Grand Teton National Park
Who's Who
Many governmental, educational and nonprofit groups contribute their talents and energy to support Grand Teton National Park. Their efforts, and those of countless volunteers, help preserve the park for future generations to enjoy.
National Park Service
The National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, is the federal custodian of the park. For information, contact Grand Teton National Park, P.O. Box 170, Moose, WY 83012; (307) 739-3300 or visit online at www.nps.gov.
Grand Teton NP Concessioners
Grand Teton Lodge Company is the park's largest concessioner and operates Jackson Lake Lodge, Jenny Lake Lodge and Colter Bay Village, as well as the Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club just outside the park. The company has been providing quality accommodations and guest services to park visitors since the 1920s. For more details, contact the Grand Teton Lodge Company at P.O. Box 250, Moran, WY 83013; (307) 543-2811 or (800) 628-9988. Forever Resorts operates Signal Mountain Lodge on the shores of Jackson Lake; call (307) 543-2831 or (800) 672-6012. Flagg Ranch Resort, located between Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, is also a licensed NPS concessioner and can be reached at (307) 543-2861 or (800) 443-2311.
Grand Teton Natural History Association (GTNHA)
This nonprofit organization publishes maps, books and materials about the park. It operates bookstores at Grand Teton visitor centers, on the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, in the Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee national forests, and at the National Elk Refuge. For a catalog, contact the association at P.O. Box 170, Moose, WY 83012; call (307) 739-3403; or visit the website at www.grandtetonpark.org.
Grand Teton National Park Foundation
National parks are funded by your tax dollars, but unfortunately the money they receive is only sufficient to keep the parks' basic operations open. Due to budget constraints, maintenance and improvement needs have largely gone unmet. The Grand Teton National Park Foundation was created in 1997 to help in supporting the park to meet these needs. The foundation's first proj-ect was a capital campaign to fund a new visitor center at Moose. For more information, contact the foundation at (307) 732-0629; P.O. Box 249, Moose, WY 83012; or visit www.gtnpf.org.
Grand Teton In Depth
News from the Parks
Light Pollution Harms Not Just Stargazers
December 2, 2008 - 1:03pm
For students of astronomy, Sunday and Monday night is the equivalent of a World Cup Final, a new Mac operating system, and a Zeppelin reunion show all rolled into one. That’s because, as Horizons guest blogger Pete Spotts noted in his post Sunday, Jupiter, Venus, and the moon will gather to direct a lopsided frown at North America, an arrangement that won’t happen again for another 44 years.
December 2, 2008 - 1:03pm
For students of astronomy, Sunday and Monday night is the equivalent of a World Cup Final, a new Mac operating system, and a Zeppelin reunion show all rolled into one. That’s because, as Horizons guest blogger Pete Spotts noted in his post Sunday, Jupiter, Venus, and the moon will gather to direct a lopsided frown at North America, an arrangement that won’t happen again for another 44 years.
Tourists Bite on ‘Twilight’ Vampire Tours of Forks, Washington
December 2, 2008 - 12:59pm
Fans of the hit movie “Twilight,” inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series, are swarming tiny Forks on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where the novels are set, and checking out “Twilight”-themed tours, hotel packages and even food.
December 2, 2008 - 12:59pm
Fans of the hit movie “Twilight,” inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series, are swarming tiny Forks on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where the novels are set, and checking out “Twilight”-themed tours, hotel packages and even food.
Crowds Observe World AIDS Day In GG Park
December 2, 2008 - 12:56pm
People from across the country gathered in Golden Gate Park's National AIDS Memorial Grove Monday to observe the 20th annual World AIDS Day.
December 2, 2008 - 12:56pm
People from across the country gathered in Golden Gate Park's National AIDS Memorial Grove Monday to observe the 20th annual World AIDS Day.
Grounded in God, Green and Glaciers
December 2, 2008 - 12:37pm
Remember when Arizona Sen. John McCain criticized spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund the DNA of grizzly bears in Montana during one of the presidential debates? “That’s us,” said David Restivo, a Roberts Wesleyan College alumnus and visual information specialist at Glacier National Park in Montana.
December 2, 2008 - 12:37pm
Remember when Arizona Sen. John McCain criticized spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund the DNA of grizzly bears in Montana during one of the presidential debates? “That’s us,” said David Restivo, a Roberts Wesleyan College alumnus and visual information specialist at Glacier National Park in Montana.
Smokies' Formation Began 500 Million to 600 Million Years Ago
December 2, 2008 - 12:35pm
As the Great Smoky Mountains National Park prepares to celebrate its 75th year, students of history and geology are pondering questions that go back much farther than the park's creation in the 1930s. The most fascinating queries to them concern the actual formation of the mountains, their age and topography.
December 2, 2008 - 12:35pm
As the Great Smoky Mountains National Park prepares to celebrate its 75th year, students of history and geology are pondering questions that go back much farther than the park's creation in the 1930s. The most fascinating queries to them concern the actual formation of the mountains, their age and topography.
