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Get Festive on the Forest

The year Dad forgot the saw. The year her sister’s boyfriend showed up in dress shoes. The years with s’mores and hot chocolate around a bonfire. For Joy Smithers, those…

Ambassadors for Responsible Recreation win Smokey Bear Award

Raging bonfires, with only beer and a couple of water bottles on hand to put them out. “Fire Ban—NO FIRES” pin flags pulled from firepits, then replaced the next morning—in…

Going the distance for the Bridger-Teton

Every year, a determined group of cyclists rides 206 miles from Logan, Utah, to Teton Village, Wyoming, climbing three mountain passes along the way. Known as LoToJa, the event welcomes…

Be BearWise This Fall

Wildlife managers across Wyoming are responding to numerous calls from the public about bears accessing unsecured attractants such as garbage, bird feeders, and domestic livestock such as chickens, goats, ducks,…

Partnership Grows Wildfire Resilience and Tribal Youth Stewardship

The Wyoming Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Friends of Bridger-Teton (FBT), and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) partnered together to expand forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction efforts across…

Forest Corps’ Kemmerer District Glow-Up

WyoFile Features FBT Forest Corps

How to Dispose of Bear Spray

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…

JHMR Lift Tickets & Lodging Support Stewardship of the BTNF

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has operated on the BTNF for more than 60 years under a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service. Thanks to the Ski Conservation Fund,…

Greys River’s Justin Laycock on the radio

Justin Laycock, Greys River District Ranger, stepped into the SVI Radio studio on Wednesday, August 26. Laycock summarized the current condition of the Fish Creek area south of Smoot, one…