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Alternative Transportation at Grand Teton. Alternative transportation at Grand Teton National Park. 310,000 acres Includes 40 mile long Teton Range Connects Jackson to J.D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway & Yellowstone NP Popular mountaineering destination ( Exum Mountain Guides)
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Alternative transportation at Grand Teton National Park • 310,000 acres • Includes 40 mile long Teton Range • Connects Jackson to J.D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway & Yellowstone NP • Popular mountaineering destination (Exum Mountain Guides) • Popular rafting destination (Snake River) • Popular backcountry skiing destination
Alternative transportation at Grand Teton National Park • Problem: conflict; impacts to roads; soil and vegetation; air; • Management Strategies: increase supply; reduce the impact of use; harden the resource • Management Practices: facility development/ site design/maintenance; rules and regulations– impacts to wildlife; adaptive management
Alternative transportation at Grand Teton National Park • Grand Teton’s very own YouTube Channel • Grand Teton’s healthy families initiative