Program areas at Grand Teton National Park Foundation
SNAKE RIVER GATEWAYS:Grand Teton National Park Foundation, in partnership with Grand Teton National Park, completed work at the second of three project sites as part of our multi-year campaign to address inadequate facilities and resource degradation at three popular access points on the Snake River. The Snake River Gateways campaign is enhancing visitors' experiences at Jackson Lake Dam, Pacific Creek, and Moose Landing. Project work was mostly completed at Jackson Lake Dam between April and November 2022. Next spring, interpretive elements and wayfinding will be installed, marking the completion of the site. Work will begin at Moose Landing in April 2023, the third and final site to be improved by this effort. The goal at each site is to blend access, education, safety, and sustainability to create a sense of arrival that encourages visitors to engage with the river as a spectacular and essential natural resource. Priorities will support significant improvements adapted to the needs of visitors, river conditions, and surrounding terrain that include: functional improvements to support visitors and recreationists of all abilities; restoration and resilience of shoreline habitats; and educational elements to inspire mindful discovery and stewardship.
WILDLIFE: Climate change, invasive species, land use and development patterns, and changing visitation all threaten to disrupt the sensitive ecological relationships that characterize Grand Teton today. Projects supported by the Foundations wildlife and natural resources initiative make significant strides toward ensuring the long-term ecological integrity of Grand Teton National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. In 2022, the Foundation funded efforts focused on long-distance wildlife migration corridors, gray wolf ecology, ungulate monitoring, climate change impacts, sagebrush/grassland habitat restoration, and bear-resistant food storage lockers.
Mormon Row:In partnership with Grand Teton, the Foundation has undertaken a multi-year project to renew the Mormon Row Historic Districtthe parks most popular cultural destinationwith the goals of preserving remaining structures and providing visitors with meaningful opportunities to connect with park history. This effort is, for the first time, holistically addressing preservation needs in the district and improving the ways visitors learn about and experience the remarkable legacy of these buildingsbringing the history of this place to life. Work continued in 2022 by completing preservation efforts at the beloved Pink House, and planning efforts for adaptively reusing the Roy Chambers Homestead for employee housing continued.