Making the Most of Mud Season
It’s spring! What does the season call to mind for you? Baby animals? Tulips? Puddle jumping? Green grass? Sneezing?!
In the vicinity of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, Teton Science Schools’ home base, …
Kevin’s Corner: Don’t Miss a Thing
As our days are getting longer and warmer at the end of March, the snow in the southern part of the valley around the town of Jackson, Wyoming has been melting fast.
When we have 43 degree and sunny days in the middle of March, …
Wildlife Calendar of Grand Teton and Yellowstone
In an ecosystem with the dramatic seasonal temperature swings of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, the landscape and wildlife can look remarkably different from month to month. If you have only visited the parks in one season, …
Mountain Academy Students Remind Drivers to Look Both Ways so Elk Can Cross Safely
When one of the Mountain Academy 4th and 5th grade classes learned that the highway near their school is a problematic area for wildlife-vehicle collisions, they wanted to do something about it. Bari Bucholz, their science teacher, …
Welcome to the Subnivean Zone!
Bring the wonders of winter into your teaching with our upcoming virtual snow science workshop. Dig into the foundations of snow science using materials we’ll send you ahead of the workshop and learn ways it can be used to explore and introduce concepts in elementary and secondary science. …
Why do bull elk shed their antlers each year?
If you live in Jackson Hole or an area with an elk population, you might have recently heard bull elk bugling during the fall rut, or breeding season. Bull elk can be easily identified by their impressive antlers during the summer and fall, …
Battle of the Yellowstone Wildlife Valleys: Hayden Valley vs. Lamar Valley
What is the best place to see wildlife in Yellowstone?
If you ask this question to someone who knows and loves Yellowstone well, chances are you will be directed to either Hayden or Lamar Valley. …
Can Moose Really Dive?
“Did you know that moose can dive as deep as five meters?” This factoid is repeated by educators across the circumpolar range of Alces alces, and often is received amazement and maybe a few chuckles from the audience as they picture the gangly, …
National Parks are Re-Opening. Here’s the Need to Know.
Like many Americans longing for the wild outdoors after weeks of being home, we here at Teton Science Schools are eagerly anticipating a return to our cherished national parks. Just last week, …
Take a Virtual Field Trip with Teton Science Schools on this Google Expedition
Since our foundation in 1967, students have been journeying to Teton Science Schools’ campuses — from near and far — to learn science in the field. The experience is hands-on, it’s experiential, …