FEBRUARY
2010
EVENTS
One Tuesday per month
Conservation Alliance focused
conversations on the Comp Plan revision
4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Alliance conference room, 685 S. Cache St.
This winter, our Comprehensive Plan open houses
started taking a different
form. Instead of general meetings held each week,
they are now more focused and timely once-a-month
meetings centered on specific issues related to
the ongoing Jackson/Teton County Comprehensive
Plan revision. We'll post meeting dates and topics
here as soon as they are scheduled - this month's
is Feb. 16; see below for details. (The town and
county planning commissioners are currently considering
changes to the second draft of the Comp Plan, which
was released in April 2009. For background info, click
here.)
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Help keep the Shoshone free from energy
development
6 p.m., Alliance conference
room, 685 S. Cache St.
Shoshone National Forest officials have announced
plans to permit what will be the first oil well
drilled in more than 20 years on America's first
national forest. An area near Dubois with no current
energy development -- and a prime migration corridor
for elk and home to threatened Canada lynx
and grizzlies -- has the potential to grow into
a full-fledged industrial zone. (For details, click
here.) Find out what
you can do to help prevent this on Feb. 3 at a
community meeting sponsored by the Alliance, Greater
Yellowstone Coalition, The Wilderness Society and
Wyoming Outdoor Council. Contact Louise Lasley
at (307) 733-9417 or Louise@jhalliance.org for
more information.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Nature Mapping Training
5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wyoming Game and Fish Department office, 420 N. Cache
Nature Mapping is a program that trains citizens to be wildlife observers for
the benefit of their local communities. The information gathered from trained
observers can help our community come up with an accurate picture of what kinds
of wildlife we have and where they live during different times of the year, and
this data could be used for conservation efforts in Jackson Hole. Please check
out this training -- as little as 15 minutes a week of just recording what wildlife
you see in your own backyard or while you're out exploring can make a difference.
More information is available at www.naturemappingjh.org.
(Many thanks to the Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund and Jackson Hole Wildlife
Foundation for sponsoring Nature Mapping Jackson Hole.)
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Citizen Lobbyist Training
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The Equality State Policy Center is offering
a day-long crash course on how to get the attention
of state legislators; it takes place on Feb.
10, the third day of the Wyoming Legislature's
upcoming session. Click
here for
details.
The legislative session, which this year will
deal mainly with the state’s budget, begins
Feb. 8 and is expected to wrap up about March
5. Visit http://legisweb.state.wy.us for
information on bills being considered this session
and for contact info for all state legislators.
Saturday, Feb. 13
3rd Annual Sage Grouse Count
(THIS
EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW SNOW;
We'll let you know if and when it gets rescheduled.)
Grand Teton National Park
Sage grouse populations have been declining for
some time and Craighead Beringia South is looking
for people to help tally local numbers on Feb.
13. If you’d like to participate in the
census, please email beringiasouth@beringiasouth.org with
the names of people in your party, whether you’ll
be skiing or snowshoeing, and how far you’re
comfortable traveling (low, up to one mile; medium,
one to two miles; or high, more than two miles),
and they’ll get back to you with details.
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Jackson Hole’s economy
and the draft Comp Plan
4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Alliance conference room,
685 S. Cache St.
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb. 16, for our monthly
open house on comprehensive planning here in
Teton County. This month, Tim O’Donoghue,
executive director of the Jackson Hole Chamber
of Commerce, will lend his expertise to our discussion
about Theme Five of the draft Comp Plan, “Provide
for a Diverse and Balanced Economy.” The
Town of Jackson and Teton County planning commissions
are expected to begin addressing Theme Five in
February, so this open house should prove timely.
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Alliance info lunch: Status of the wolverine
in the Greater Yellowstone
Noon to 1 p.m., Alliance
conference room, 685 S. Cache St.
Jason Wilmot, executive director of the Northern
Rockies Conservation Cooperative and field director
for the Absaroka Beartooth Wolverine Project,
will give a presentation on how this species
is faring in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem.
Topics of discussion will include the results
of the past five years of research, the big questions
for future research projects, the upcoming Endangered
Species Act listing decision, and what you can
do to help protect wolverine in the Tetons. Bring
lunch; we'll provide beverages and snacks.
Saturday, Feb. 20
Bird Identification Training
10 a.m. to noon
In conjunction with Nature Mapping Jackson Hole,
wildlife biologist Susan Marsh is offering interested
folks several chances to learn to identify local
birds this winter and spring, starting Feb. 20.
For details and to sign up, please contact her
at (307) 733-5744 or smarsh@wyoming.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Green Drinks at 43 North
5 to 7 p.m., 43 North, 645 S. Cache
Join the Alliance Grassroots Group, along with
Habitat for Humanity and the Teton Conservation
District, as we co-host the monthly Jackson Hole
Chamber of Commerce’s “Green Drinks” event
on Feb. 23. Come to socialize, enjoy drink specials
and share ideas about building a sustainable
Jackson Hole.
Saturday, Feb. 27
2nd Annual Moose Day
Details to come
A project sponsored by the Meg and Bert Raynes
Wildlife Fund and Nature Mapping Jackson Hole,
Moose Day is when community members are urged to
keep an eye out for this particular species and
to report any sightings. Please check the event
calendar at www.naturemappingjh.org later
this month for details on how you can participate.
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