Let's Keep Our Trails Beautiful Together!
Friends of the Bridger-Teton helps maintain and support more than 2,000 miles of trails on the fifth-largest national forest in the U.S. With 3.4 million acres of breathtaking landscapes, the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) offers endless adventures.
Recreate Responsibly
While you enjoy all that BTNF has to offer, please recreate responsibly. Your actions help preserve this important resource for future generations.
Join Us in Our Mission
The U.S. Forest Service alone can’t keep up with all of the maintenance and work the BTNF’s trail network requires. We need everyone to pitch in and partner with us to preserve the forest’s stunning landscapes and resources. Whether it’s through donations, volunteering, or spreading the word—every bit helps.
Support Our Trails Today
The Bridger-Teton National Forest is a special place. A donation to Friends of the Bridger-Teton helps us continue to keep it that for future generations.
Learn more at btfriends.org.
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@WyoFile reporter Katie Klingsporn chatted with FBT Forest Corps Program Manager Monica Elliott about what the crew has done so far this summer.
“This summer, the crew has worked six hitches lasting eight days and a couple lasting four. Along with projects like the Big Piney region trail, Elliott and the four-person team have cleared 700 downed trees from 80 miles of trail across the forest, including the Pack Creek Fire burn area.”
Read the entire article in the link in our bio.
#wyofile #fbtforestcorps #bridgertetonfriends #publiclands
There are many things that make the Bridger-Teton National Forest so special, including glaciers.
The Wind River Range, most of which is in the BTNF, has 63 glaciers. Together these glaciers cover 17 square miles, which is greater than the total of all other glaciers in the American Rockies (which total 12 square miles).
Help FBT with its mission to inspire connection, stewardship, and responsible use of the vast and diverse public lands of the Bridger-Teton National Forest with a donation via Foundation 23’s Race to Raise. Every donation we get through it is partially matched, allowing us to do even more work on our favorite national forest.
The Race to Raise Giving Season runs—no pun intended—through 5 p.m. September 26. Donate to us through Foundation 23’s link in our bio.
Everyone knows that carrying bear spray is essential when recreating in bear country. Harder to know is how to dispose of half-used or expired cans. Because bear spray is an ultra-potent pepper spray—it contains a concentrated form of the substance that makes chili peppers spicy—packaged in a highly pressurized aerosol canister, it is classified as a hazardous material. If thrown in standard trash bins, it can easily rupture inside garbage trucks or landfills, creating severe respiratory hazards for municipal waste management workers.
Click the link in our bio to see where you can dispose of bear spray around the BTNF.
Another reason how green it is for this time of year is gorgeous: As of Sept. 1, the Stage 1 fire restrictions for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge have been lifted. Recent precipitation, cooler temperatures, and higher relative humidities have lessened the threat of wildfire. All public land users are advised to remain vigilant and use caution when building and maintaining a campfire to prevent unwanted human-caused fires.
While Stage 1 fire restrictions have been lifted, it remains illegal to leave them unattended or abandoned. So far this year, Teton Interagency personnel have extinguished 99 unattended and abandoned campfires. Unattended and abandoned campfires can quickly escalate into wildfires; if your campfire sparks a wildfire, you can be held responsible for the cost of putting it out.
How to prevent human-caused fires
The safest option is to not build a campfire at all. Dress warmly and use layers instead of relying on a campfire for warmth. If you choose to have a campfire where it’s allowed, have a plan for putting it out before ever lighting it, and:
Select your campfire location carefully, free from overhanging trees and clear of grass and brush. When in dispersed camping areas in the Forest, only use pre-existing campfire rings, do not create new rings.
Keep your campfire small and under control.
Campfires should be avoided on windy days.
Never leave a campfire unattended or abandoned.
Have a shovel and water bucket on hand.
Use several gallons of water to fully extinguish your campfire.
Drown, stir, feel and repeat until the ashes are cold to the touch.
Break up charred logs and cover all remains with dirt.
