Why do bull elk shed their massive antlers each year?
With snow beginning to fall on the Tetons, we can anticipate that the local wildlife will also begin their winter transitions. For elk, who this winter will migrate down to the National Elk Refuge, we should be expecting bull elk to shed their antlers soon, …
Rising Leader Robbie Bond Is Inspiring a New Generation to Speak out for Public Lands
“I am small, but I have giant ideas.”
-Robbie Bond, youth activist and founder of Kids Speak for Parks …
Robbie Bond believes that his voice matters. And he wants other kids to know that their voices are powerful,
The Legacy of Leadership: Mardy Murie and the Spirit of Conservation
“I’m counting on the new generation coming up. I have to believe in their spirit, as those who came before me believed in mine.”
-Mardy Murie …
A cornerstone of our work at Teton Science Schools is fostering leadership.
The Excitement and Anxiety that is Back-to-School 2021
“Delta variant is sucking the joy out of back-to-school 2021” reads a recent headline in the Los Angeles Times. For families with school-aged children and education professionals, conversations around the dinner table reflect stories in the news themed around the relief, …
Find Where the Wild Things Are this Summer with Wildlife Expeditions
What’s your earliest memory of a national park? Who were you with? What season was it? What was the best adventure of that trip? Is it time to make new memories in one of these special places? …
Summers at the Murie Ranch are Back!
The Murie Ranch is open to visitors again this summer, with public tours offered daily Monday through Friday at 11:30 am!
Celebrate Spring with Community Science
At Teton Science Schools, we embrace a culture of lifelong learning. So it’s only natural that when we create an opportunity to connect through citizen and community science, we look forward to it with enthusiasm. …
Place-Based Educators Bring Meaningful Change to Rural Schools
The Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) is a key partner in Teton Science Schools’ Place Network, a group of interconnected rural K-12 schools that brings learners and communities together for the benefit of both. …
TSS AmeriCorps Members Find New Ways to Serve
During any given year, between 25 and 30 percent of Americans serve as volunteers. Since its inception in the 1990s, AmeriCorps has played an important role in connecting individuals and organizations to help communities overcome challenges. …
What Color is Place?
Honoring Dr. Carolyn Finney for International Women’s Day …
“In the case of race and the environment, it’s not just who we imagine has something valuable to say. These assumptions, beliefs, and perceptions can be found in the very foundation of our environmental thinking,
