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The YCP crew conquering team challenges before the real work began on Monday morning. This week marks the first week that it has not rained, sleeted, or snowed on a member of the 2014 YCP team. With the sun there ...

Mother fox and her kit, photo by Patrick Leary • Wolf pups from successfully reproducing packs are out and about, learning about the new world around them, playing and growing rapidly. • The bison herd in Grand Teton was still ...

Grand Teton Lodge Company (GTLC) was founded in the mid-1950s by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. with the construction of Jackson Lake Lodge. Not only is this group a long-time favorite among park guests, GTLC is also one of the Foundation's ...

Trails Update: It’s proving to be an exciting summer with construction in full-swing in the backcountry near the mouth of Cascade Canyon. Stone and crushed aggregate that wintered beneath tarps in 2,000 lb. bags were flown by helicopter to the ...

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! The Grand Rescue is a documentary film about a rescue that became a legend. In 1967, on the North Face of the Grand Teton, seven rescuers risked their lives to save a severely injured climber and ...

Thank you to our great group of volunteers! This year we celebrated National Trails Day! This nationwide holiday occurs every year on the first Saturday of June. The day was devoted to celebrating and promoting the extensive trail systems throughout ...

On Saturday, August 2nd, Grand Teton National Park Foundation will be the local non-profit beneficiary of the Jackson Hole Farmer’s Market. Each week the market features one local non-profit to receive 10% of all sales from each vendor. This will ...

This week started off hot and dry, but the YCP team got their feet wet by beginning construction to replace a rotten footbridge by the Bradley Lake outlet. This bridge is essential in the spring when the lake is high ...

The Youth Conservation Program (YCP) is more than a summer job; it’s an action-packed educational opportunity that accomplishes much needed work in Grand Teton. In the beginning of June, a group of teens traveled from across the country to Jackson ...

The Youth Conservation Program (YCP) is more than a summer job; it's an action-packed educational opportunity that accomplishes much needed work in one of America’s most popular landscapes while helping participants develop a personal conservation ethic. Young adults work, earn, ...

In late May, as Jenny Lake's shores finally began to see significant snow melt, park staff, project engineers, and a helicopter team descended on the area to kick off 2014's construction season for an exciting multi-year project: Inspiring Journeys: A ...