K2 Radio » Grand Teton National Park http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Thu, 23 May 2013 23:22:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Grand Teton to Cut Back on Seasonal Employees http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-to-cut-back-on-seasonal-employees/ http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-to-cut-back-on-seasonal-employees/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:58:03 +0000 Trevor T. Trujillo http://kowb1290.com/?p=222184 Grand Teton National Park will reduce its seasonal workforce, including hiring fewer search and rescue team members, to help meet federal spending cuts.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-to-cut-back-on-seasonal-employees/feed/ 0 Michael Smith, Getty Images Bears Active Again in Grand Teton National Park http://k2radio.com/bears-active-again-in-grand-teton-national-park/ http://k2radio.com/bears-active-again-in-grand-teton-national-park/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:52:42 +0000 Trevor T. Trujillo http://kowb1290.com/?p=222106 The National Park Service says bears in Grand Teton National Park are active again and looking for food.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/bears-active-again-in-grand-teton-national-park/feed/ 0 (Photo: fidelis_o, flickr.com) Grand Teton Cuts Speed But Sees More Roadkill http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-cuts-speed-but-sees-more-roadkill/ http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-cuts-speed-but-sees-more-roadkill/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:36:35 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=265675 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The number of animals struck by vehicles in Grand Teton National Park rose last year despite a speed limit reduction on the park's main road.

Grand Teton had 110 reported animal strikes on park roads last year, up from 102 in 2011

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]]> http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-cuts-speed-but-sees-more-roadkill/feed/ 0 Avalanche Death in Grand Teton National Park http://k2radio.com/avalanche-death-in-grand-teton-national-park/ http://k2radio.com/avalanche-death-in-grand-teton-national-park/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:42:52 +0000 Associated Press http://kowb1290.com/?p=218787 Grand Teton National Park officials say an avalanche has killed a backcountry skier from Jackson.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/avalanche-death-in-grand-teton-national-park/feed/ 0 jeffgunn, flickr.com National Park Cuts Detailed in Memo http://k2radio.com/national-park-cuts-detailed-in-memo/ http://k2radio.com/national-park-cuts-detailed-in-memo/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:35:28 +0000 Associated Press http://kowb1290.com/?p=217437 Visitors to America's national parks will encounter fewer rangers, find locked restrooms and visitors centers, and see trashcans emptied less often if 5 percent across-the-board federal budget cuts are enacted.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/national-park-cuts-detailed-in-memo/feed/ 0 Ernie Hathaway, flickr Grand Teton Park Sees Rise In Visitors http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-park-sees-rise-in-visitors/ http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-park-sees-rise-in-visitors/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:00:02 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=261708 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park saw a nearly 5 percent increase in visitors last year with more of those tourists deciding to camp, rather than stay in park lodges.

The National Park Service released final visitation numbers for 2012 last week

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]]> http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-park-sees-rise-in-visitors/feed/ 0 2 Skiers Killed in Separate Wyoming Avalanches http://k2radio.com/2-skiers-killed-in-separate-wyoming-avalanches/ http://k2radio.com/2-skiers-killed-in-separate-wyoming-avalanches/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:49:06 +0000 Associated Press http://kowb1290.com/?p=212311 Two backcountry skiers from Jackson have died in separate western Wyoming avalanches.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/2-skiers-killed-in-separate-wyoming-avalanches/feed/ 0 Jackson To Pay Grand Teton More http://k2radio.com/jackson-to-pay-grand-teton-more/ http://k2radio.com/jackson-to-pay-grand-teton-more/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:43:42 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=234515 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Jackson Hole Airport has agreed to boost the amount of revenue it gives to Grand Teton National Park.

Terms of a tentative agreement will hike the percentage of the airport's operating receipts that go to Grand Teton

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]]> http://k2radio.com/jackson-to-pay-grand-teton-more/feed/ 0 Fire Danger Rising In Grand Teton http://k2radio.com/fire-danger-rising-in-grand-teton/ http://k2radio.com/fire-danger-rising-in-grand-teton/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:37:11 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=114110 GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Fire managers are raising the fire danger rating to very high for both the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Grand Teton National Park.

Managers say that recent hot temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions have increased the fire danger

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]]> http://k2radio.com/fire-danger-rising-in-grand-teton/feed/ 0 Climber Dies From Fall In Grand Teton Park http://k2radio.com/climber-dies-from-fall-in-grand-teton-park/ http://k2radio.com/climber-dies-from-fall-in-grand-teton-park/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:46:04 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=110067 MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A 27-year-old man is dead after falling about 1,000 feet while climbing the Middle Teton Mountain in Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming.

