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Wyoming has ten places managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Almost everyone knows of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park. But there’s also Devils Tower and Fossil Butte. A recent NPS report shows those sites help contribute quite a bit to the state's economy. It looked at visitation in communities within a 60 mile radius of those parks.
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Eleanor Davis became the first known woman to climb the Grand Teton in 1923 – a hundred years later, a group of all women summited the peak in her honor. The centennial celebration also brought together a panel of five trailblazing women who shared reflections on other record-setting accomplishments in the mountain range.
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An all-women’s climb of the Grand Teton celebrates the first female ascent of the peak 100 years agoIn 1923, Eleanor Davis became the first known woman to climb the Grand Teton – the second tallest peak in Wyoming. A hundred years later, this all-female group of climbers along with an all-female team of guides were getting ready to summit the peak to celebrate her legacy.
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A group of young Native leaders reconnected with their ancestral roots through a week-long adventure trip to the Teton and Yellowstone National Parks this August. The trip blended environmental education, intergenerational storytelling, ecological knowledge, cultural preservation, and outdoor exploration.
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A new report shows that visitors to national parks spent a record amount in surrounding communities last year, providing a major economic boost to those areas.
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband helped announce a $44 million investment in making national parks more resilient to climate change.
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The federal government made billions available in 2021 to tackle a backlog across the system. Sams was in the region to showcase improvements at the Granite Canyon Trailhead, which has been under construction.
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Nine students from a public high school in New York City just wrapped up a three-week field trip to Wyoming’s national parks, learning everything from historic masonry to log preservation and wood window repair.
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The nation’s recent heat wave is quickly drying out vegetation, which is leading land officials around the West to issue fire warnings and restrictions.
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Very few Pronghorn are taking part in the longest annual migration in the lower 48 this year, largely because of an extremely harsh winter.