Every summer, Grand Teton Association distributes official park trail guides at select trailheads and historic sites within Grand Teton National Park. Trail guides are available at 13 inspiring locations within the park, starting at the south end at Menor’s Ferry and Murie Ranch and stretching all the way north to Colter Bay.
This year, we have expanded our partnership for bear spray rentals at three locations in Jackson Hole with Bear Spray Shack: Jenny Lake Visitor Center, Colter Bay Visitor Center and the National Elk Refuge and Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center.
GTA supports interpretive programming at the National Elk Refuge by funding three staff naturalists who host hundreds of participants for both on-site and off-site educational programs.
Funded winter youth education programs through virtual “snow desk” experience reaching over 2000 students from around the country. Repaired 20-25 vintage snowshoes for annual winter snowshoe programs with park rangers.
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 on elk density, and evaluate the effects of elk density on potential disease transmission. On average, GTA supports 10-15 relacement elk collars annually. In 2025, GTA purchased 11 GPS elk collars to monitor elk movements through Grand Teton National Park.