We love all of the BTNF-FBT Ambassadors!
A HUGE thanks to this summer’s dedicated crew, who were posted on all 6 of the BTNF’s districts. Ambassadors helped prevent abandoned campfires from becoming wildfires and educated campers about how to properly store food in an ecosystem home to black and grizzly bears.
And a huge thanks to Loomis Ranch for hosting the crew last week.
#bridgertetonnationalforest #bridgertetonfriends
@WyoFile reporter Katie Klingsporn chatted with FBT Forest Corps Program Manager Monica Elliott about what the crew has done so far this summer.
“This summer, the crew has worked six hitches lasting eight days and a couple lasting four. Along with projects like the Big Piney region trail, Elliott and the four-person team have cleared 700 downed trees from 80 miles of trail across the forest, including the Pack Creek Fire burn area.”
Read the entire article in the link in our bio.
#wyofile #fbtforestcorps #bridgertetonfriends #publiclands
There are many things that make the Bridger-Teton National Forest so special, including glaciers.
The Wind River Range, most of which is in the BTNF, has 63 glaciers. Together these glaciers cover 17 square miles, which is greater than the total of all other glaciers in the American Rockies (which total 12 square miles).
Help FBT with its mission to inspire connection, stewardship, and responsible use of the vast and diverse public lands of the Bridger-Teton National Forest with a donation via Foundation 23’s Race to Raise. Every donation we get through it is partially matched, allowing us to do even more work on our favorite national forest.
The Race to Raise Giving Season runs—no pun intended—through 5 p.m. September 26. Donate to us through Foundation 23’s link in our bio.
Everyone knows that carrying bear spray is essential when recreating in bear country. Harder to know is how to dispose of half-used or expired cans. Because bear spray is an ultra-potent pepper spray—it contains a concentrated form of the substance that makes chili peppers spicy—packaged in a highly pressurized aerosol canister, it is classified as a hazardous material. If thrown in standard trash bins, it can easily rupture inside garbage trucks or landfills, creating severe respiratory hazards for municipal waste management workers.
Click the link in our bio to see where you can dispose of bear spray around the BTNF.
Another reason how green it is for this time of year is gorgeous: As of Sept. 1, the Stage 1 fire restrictions for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge have been lifted. Recent precipitation, cooler temperatures, and higher relative humidities have lessened the threat of wildfire. All public land users are advised to remain vigilant and use caution when building and maintaining a campfire to prevent unwanted human-caused fires.
While Stage 1 fire restrictions have been lifted, it remains illegal to leave them unattended or abandoned. So far this year, Teton Interagency personnel have extinguished 99 unattended and abandoned campfires. Unattended and abandoned campfires can quickly escalate into wildfires; if your campfire sparks a wildfire, you can be held responsible for the cost of putting it out.
How to prevent human-caused fires
The safest option is to not build a campfire at all. Dress warmly and use layers instead of relying on a campfire for warmth. If you choose to have a campfire where it’s allowed, have a plan for putting it out before ever lighting it, and:
Select your campfire location carefully, free from overhanging trees and clear of grass and brush. When in dispersed camping areas in the Forest, only use pre-existing campfire rings, do not create new rings.
Keep your campfire small and under control.
Campfires should be avoided on windy days.
Never leave a campfire unattended or abandoned.
Have a shovel and water bucket on hand.
Use several gallons of water to fully extinguish your campfire.
Drown, stir, feel and repeat until the ashes are cold to the touch.
Break up charred logs and cover all remains with dirt.
We love all of the BTNF-FBT Ambassadors!
A HUGE thanks to this summer’s dedicated crew, who were posted on all 6 of the BTNF’s districts. Ambassadors helped prevent abandoned campfires from becoming wildfires and educated campers about how to properly store food in an ecosystem home to black and grizzly bears.
And a huge thanks to Loomis Ranch for hosting the crew last week.
#bridgertetonnationalforest #bridgertetonfriends