A Utah congressman long unhappy with the authority given presidents under The Antiquities Act to establish national monuments has introduced legislation that would extensively rewrite the century-old act. If enacted, the rewrite would limit the purposes for which monuments could be created, require environmental review, and allow presidents to reduce the size of monuments without congressional action.

Paving work on the erosion-affected segment of the Gros Ventre/Kelly Road, which will include a two-week daytime closure, will begin Monday, October 2. RJS Construction, Inc., based out of Yakima, Washington, will establish two paved lanes of travel around the eroded section and provide additional stabilization to the river bank. Work is anticipated to be conducted through November 21, or as weather conditions allow.

A public-private partnership run through the National Trust for Historic Preservation is helping to rehabilitate historic structures in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming while also teaching young people preservation skills.

As expected, a coalition of groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to overturn the Trump administration's decision to remove grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the Endangered Species List.