Jim Wilcox painted an ornament depicting Grand Teton National Park’s iconic scenery. Wilcox, namesake and founder of the Wilcox Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming, is a well-known painter of dramatic landscapes that often focus on the beauty and tranquility of the Teton Range and the park. Once a high school art teacher, Wilcox decided to pursue his craft full time following a successful show of his paintings at Jackson Lake Lodge. Working in oils and acrylics, Wilcox uses light to create different moods as he strives to capture the Teton scenes that first inspired him.
Grand Teton National Park
Beginning this Saturday, if you're planning a backcountry trek into Grand Teton National Park you more than likely will be required to store your food in a bear-proof plastic canister.
Keeping Track of Grand Teton National Park's Bighorn Sheep
Tick off a list of Grand Teton National Park's wildlife and bison, elk, moose and bears come immediately to mind. Bighorn sheep? Not so quickly, but they're there.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2008 9:03am
Park History: Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park not only is one of America’s most photogenic national parks but, oddly enough, it's one of our most controversial.
- By Chance Finegan - February 25th, 2008 7:56pm
Bush Administration Plan to Remove Wolf Protections Draws Criticism
If a wolf turns up in Rocky Mountain National Park, it will be protected by the Endangered Species Act. But plans by the Bush administration to remove ESA protection from Yellowstone's wolves could make it incredibly hard for the predators to migrate down to Colorado.
Wolf Delisting Q&A.pdf NRDC Wolf Delisting Petition.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 21st, 2008 2:05pm
Venturing Into the Backcountry of the National Park System
Now, even though the snow continues to pile up in various parts of the country, is the time to begin planning your backcountry escape into the national park system.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 6th, 2008 3:49pm
A Grand Teton National Park Holiday Ornament
Former Park Service Director Mainella: Interior Department Called Yellowstone Snowmobile Decisions
Former National Park Service Director Fran Mainella says her bosses in the Interior Department in effect tied her hands on the question of recreational snowmobiling in Yellowstone National Park. And now she says science should have the final say in whether snowmobiling continues to be allowed in the park.
Park Service Issues Record of Decision On Snowmobiling in Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Parks
A day later than planned, National Park Service officials today signed off on their record of decision to continue snowmobile use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. The ROD was called a "shocking stewardship decision" by the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees.
Yellowstone Snowmobile Decision Missing Record of Decision
Despite months and months of work and planning, National Park Service officials have failed to get a Record of Decision on snowmobiling in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks signed off on on schedule. But that doesn't mean the upcoming winter season is in limbo. Indeed, a greater threat at this point is lack of snow.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 20th, 2007 9:55am
EPA's Perplexing Position On Snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park
Perplexing. That's my initial reaction to the Environmental Protection Agency's response to the snowmobile decision out of Yellowstone National Park. In five short paragraphs the EPA officials went from seemingly complimenting the decision to saying park planners failed to fully address their concerns.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 16th, 2007 10:44am
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