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This week was filled with rain, hard work, and education. YCP spent two days working on a large project by Huckleberry Hot Springs. Due to years of user impact, the trail is heavily eroded and the team is currently working ...

Grants will support Jenny Lake renewal project and Youth Conservation Program Grand Teton National Park Foundation today received a total of $100,000 from Wells Fargo to support conservation, recreation and education efforts. The Wells Fargo Environmental Solutions for Communities grant ...

Jenny Lake's New Trail Segments and Current Closures What to Know Before You Go  This summer it will be increasingly obvious to Jenny Lake visitors that Inspiring Journeys—the multimillion dollar renewal effort at Jenny Lake for the NPS centennial in ...

Grand Teton National Park is home to some of the most magnificent wildlife in the American West. As part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the park’s temperate climate hosts beloved species such as elk, bison, and both black and grizzly ...

"The nonprofit sector is critical to our dream of changing the world. Yet there is no greater injustice than the double standard that exists between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. One gets to feast on marketing, risk-taking, capital and financial ...

Warm summer evenings encourage visitors and locals to venture into Grand Teton National Park to watch the sunset behind the mountains. Grand Teton has no shortage of scenic destinations to observe the final moments of daylight, here are a few ...

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) is a world-renowned ski area that has been operating in the valley since the early sixties. JHMR has supported GTNPF in various capacities over the years, and we recently had a chance to catch up ...

A marmot. Photo by Jenny King. Summer is here and Grand Teton's wildlife is taking full advantage of the abundance of food brought by heavy spring rains. Throughout the next few months, expect wildlife to be most active during dawn ...

The second official week of the YCP season has come to an end. Although many calories were lost during these days of hard work, significant improvements in GTNP are quite evident. The team performed a variety of work from preserving ...

My Park, My Story tells the stories of people who are passionate about Grand Teton National Park and are committed to protecting it for the enjoyment of future generations. In our first edition, Jim and Jeanette O'Mara from Jackson, Mississippi ...

This week marks the kick off for a new batch of YCP members. They began their week with intensive training on tool use and park protocols. From there, they honed their skills and worked together to master their knowledge of ...

This year we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Youth Conservation Program in Grand Teton National Park. YCP began in 2006 and is a teen education, stewardship, and employment opportunity that provides much-needed repairs and improvements on heavily used ...