We talked with Rich Ochs, the Teton County Emergency Managment Coordinator, about the Cliff Creek and Lava Mountain Wildfires burning on the edges of Teton County. He explained how we go about getting the the firefighting staff, how wildfires affect Teton County in the bigger picture, what we can do to help as a community and more.
KHOL sends our thanks and thoughts to those fighting the fire and to those affected.
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A 20-mile hike in the Tetons rewarded bumble bee researcher Ellen Keaveny with a special Bombus occidentalis sighting.
The Forest Service is not following the best scientific practices for managing livestock grazing, according to the report.
“There is a greater diversity of bird and mammal scavengers feeding on mountain lion kills than any other kind of carrion or meat resource ever documented in the world.”