(Recreated with permission from jhunderground.com)
The yellow outline marks the 144-acre inholding called "River Bend Preserve." At left is the Snake River Sporting Club. Public land separates the two. Click to enlarge.
By Jim Stanford, jhunderground.com, on December 23, 2009
Dick Edgcomb, developer of two failed golf and resort projects in the Snake River Canyon, is seeking approval from the Forest Service that could lead to construction of up to 77 homes on another piece of his riverfront property.
Edgcomb has applied for a road…
Filed under: Watershed News, Wild & Scenic News on December 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
Aaron Pruzan paddles below Wilson with son Noah.
High water this year obliterated the popular swimming hole known as the “Wilson Beach,” sending bathers and dog walkers upstream to the boat ramp eddy. Commercial use of this facility has increased exponentially, and Grand Teton National Park has approved two more fishing permits for outfitters to launch at Moose at take out at Wilson.
With parking in short supply and commercial floaters vying for space with the public, the Snake River Fund aims to create an ambassador program like…
Filed under: Snake River Fund News on December 17th, 2009 | No Comments »
Jack Turner talks about climate at Summit on the Snake.
From grizzly bears to grizzled boatmen, volcanoes to glaciers, fly tying to Shoshone Indian chants, participants in the 11th annual Summit on the Snake got a multifaceted education in the ways of Wyoming’s Snake River. More than 100 community members listened to presentations by the likes of Grand Teton National Park biologist Steve Cain, geologist Bob Smith, author Verne Huser and Shoshone medicine man James Trosper.
For the first time, the daylong symposium drew a more diverse crowd beyond aspiring…
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WyDOT plans five lanes to Hoback.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has postponed its reconstruction of Highway 89 south of Jackson until 2016. This seven-mile stretch includes the South Park Bridge. The Snake River Fund pressed the agency to take into account the natural qualities of the river corridor as well as river users when planning the new roadway and bridge. Specifically, the Fund asked WyDOT to better accommodate traffic from the boat ramp, slated to be moved to the south side of the bridge once the transfer of a…
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A cold, wet summer and slumping economy made for a slow season on the Snake. Numbers of visitors were down significantly in the Snake River Canyon and Grand Teton National Park, with heavy rain in June and snow in August and September.
Sunset along the Pacific-Deadman's stretch.
For noncommercial use, the Bridger-Teton recorded more than 18,000 user-trips between late June and early September. This figure only represents floaters counted at the West Table ramp, mostly in the morning and early afternoon, and does not take into account other access points…
Filed under: Snake River Fund News on December 17th, 2009 | No Comments »
The addition of the Snake River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was cause for two public celebrations.
Scott Bosse talks about the Fund during the "Legends" dinner.
In July, the third annual “Legends of the Snake” float trip brought together many of the pioneers of the rafting and fly fishing industry who were integral in the campaign to protect the Snake headwaters. More than 120 guests floated the river on a perfect summer evening to the Barker-Ewing camp below Wilson for dinner, music…
Filed under: Snake River Fund News, Watershed News, Wild & Scenic News on December 17th, 2009 | No Comments »
