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FROM THE PARKS: BEARS & YELLOWSTONE
LINK BACK TO OUR WEBSITE TO SEE THE CURRENT ISSUE: www.wyolifestyle.com Many have heard of the recent incident in Yellowstone Park — here is a link to an ABC News report… http://abcnews.go.com/US/grizzly-bear-kills-hiker-yellowstone-national-park/story?id=14014264 Many are weighing in on the incident, its implications and importance for safety. Grand Teton National Park announced the following program on July 5, which we found slightly ironic but so important. Not only is preparing yourself important, but so is protecting our natural environment for these wild animals. Be sure to be prepared whenever you journey into our Wyoming wilderness, and always remember that animals in the wild are just that — wild. From Grand Teton National…
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NEWS FROM THE PARKS: Teton Employees Receive Fire Service Awards
Teton Interagency Fire Employees Receive 2010 Regional National Park Service Awards On behalf of the National Park Service Intermountain Region (IMR), Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott and Bridger-Teton National Forest Supervisor Jacque Buchanan presented two Teton Interagency Fire employees with awards for excellence in fire management. Grand Teton National Park Assistant Fire Management Officer Mack McFarland received the IMR Interagency Fire Management Leadership Award and Martha Williamson, Teton Interagency fire planner, received the IMR Fire Management Achievement Award. McFarland’s leadership award recognizes his exemplary service and dual role for the past three years as a fuels specialist for Grand Teton National Park and as the north zone…
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GTNP: Bicyclist Injured in Truck Collision
LINK BACK TO OUR WEBSITE: www.wyolifestyle.com Bicyclist Injured in Collision with Delivery Truck A 54-year-old Jackson, Wyoming resident received multiple injuries when he was struck by the rearview mirror of a delivery truck while biking on Highway 26/89/191, about 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11. The delivery truck, driven by a 54-year-old Jackson man, and the bicyclist were both northbound on the highway when the accident occurred approximately one mile north of the Airport Junction in Grand Teton National Park. The cyclist was wearing a bike helmet. After making contact with the bicyclist, the driver of the truck quickly stopped and made a 911 call on his cell phone to…
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Missing Skiers Found in GTNP
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/grand-teton-national-park_pod_image.html Missing Skiers Found After Six-Day Search On the evening of Saturday, April 23, after a long day of searching an avalanche debris field in Garnet Canyon Meadows, a Grand Teton National Park ranger picked up two discernible beacon signals deep in the snowpack. Due to the late hour—coupled with the need to evacuate all search teams from the Teton canyon and cease helicopter operations before day’s end—a handful of rescuers were not able to dig deep enough to locate the source of the signals. Early Sunday morning, a core group of park rangers flew back into Garnet Canyon to resume digging. After two hours, they reached Walker Pannell…
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Grand Teton Natl. Park Search for Skiers Entering Sixth Day
Search for Missing Skiers Enters Sixth Day The search for Walker Pannell Kuhl, age 27, of Salt Lake City, Utah and Gregory Seftick, age 31, of Columbia Falls, Montana resumed today, Saturday, April 23 in Grand Teton National Park. Kuhl and Seftick began an overnight camping and skiing trip one week ago, and were reported missing on Monday, April 18, when Kuhl failed to show up for work. This marks the sixth day for a concentrated search to locate the missing skiers. A high pressure system brought sunny skies and calm winds this morning, creating perfect weather conditions to continue search operations. Four K9 search and rescue teams from…