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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With all of the recreational opportunities the BTNF offers, it is easy to forget that the goal of national forests is to be a land of many uses, including timber harvesting.
In 2025, the BTNF had the goals of increasing timber shelf stock and executing planned timber sales.
On the Jackson District, this included the completion of the Phillips Ridge Fuels Reduction contract. This involved mechanical harvest of 165 acres along Jackson Hole's primary source power transmission line in an area of critical importance for reducing hazardous fuels adjacent to Wilson, Wyoming and the Highway 22 travel corridor.
And guess what? The decked timber is now available for public firewood harvest (photo 2)!
Read more about what BTNF staff accomplished in 2025 in the Year in Review link in our bio.
#bridgertetonnationalforest
These are highly public-facing, outdoor positions focused on visitor education, site presence, and day-to-day stewardship of river access sites. River Stewards serve as an important link between visitors, Forest Service staff, and the broader river community.
Learn more about the job, including how to apply in the link in our bio.
#fbtriversteward #bridgertetonnationalforest #bridgertetonfriends #riversteward #wildandscenic snakeriver outdoorjobs workoutside responsiblerecreation
Wildlife photographer Savannah Rose is a Best Friend of the BTNF because it gives her space to wander and the opportunity to view the natural behaviors of wildlife including gray wolves, bears, moose, elk, and pica. Read more in this week's Jackson Hole Daily.
@savannahrosewildlife #bffofthebtnf #bridgertetonnationalforest #bridgertetonfriends @visitjacksonhole #wyomingwildlife #keepwildlifewild
Happy Pi Day! To celebrate, we've got a pie chart for you.
About 7.5% of the world’s forests are in the United States; and all together, U.S. forests cover over 800 million acres. There are three primary forest ownerships in the U.S.: federal, state, and private. Federal and state agencies manage public lands for a multitude of uses, including conservation, production, and recreation.
The federal government owns and manages 238.4 million acres made up of USDA Forest Service lands (145.2 million acres), Bureau of Land Management lands (38.1 million acres), and other lands managed by the U.S. National Park Service and the Department of Defense (55.1 million acres).
State, county, and municipal governments own and manage 82.7 million acres.
Private entities own and manage 445 million acres made up of private corporate ownership (147.4 million acres) and private non-corporate ownership (297.6 million acres). The latter includes more than 10 MILLION private owners! Most of this land is family and individually owned and the average parcel size is smaller than 25 acres.
#happypiday #usforestland
We could not be more proud of Randy Roberts, who was just selected as a "Super Volunteer" by the JH News&Guide. Randy's work as an ambassador on Teton Pass is supported by FBT, Grand Teton Association, and the US Forest Service.
Much like Jay Pistono was known as the mayor of Teton Pass in the winter, Randy Roberts has served for over a decade as the mayor of Teton Pass in the summer. In this role he has turned his passion for people and responsible use into exceptional public service on behalf of visitors and locals alike. From his early roots as a Jackson elementary school teacher to expertise as a lifeguard, ski instructor, and acclaimed artist, Randy brings a wealth of experience and creativity as an educator to his service as an ambassador. Last summer, Randy and his fellow ambassadors interacted with 2,840 hikers, 1,151 bicyclists, 15 horse riders, and 1,300 dogs in the Teton Pass area. Just as impressive is the variety and number of tasks Randy does to help keep Teton Pass a local treasure.
Read more about Randy in this week's special Volunteer Section in the @jhnewsandguide
#bridgertetonnationalforest #bridgertetonfriends #localhero #tetonpass @grandtetonassociation
With all of the recreational opportunities the BTNF offers, it is easy to forget that the goal of national forests is to be a land of many uses, including timber harvesting.
In 2025, the BTNF had the goals of increasing timber shelf stock and executing planned timber sales.
On the Jackson District, this included the completion of the Phillips Ridge Fuels Reduction contract. This involved mechanical harvest of 165 acres along Jackson Hole's primary source power transmission line in an area of critical importance for reducing hazardous fuels adjacent to Wilson, Wyoming and the Highway 22 travel corridor.
And guess what? The decked timber is now available for public firewood harvest (photo 2)!
Read more about what BTNF staff accomplished in 2025 in the Year in Review link in our bio.
#bridgertetonnationalforest
These are highly public-facing, outdoor positions focused on visitor education, site presence, and day-to-day stewardship of river access sites. River Stewards serve as an important link between visitors, Forest Service staff, and the broader river community.
Learn more about the job, including how to apply in the link in our bio.
#fbtriversteward #bridgertetonnationalforest #bridgertetonfriends #riversteward #wildandscenic snakeriver outdoorjobs workoutside responsiblerecreation
Wildlife photographer Savannah Rose is a Best Friend of the BTNF because it gives her space to wander and the opportunity to view the natural behaviors of wildlife including gray wolves, bears, moose, elk, and pica. Read more in this week's Jackson Hole Daily.
@savannahrosewildlife #bffofthebtnf #bridgertetonnationalforest #bridgertetonfriends @visitjacksonhole #wyomingwildlife #keepwildlifewild
Happy Pi Day! To celebrate, we've got a pie chart for you.
About 7.5% of the world’s forests are in the United States; and all together, U.S. forests cover over 800 million acres. There are three primary forest ownerships in the U.S.: federal, state, and private. Federal and state agencies manage public lands for a multitude of uses, including conservation, production, and recreation.
The federal government owns and manages 238.4 million acres made up of USDA Forest Service lands (145.2 million acres), Bureau of Land Management lands (38.1 million acres), and other lands managed by the U.S. National Park Service and the Department of Defense (55.1 million acres).
State, county, and municipal governments own and manage 82.7 million acres.
Private entities own and manage 445 million acres made up of private corporate ownership (147.4 million acres) and private non-corporate ownership (297.6 million acres). The latter includes more than 10 MILLION private owners! Most of this land is family and individually owned and the average parcel size is smaller than 25 acres.
#happypiday #usforestland
We could not be more proud of Randy Roberts, who was just selected as a "Super Volunteer" by the JH News&Guide. Randy's work as an ambassador on Teton Pass is supported by FBT, Grand Teton Association, and the US Forest Service.
Much like Jay Pistono was known as the mayor of Teton Pass in the winter, Randy Roberts has served for over a decade as the mayor of Teton Pass in the summer. In this role he has turned his passion for people and responsible use into exceptional public service on behalf of visitors and locals alike. From his early roots as a Jackson elementary school teacher to expertise as a lifeguard, ski instructor, and acclaimed artist, Randy brings a wealth of experience and creativity as an educator to his service as an ambassador. Last summer, Randy and his fellow ambassadors interacted with 2,840 hikers, 1,151 bicyclists, 15 horse riders, and 1,300 dogs in the Teton Pass area. Just as impressive is the variety and number of tasks Randy does to help keep Teton Pass a local treasure.
Read more about Randy in this week's special Volunteer Section in the @jhnewsandguide
#bridgertetonnationalforest #bridgertetonfriends #localhero #tetonpass @grandtetonassociation