The National Park Service says Justin H

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]]> http://k2radio.com/climber-dies-from-fall-in-grand-teton-park/feed/ 0 Rangers: Fallen Climber Spotted In Grand Teton http://k2radio.com/rangers-fallen-climber-spotted-in-grand-teton/ http://k2radio.com/rangers-fallen-climber-spotted-in-grand-teton/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:40:38 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=109727 JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Rangers who received reports about fallen climber say they've spotted a motionless body in Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming.

The U.S. Park Service says rangers flying over the area spotted the climber's body on the north side of the Middle Teton on Sunday afternoon but were unable to reach him

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]]> http://k2radio.com/rangers-fallen-climber-spotted-in-grand-teton/feed/ 0 Illegal Campfire May Have Started Grand Teton Fire http://k2radio.com/illegal-campfire-may-have-started-grand-teton-fire/ http://k2radio.com/illegal-campfire-may-have-started-grand-teton-fire/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:00:56 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=107393 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — One of several wildfires that broke out Thursday in northwestern Wyoming may have been started by an illegal campfire.

Firefighters responding to the fire on Cody Peak in Grand Teton National Park found a campfire ring

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]]> http://k2radio.com/illegal-campfire-may-have-started-grand-teton-fire/feed/ 0 Rangers Rescue Climber From The Teton's http://k2radio.com/rangers-rescue-climber-from-the-tetons/ http://k2radio.com/rangers-rescue-climber-from-the-tetons/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:52:14 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=106734 MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — Rangers rescued a 27-year-old man who became stranded on a Middle Teton Mountain cliff in Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming.

The U.S. Park Service says Eric Rohner, of Olympia, Wash

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]]> http://k2radio.com/rangers-rescue-climber-from-the-tetons/feed/ 0 Michael Smith/Getty Images Michigan Man Dead After Head-On Grand Teton Crash http://k2radio.com/michigan-man-dead-after-head-on-grand-teton-crash/ http://k2radio.com/michigan-man-dead-after-head-on-grand-teton-crash/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:11:43 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=99861 MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A man from Michigan is dead after a head-on crash in Grand Teton National Park.

The Teton County coroner's office identified the victim as 60-year-old John Richard Grace, of Rochester Hills, Mich

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]]> http://k2radio.com/michigan-man-dead-after-head-on-grand-teton-crash/feed/ 0 Grand Teton Road Reroute To Benefit Wildlife http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-road-reroute-to-benefit-wildlife/ http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-road-reroute-to-benefit-wildlife/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:39:31 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=98489 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park is proposing to realign portions of the Moose-Wilson Road in the park to reduce stress on an important wildlife corridor, improve traveler safety and afford motorists better views of the Tetons

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]]> http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-road-reroute-to-benefit-wildlife/feed/ 0 National Parks To Admit Service Members For Free http://k2radio.com/national-parks-to-admit-service-members-for-free/ http://k2radio.com/national-parks-to-admit-service-members-for-free/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 11:38:27 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=91995 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park are offering annual entrance passes granting free admission to military service members and their families.

The annual passes will become available on Saturday, Armed Forces Day, to active duty service members and their dependents

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]]> http://k2radio.com/national-parks-to-admit-service-members-for-free/feed/ 0 Ernie Hathaway, flickr Grand Teton Roads And Facilities To Open http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-roads-and-facilities-to-open/ http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-roads-and-facilities-to-open/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:47:01 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=86438 MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — Roads and facilities in Grand Teton National Park and on the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway are set to start opening next week for the summer season.

The Teton Park Road will open to vehicle traffic on May 1

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]]> http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-roads-and-facilities-to-open/feed/ 0 Michael Smith/Getty Images Grand Teton Bears Ending Hibernation http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-bears-ending-hibernation/ http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-bears-ending-hibernation/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:32:31 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=77078 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Officials at Grand Teton National Park say bears are ending their winter hibernation and park visitors should be alert for their presence.

Recent bear sightings and discovery of bear tracks shows that they've been wandering around the park and nearby areas, in northwestern Wyoming

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]]> http://k2radio.com/grand-teton-bears-ending-hibernation/feed/ 0 Spring Plowing Starts In Grand Teton National Park http://k2radio.com/spring-plowing-starts-in-grand-teton-national-park/ http://k2radio.com/spring-plowing-starts-in-grand-teton-national-park/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:31:09 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=74322 MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — Crews are preparing for spring in Grand Teton National Park.

They began clearing snow from the Moose-Wilson Road and Teton Park Road on Monday. The work is expected to take several weeks

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]]> http://k2radio.com/spring-plowing-starts-in-grand-teton-national-park/feed/ 0 Winter Pattern Creates Avalanche Threat http://k2radio.com/winter-pattern-creates-avalanche-threat/ http://k2radio.com/winter-pattern-creates-avalanche-threat/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:52:08 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=70099 Snow loading created by early season sporadic snow fall is behind the extreme avalanche danger in Wyoming's western mountain ranges.

Another death Monday, this time of a snow-mobiler, underscores the risks

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