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Telling our Story Through the GTA Brand

For over 80 years, Grand Teton Association (GTA) has supported the educational initiatives of its agency partners by contributing 100% of sales profits from its retail locations. In 2019, GTA began working with local marketing and creative agency, Cultivate. These efforts identified an opportunity to increase organization impact by clarifying GTA’s mission and strengthening its organizational brand. GTA firmly believes that when visitors better understand the positive impact their purchase has in support of public lands, they would choose a GTA retail location over other businesses.

Grand Teton Guide

The Grand Teton Guide offers vital information to every visitor of the park. GTA helps produce these comprehensive guides to provide year-round single and multi-day visitors with up to date information on natural history, visitation considerations, and scheduled events. The Grand Teton Guide continues to be one of the best ways to reach everyday visitors […]

Elk GPS Collar Research

Grand Teton Association continued its partnership with the National Elk Refuge by providing funds to purchase GPS collars for cow elk in order to provide important location information. Elk location data collected from the collars help wildlife managers map elk movement and habitat use, design hunting seasons to meet objectives, monitor the effects of wolves […]

BTNF Forest Friends Ambassador Program

Sponsored by Grand Teton Association, Friends of the Bridger-Teton became a freestanding 501(c)3 in 2019. Through education and community mobilization, Friends of the Bridger Teton partners closely with the BTNF staff to address increasing visitor use at areas like Spread Creek, Toppings Lake, and Shadow Mountain through signage, a volunteer camping ambassador program, and other infrastructure supports.