Teton County, Wyoming – More than 40 community groups have contributed to a new handbook led by the Teton Reserve, Teton County, Town of Jackson, and the Jackson Hole Land Trust to serve as a local guide to environmental stewardship in the Tetons. I’m here.
The Mountain Neighbor Handbook: A Local’s Guide to Stewardship in the Tetons focuses on everything from wildlife and habitat to energy and waste, helping readers navigate the realities of life in this wild place. It helps you gate.
Led by the Teton Conservation District, this guide is a collective invitation to become good neighbors and environmental stewards of this vast and wild place.
A free handbook is available online at mountainneighbor.org. Hard copies have been distributed by project partners and mailed to welcome new residents to Teton County.
“As real estate values rise and tourism grows, we need to remember that we have an intact ecosystem thanks to generations of strategic protection,” says Teton Conservancy. District Executive Director Karin Girard said. “Looking ahead, managing private property is an unrealized opportunity within our protected heritage. This handbook provides tools to support local ecosystems in our homes and backyards. increase.”
Teton County is home to some of the most remote and pristine wilderness of the contiguous 48 states, yet its human footprint continues to grow. The spread of invasive species, the destruction of structures by wildfires and the deterioration of water quality are just some of our impacts. Many share the concern that development is overtaking conservation. Handbook contributors hope this resource will help everyone in Teton County understand and protect our precious and magnificent ecosystem.
Heather Overholser, Director of Teton County Public Works, said: This project belongs to the community, just as stewardship is a shared responsibility. We also appreciate this opportunity to leverage the county’s current natural resource priorities and initiatives, such as bear-proof trash bins, water quality, and wildlife-friendly fencing. ”
“Most people who live here want to be good stewards of their land. ,” says Tanya Anderson, the Town of Jackson Ecosystem Manager.
The Mountain Neighbor project doesn’t end here. Over time, the website will be built to provide more information and engage ambassadors and project sponsors to help advance our community’s shared vision of managing natural resources.
“JHLT is committed to partnering with this resource to provide practical strategies that will empower our community to be a great example of how people can coexist with wildlife in the Western Mountains.” “We are pleased to announce that we are pleased to announce that we will continue to support the project,” said Derek Ellis, Director of Stewardship at the Jackson Hole Land Trust.
If you would like a hard copy of the handbook, or would like to distribute it through your business or organization, please contact info@tetonconservation.org.
Contributors to the handbook include advocates for multiple uses of public lands: Bantam Design, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Energy Conservation Works, Friends of Pathways, Friends of the Bridger-Teton, Friends of the Teton River, Grand Teton National Park , Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Jackson Hole Bird & Nature Club, Jackson Hole Clean Water Coalition, Jackson Hole Community Pathways, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum, Jackson Hole Land Trust, Jackson Hole Nordic, Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation, Kevin Krasnow, Jackson Hole’s PAWS, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole, Shacks on Racks, Slow Food in the Tetons, Snake River Fund, Teton Area Wildfire Protection Coalition, Teton Board of Realtors, Teton Climate Action Plan, Teton Conservation District, Teton County, Teton County Emergency Management, Teton County Solid Waste & Recycling, Teton County Weed & Pest District, Teton Plants, Teton Raptor Center, The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming, To Jackson’s wn, Treeline Strategies, Trout Unlimited, Wyoming Game & Fish Department, W yoming Wilderness Association, Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities
