Casey
Casey
Jackson District, Front Desk/Visitor Center/Roving Casey started her professional life in nursing, and then switched career paths—to outdoor and environmental education. She believes that clean air, clean water, clean food,…
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Bob
Jackson District, Trail Ambassador “I am a deep believer in the power of public lands,” says Bob, who moved to Jackson Hole full-time in 2018 after he and his wife…
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Alissa
Jackson District Wildlife Ambassador “It is a passion of mine to be outdoors with the sights and sounds of wildlife in its natural habitat,” says FBT wildlife ambassador Alissa. Although…
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Sue & Art
Jackson District, Front Desk/Visitor Information/Roving “I like to do something fun and interesting every summer and like to stay in beautiful places,” says Art. “The Bridger-Teton National Forest is a…
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Tricia O’Connor
“I don’t give up,” says FBT Advisory Board member Tricia O’Connor. “If there is something that is possible and I know it is possible, we’re going to get it done.”…
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Carlie Ideker
Program Manager Carlie Ideker grew up on public lands in and around Dubois. “My family spent our weekends outside, usually in the Shoshone or Bridger-Teton National Forests, whether we were…
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Karla Bird
Karla Bird first moved to Wyoming in 1984, when she spent three years in Rock Springs working for the Bureau of Land Management. Then her job took her to California….
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Shane O’Brien
Shane O’Brien began his journey with Friends of the Bridger-Teton as a contract employee and quickly jumped at the opportunity to join the team full-time. “I was excited by the…
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Lisa Franzen, Co-Secretary
About 20 years ago, Lisa Franzen visited Jackson Hole for the first time; she was on a ski trip to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. “I had no idea back then…
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Kathy Gross
Kathy Gross was nine-years-old the first time she backpacked in the Wind River Mountains. She was with her parents, three siblings, and the family dog. She doesn’t remember the details…
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