More than 97 percent of the land in Teton County, Wyoming, is public land.
This includes national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, state lands and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands.

Each land-managing agency has a different mission and each manages land differently. Some areas, such as the National Elk Refuge and the wilderness areas of the Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee national forests, are fairly well protected from human development and disturbance. Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks are also generally well protected, but due to their popularity experience both recreational and development pressures that can threaten the resources the parks are entrusted with protecting. Non-wilderness areas in the national forest and BLM lands are subject to a wide array of threats including oil and gas development, timber harvesting, grazing, increased motorized recreation and road development associated with all of these uses.

Conservation Alliance staffers monitor proposals and current activity on public lands that have the potential to harm wildlife and their habitat, scenic vistas and wilderness areas. We work with land managers, scientists and legal experts to research each project. We then educate the public and encourage them to stand up for our valley's wildlife, open spaces, and clean air and water.

Our current public lands work includes:
• Ensuring wildlife and habitat concerns are adequately addressed in the current Bridger-Teton National Forest management plan revision and Off-Highway Vehicle motorized travel plan.
• Promoting mass transit and non-motorized options in the Grand Teton National Park transportation plan.
• Monitoring elk and bison management decisions.

You can play a role in preserving the unparalleled resources of the public lands surrounding Jackson Hole. Conservation Alliance members support our work with funding, provide comments to key decision-makers and speak out at public meetings. Join the Alliance and learn how you can help.