HOW CAN WE PREPARE FOR WILDFIRE?

September 17, 2019

Long-time Jackson resident Jean Ferguson is no stranger to wildfire. She grew up in Paradise, CA and lived in Thousand Oaks, CA for many years, both of which had devastating wildfires last year. This summer, Jean had to evacuate her Jackson home because of wildfire, twice. She has some advice on how to be prepared.

Who Nose What’s in our Hot Springs?

August 19, 2019

Jackson locals and tourists alike love to spend time in the hot springs around here, but what other organisms are spending time in those springs?

AIRPORT COMPLETES STORMWATER FILTRATION SYSTEM

August 15, 2019

The Jackson Hole Airport is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of their new stormwater system, which is designed to handle a 100-year storm event and will be the largest Advanced Drainage System in Wyoming. The Airport was able to support this voluntary project with the generosity of Teton Conservation District’s $60,000 grant.

WHAT KIND OF LAWN FERTILIZER SHOULD I BUY?

August 12, 2019

When you are looking for an environmentally friendly fertilizer, look towards the bottom of the bag for a series of three numbers (for example: 20-27-5 or 5-4-5 ). These numbers indicate the N-P-K ratio. To comply with Trout Friendly Lawn practices, find a bag with low numbers, or a bag that says organic or slow release.

Healthy Horses, Happy Owners, and Clean Water

August 2, 2019

A well-maintained horse property is not only great for horses, it’s also good for water quality. Recognizing this mutual benefit between horses and water, Teton Conservation District and the Jackson Hole Clean Water Coalition hosted a series of free workshops at the Teton County Fair last week on basic horse keeping, simple solutions for pest control, and mud and manure management.

FROGS ARE RIBBITING

July 15, 2019

Here in Wyoming, we have five frogs, six toads, and one salamander. In Teton County, common species you might spot are boreal chorus frogs, Columbia spotted frogs, western boreal toads, and tiger salamanders.

“If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em!”

June 24, 2019

Omnivore, herbivore, carnivore…invasivore? Eating invasive species is one way of sticking it to troublesome plant and animal intruders. The University of Illinois has been serving Asian carp in student dining halls, divers in the Florida Keys are going after lionfish,  and a community of invasivores post recipes for everything from perennial pepperweed to wild board.

Humans as A Vector

June 3, 2019

If you’ve spent time enjoying nature, you’ve probably heard the saying “take only pictures and leave only footprints.” But what if our footprints are leaving something behind?

This week is Play Clean Go Awareness Week. Check out this article we wrote in Green Matters to learn about invasive species and diseases of concern, and what you can do to prevent their spread.

4TH GRADERS PREVENT BIRD WINDOW STRIKES

May 31, 2019

“Has a bird ever hit a window at your house?” Kids’ hands shoot into the air and they eagerly stumble over each other’s stories of tragedy and valor involving bird window strikes

Home, home on the range

May 16, 2019

Teton Conservation District was recently awarded $20,000 to study rangeland health on public land grazing allotments. The goal of the program is to learn more about rangeland ecosystems and to build relationships between land managers and allotment permittees.

ASK an ARBORIST

April 26, 2019

Do you have questions about trees? Robb Sgroi, our Land Resources Specialist, is a Certified Arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture. Here are some burning tree questions I had for Robb (terrible pun, I know).

SNOWPACK CHEMISTRY MONITORING

April 16, 2019

Since 1993, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has sampled snowpack annually at over 50 sites in the Rocky Mountains—including seven sites in Teton County—to determine levels of nutrients and chemical constituents in the snow in sensitive higher elevation mountain watersheds.