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“This message is not intended to shame or judge anyone. Just please remember that when you take on a backcountry objective — no matter how big or small — the most important thing is to make sure you come home at the end of the day.“

Teton County Search & Rescue responded to three snowmobile accidents in three days, with at least one fatality reported.

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Sage-grouse local working groups swiftly disbanded by Game and Fish

WYOMING — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has announced that it is retiring the Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups (LWG) as of Jan. 31, just one month after the Trump administration […]

TCSAR reports a snowmobile fatality, receives 3 calls over 3 days

JACKSON, Wyo. — On Friday, Jan. 23, Teton County Search & Rescue (TCSAR) responded to two separately reported snowmobile accidents on Granite Creek Road, a 39-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman. Two […]

DNA technology and ancient thermals: YNP’s Lower Geyser Basin

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — With more than 10,000 thermal features clustered into 120 distinct thermal areas, Yellowstone National Park (YNP) touts an impressive array of geology. This week’s Caldera Chronicles describes one […]

Psychedelic desperation in the form of Rattlesnake Milk

TETON VILLAGE, Wyo. — They are country. They are punk. They are psych and surf. They swirl in a hauntingly dark, Texas plains lyrical space surrounded by reverbed, pentatonic electric guitar riffs. […]

Free couples’ workshop begins Weds.

JACKSON, Wyo. — Ahead of Valentine’s Day, local couples can participate in a free workshop to strengthen bonds. “The Eight Dates” will be a therapist-facilitated couples workshop held in-person and virtually on […]

Old Bill’s opens T-shirt design contest

JACKSON, Wyo. — Old Bill’s is preparing to celebrate its 30th fun run with a community-designed T-shirt. The Community Foundation of Jackson Hole (CFJH) has announced a T-shirt contest open to participants […]

Wyo. SNAP-Ed downsizes in wake of $1.8M federal funding cut

WYOMING — The state’s education arm of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been downsized, but the organization plans to continue in-person programming to fight food insecurity where it has the […]