a Supplemental Impact Statement concerning...
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has decided to conduct an additional environmental study and solicit more comments on a proposal to drill in the Upper Hoback Basin of western Wyoming. The Forest...
View ArticleMountain lion active near Jackson
A Mountain Lion and her two cubs have been active near Jacksons Cache Creek Trailhead and officials are warning people to be cautious. Mary Cernicek of the Bridger Teton National Forest says people...
View ArticleFundraising For Bridger-Teton Drilling Is Going Slow
An effort to buy oil and gas leases in western Wyoming to protect the land from development is raising funds at about half the speed needed to complete the $8.75 million deal. Since the historic...
View ArticleConservation group retires forest land from energy development
Tens of thousands of acres of land in the Bridger-Teton National Forest have been retired, protecting the land from energy development. But the conservation group leading the effort, Trust for Public...
View ArticleFire danger high in Tetons
Fire danger rose to a “high” rating this week for both Bridger-Teton National Forest and Grand Teton National Park, due to a combination of warm weather, low humidity and strong winds. Traci Weaver, a...
View Article37 acres added to Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Bridger-Teton National Forest, with the help of the Conservation Fund, has added a 37-acre parcel of land acquired from the Jackson Hole Land Trust, protecting the land indefinitely. The parcel,...
View ArticleCommission restricts motorized use of the Snake River
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission voted Monday to impose limits on what types of motorized craft can be used on Teton County’s Snake River, and when. Sections of the river passing through Grand...
View ArticleFormer Forest Service Employee Calls For Management Overhaul
Former U.S. Forest Service employee Brian Stout was supervisor of the Bridger-Teton National Forest from 1984 to 1994 and held various other positions in the forest service for the 24 years preceding...
View ArticleLummis Introduces Bill To Boost Forest Trail Access
U.S. Representatives Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Tim Walz (D-MN) introduced a bill Wednesday to address the backlog of trail maintenance in the National Forest Trail system. One year ago, the U.S....
View ArticleState Intervenes In Elk Feeding Grounds Lawsuit
Last week, the state filed a motion to intervene in support of the Wyoming Game and Fish in a lawsuit over five elk feeding grounds in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Attorney Andrea Santarsiere...
View ArticleBark Beetle Epidemic Easing
114,000 new acres of bark beetle kill has been detected in an aerial survey done by the State Forestry Division for 2014. Most of that is in Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests. Les Koch is the...
View ArticleLandslide Impeding Popular Recreation Area Stirs Economic Concerns
A landslide in a popular area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming's western mountains has locals worried about the region's economy.
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