Putting the Fun in Fundraising
Spring is in the air, the snow at the Kelly Campus is now down to just a foot and the birds are singing incessantly! It is also the time of year we find ourselves gearing up for our Annual Kelly Campus Auction. …
Two Exciting Weeks in May for the Teacher Learning Center
May has already brought four exciting events for the Teacher Learning Center: a meeting with Wyoming Governor Matt Mead, a teacher workshop at the Murie Center, and outreach programs with 157 students at four schools in Teton Valley, …
New Wildlife Ecologist Joins Conservation Research Center
The Conservation Research Center announces an addition to its staff. Wildlife Ecologist, Michael Rowell, has joined the CRC to participate in the organization’s contract stewardship and research programs. With a Masters degree in Wildlife Science from Utah State University and a 20-year career engaging diverse ecological topics, …
Spring in Jackson Hole
These are exciting times indeed! There seems to be elk in every snowless area of Grand Teton Park right now. Imagine how wonderful that green, succulent, easily digested, vitamin and mineral-filled, lignin-less herbaceous vegetation must taste to the elk. …
Looking for Summer Fun? Register for Youth and Family Adventures Today!
Reserve your space today for Summer Youth Adventures and Summer Family Adventures as spaces are quickly filling. Summer Adventures are a fun, healthy way for children and families to spend time outdoors and learn about Grand Teton National Park and the surrounding areas. …
Nocturnal Noises
TO KNOW THE DARKBy Wendell BerryTo go in the dark with a light is to know the light.To know the dark, go dark.Go without sight and find that the dark, …
Exploring Turpin Ridge
As we skirted around Lobo Hill, headed east from the Kelly Campus, the moon was rising to our right. The morning was much warmer than the day before. Luckily, a firm crust was still in place across Upper Meadow as we headed towards Turpin Ridge. …
Sign Up for Summer Stream Team Workshop
The Teacher Learning Center is excited to be offering the Wyoming Stream Team Workshop for yet another summer! During the week of June 26-July 1, 2011 educators from across Wyoming and other neighboring watersheds will have the opportunity to join in this unique classroom and field-based course focused on providing a base of training in water quality monitoring as a compliment to middle and high school science curricula. …
The World of Testing
I recently taught a seminar on assessment for the Graduate Program of Teton Science Schools. To engage the students, I began with a series of slides with comical solutions to standardized exam questions. For example, …
Conservation: What’s it to you?
My favorite definition of conservation is “the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion” (www.dictionary.com). This definition is critical to our Contract Stewardship program, which offers professionally-trained and experienced staff to assist landowners with a conservation ethic in improving the wildlife value and ecological health of their property. …