Gracy Carpenter

Gracy Carpenter

Being able to hike, ski, and explore on the BTNF from her backyard in the foothills of the Wyoming Range while growing up was just life for Gracy Carpenter. “My…

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Sharon Smitherman

“The BTNF belongs to the public, but often the average citizen just doesn’t know what they should have with them. You can hike in flip-flops, but that doesn’t make it…

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Dina Mishev

Communications and outreach liaison Dina Mishev moved to Jackson Hole because of the Tetons. She’s stayed for 20+ years because of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. “I love adventuring in the…

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Gene Palos

“I just really love doing this job,” says Gene Palos, who has been the Blackrock District Volunteer Wildlife Ambassador since August, 2021. “I was in law enforcement for 30+ years…

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Jules Butler & Chris MacMillan

Jules Butler and her husband Chris MacMillan are Campground Ambassadors at Curtis Canyon. Jules, a native of Connecticut, moved to Jackson Hole in 2014 (after 20 years of being an…

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Randy Roberts

BTNF Trail Ambassador Randy Roberts moved to Jackson in 1977 and taught elementary school for 30 years. He was a founding board member of Friends of Pathways, a nonprofit that…

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Steve Markason, Vice President

In 1991 Steve Markason had just graduated from forestry school in Syracuse, New York and couldn’t find paid work, “so I got a volunteer position,” he says. That volunteer position…

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Karen Daubert

Safety tip: “When going out with a group, I’ll initiate a conversation about safety before we leave the trailhead. I’ll share that I’ve got a [emergency locator beacon], who I’ve…

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Ellen Fales, President

Ellen Fales spent much of her childhood exploring the BTNF. “Not that I knew it as the Bridger-Teton,” she says. “I just knew I was in the forest.” Ellen’s grandparents…

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Susan Marsh, Secretary

Susan Marsh served as recreation staff officer in the Bridger-Teton National Forest supervisor’s office from 1988 until her retirement in 2010. In her earliest years working on the BTNF, Susan…

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