University of Utah researcher sees increasing value in high-elevation, north-facing ski resorts.
Environment
Colorado River Indian Tribes designate their namesake waterway a ‘living being’ with legal rights
The personhood designation for the river is part of a broader “rights of nature” movement that aims to bestow new legal protections on threatened natural resources around the globe.
La Niña conditions are expected this winter
La Niña conditions appeared in October, and these conditions are forecasted to stick around through the winter months.
New bill from Mike Lee would see roads built in borderland wilderness areas in the name of immigration enforcement
Lee’s bill amends the Wilderness Act of 1964 to make exceptions for the Department of Homeland Security to conduct immigration enforcement actions.
Government shutdown threatens GTNP, BTNF jobs
Former Bridger-Teton National Forest Supervisor says more federal firings would be “devastating” for the U.S. Forest Service.
59-year-old time capsule found near Gros Ventre Slide
The collaborative retrieval of buried letters, forest brochures, four-leaf clovers, and pink hair curlers that were lost for over half a century, closes out a forest veterans decades of passion for the Bridger-Teton.
Commissioners: New roads, development in protected forest don’t make sense
The Trump Administration could open up millions of acres of national forest to roads, mining and logging, including in Teton County.
Yellowstone rivers fully reopen to fishing as temps cool
Yellowstone’s regular fishing season ends on Oct. 31.
Wyoming lawmakers contemplate nixing cloud seeding in light of “chemtrail” conspiracy
Wyoming helped pioneer the technology. Whether it continues is largely based on whether lawmakers believe the state’s own research or growing conspiracy concerns.
