Professional Practice
NPS Connected Conservation Webinar Series: The Mountain Neighbor Handbook: A Local's Guide to Stewardship in the Tetons
Date: 3/7/2023 - 3/7/2023
Description:
Webinar:
The Mountain Neighbor Handbook: A Local's Guide to Stewardship in the Tetons
Tuesday, March 7, at 2 PM ET
Join this special National Park Service Connected Conservation (C2) webinar mini-series to learn how individuals can help nature conservation by living more sustainably, volunteering, recreating responsibly, and motivating one another to take conservation actions.
The ninth webinar in our series is on The Mountain Neighbor Handbook: A Local's Guide to Stewardship in the Tetons on Tuesday, March 7, at 2 PM ET. The community focused handbook, which was released in October 2022, was created by Wyoming's Teton County, the Town of Jackson, Teton Conservation District, and the Jackson Hole Land Trust and serves as "an introduction and an invitation to environmental stewardship." Presenters involved:
- Phoebe Coburn, Teton Conservation District
- Carlin Girard, Teton Conservation District
- Chris Colligan, Teton County, WY
- Max Ludington, Jackson Hole Land Trust
- Chip Jenkins, Grand Teton National Park
Rural growth and tourism pose a growing conservation challenge for gateway communities near parks and public lands. This is especially true for communities in Teton County, Wyoming, who take pride living with wildlife and being good land stewards but who also want to see this tradition continue. Proactively, partners came together and released The Mountain Neighbor Handbook: A Local Guide to Stewardship in the Tetons.