FIELD NOTES ARCHIVE
An excerpt from Winter Wings, by Bert Raynes
January 8, 2021
Bert Raynes, naturalist and Jackson Hole icon, passed away on New Year's Day at age 96. We’d like to give thanks to Bert by sharing a excerpt from his book, Winter Wings.
MORGAN'S NATURE NOTEBOOK - EPISODE 6 - WINTER TRACKING
December 30, 2020
Winter tracking is an art! For all you non-tracking-artists out there, enjoy these beginner tips for learning to recognize stories written in the snow by animal tracks and signs.
ACROSS THE AISLE—WASHINGTON AGREES ON HISTORIC FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION
November 18, 2020
Morgan Graham wrote this piece for the Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s 2020 Fall Newsletter. We’ve reposted it here on Teton Conservation District’s blog to provide summary of the recently passed Great American Outdoors Act, a law that addresses mounting maintenance costs of federal land and permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Mollusk Mystery
November 2, 2020
While out conducting annual Flat Creek sampling earlier this fall, we came across two very different mollusk shells camouflaged amid the pebbles in the streambed. One is a native species, and the other…well, it may have originated in the Atlantic Ocean.
Morgan's Nature Notebook - Episode 5 - Our Native Plant Garden
October 22, 2020
When you think of nature, you might think of the forest or a national park…but did you know you can have a little bit of nature in your own backyard? We planted native grass and shrub seed at the Teton Conservation District office last year – join us for this episode of Morgan’s Nature Notebook to see how our native plant garden is coming along!
IT’S BUGLE SEASON
September 30, 2020
Growls, barks, glunks, chuckles, and whistles. Elk may be the most vocal big-game animal in North America. In the Rocky Mountains, there might be no sound that is quintessentially more ‘fall’ than the elk bugle.
'TIS THE SEASON OF THISTLES
September 1, 2020
Hey everyone, 'tis the season for knocking back patches of thistle! Following tips from Teton County Weed and Pest District and Bridger-Teton National Forest, Teton Conservation District staff members Emily Smith and Morgan Graham recently removed over 125 lbs. of thistle seed heads in the vicinity of the Munger Mountain and Game Creek trailheads. Click the button below to check out a timelapse video of their work.
Teton Conservation District helps revive vandalized Fish Creek streamgage
August 27, 2020
Something fishy is going on at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gauging station on Fish Creek in Wilson. The gauging station has provided vital information on Fish Creek’s discharge and temperature for the past 27 years. But, this summer, repeated vandalism put the gauging station out of commission.
MORGAN’s nature notebook - episode 4 - Campfire soup!
August 20, 2020
Did you know that Teton Interagency Fire personnel have extinguished 179 abandoned campfires so far this summer? In this episode of Morgan’s Nature Notebook, you’ll learn about campfire safety and how to properly extinguish a campfire.
SPOTTED IN THE FIELD: BUBBLES!
August 18, 2020
When we’re out in the field, we’re normally looking for things like wildlife or macroinvertebrates or invasive weeds…but we recently spotted something a little different. Bubbles! What are these rainbow bubbles doing floating down the street?
MORGAN'S NATURE NOTEBOOK - EPISODE 3 - JH THISTLE VS. MUSK THISTLE
August 10, 2020
All thistles are weeds, right? Nope! We have a few native thistles here — one is even called the Jackson Hole thistle! Join Morgan for this episode to learn how to identify Jackson Hole thistle, and how tell it apart from the invasive musk thistle.
MOrgan’s Nature Notebook - Episode 2 - THe GREAT GREEN GENTIAN
July 1, 2020
In the second episode of Morgan's Nature Notebook, you'll learn all about one of Morgan's favorite native plants -- green gentian! Do you know how to tell the difference between green gentian and common mullein? Join Morgan to find out!