Rebuilding Field Education at TSS for 2022

Teton Science Schools Field Education is excited to be in the midst of rebuilding. We’re proud of how we’ve weathered the pandemic, with small-scale, non-residential program offerings mostly focused on the local Jackson community, and at the same time, …

Where is the snow?

I often think about how a shallow or absent snowpack affects the animals of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This year it has been an unusually warm November and December, so far.  There have been several snowstorms, …

Teton 5th Celebrates 50th Anniversary

This week TSS launched the “Teton 5th Turns 50” campaign to celebrate the 50th year of helping Teton County 5th grade students explore Grand Teton National Park, their backyard. Whether students have already spent time in the park or if Teton 5th is their first experience, …

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, …

Putting Language, History, and Perspective into Place

Teton mountains

“[W]hen I say language, I’m really meaning languaging, right? The practice of using language, judging language, reading language, understanding language, having language be the way in which we make meaning in the world. …