Whitebark pines, majestic trees that grow across Western national parks and feed birds and bears and serve as living snow fences, are at risk of disappearing due to disease, beetle attacks, and climate change and deserve protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday.
A seasonal fall -- cold and snowy -- in the northern Rockies has enabled Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to officially move into its winter season with cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
Winter's vagaries -- blizzards and periods without snow, sub-zero thermometer readings, and unseasonably warm temps -- can toss you curveballs when it comes to enjoying the season in the National Park System, but if you plan carefully you can be prepared with alternatives.
An elk reduction program begins Saturday, November 5, in Grand Teton National Park. The park’s enabling legislation of 1950 authorizes Grand Teton National Park to jointly administer an elk reduction program with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department when necessary for the proper management and conservation of the Jackson Elk Herd.
If you’ve spent time in the National Park System, you’ve seen a mix of conditions in terms of a park’s infrastructure. Some are in great condition, some not so great. Recently my wife and I had the opportunity to stop by Grand Teton National Park and the Jenny Lake area. The trails that lead around the lake and up onto the flanks of the Tetons are in wonderful condition. But it wasn’t always so.
The drought the West has been mired in for more than two decades has taken a recent toll on Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park, where the northern end of the lake turned into a gigantic mudflat as water was released down the Snake River for agricultural operations in Idaho. This photo was taken September 25, 2022.
Construction and road improvement projects scheduled for Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming will lead to some temporary closures in the park, beginning after Labor Day Weekend.
During the peak summer season, hot weather causes elevated water temperatures that are stressful for coldwater fish such as trout. Fishing compounds this stress and hampers the fish’s ability to recover when caught and released.
A surprising $2 million grant from filmmaker Myrna Berlet to the Grand Teton National Park Foundation will benefit the park's wildlife, as it will be used to support the foundation’s ongoing partnership work with Grand Teton National Park and will be used to begin an endowment for wildlife and natural resources conservation efforts, as well as youth engagement programs that introduce young people to the wonders of the natural world.