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5 days ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — Turns out Buckrail’s readers are pretty funny!We put out a call for help with captioning the photo above, a snap by Buckrail photographer Nick Sulzer that captures three different species in one frame.
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6 days ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Teton County Health Department’s (TCHD) Community Health Outreach Worker (CHOW) Program is coming to an end in June, according to TCHD. TCHD stated that its Health Disparities grant, which funded the program, has been terminated as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ federal budget cuts this spring.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — “A grizzly bear, an elk and a raven walk into a bar.” “Which way to Noah’s Ark?” “Who forgot to invite the moose?”How would you caption the photo above? We want to hear your best suggestions! Buckrail photographer Nick Sulzer snapped this fateful frame this week, featuring three species coexisting. Magical wildlife moments like this are part of what makes the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem unique.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — It’s time! Jackson’s closest entrance to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is on track to open on Friday, May 9, as long as weather cooperates. YNP’s South Entrance will be the fifth of the park’s five entrances to open to visitors, providing access to Grant, West Thumb, Old Faithful, Bridge Bay and Lake Village. From Jackson, visitors can hit two parks in a row when they start in Grand Teton National Park and travel up to YNP through the John D.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center (BTAC) has released its last avalanche information summary for the winter 2024/2025 season now that spring weather has arrived. Daily summaries of snow and water data will continue until May 31, and BTAC’s Annual Report is on track for a late-June release. The team will continue to post observations periodically this spring.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
HOBACK, Wyo. — A downed cable hazard in the Hoback River has been fixed temporarily, and a more permanent repair is currently in the works, according to an update by the Snake River Fund. CenturyLink crews addressed the situation on Tuesday, May 6, implementing a temporary fix so the cable is no longer posing a danger to river users. According to the Snake River Fund, CenturyLink will coordinate with the Wyoming Department of Transportation to figure out a permanent repair along the bridge.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A 47-year-old man was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) over the weekend, the park has announced. On Sunday, May 4, a man from Cape Coral, Florida, was injured by a bison in the Lake Village area of the park “after he approached it too closely,” YNP stated.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — Grizzly 1058 was killed in a vehicle strike on Tuesday, May 6, within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), the park has confirmed. The news comes six months after Grizzly 399, mother of 1058, was killed in a vehicle collision. GTNP stated that its law enforcement rangers found a deceased grizzly bear on Tuesday along Highway 26, east of the Buffalo Fork River.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Town of Jackson (TOJ) has shared planning details for its Gregory Lane rebuilding project, with construction expected to begin on Wednesday, May 7, and run through October before picking back up in 2026. Evans Construction will take the lead on the project, which has been in the works for more than 20 years. In 2019, $8.5 million in SPET funding was allocated to the Gregory Lane project to address street, stormwater and sewer infrastructure.
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1 week ago | 
buckrail.com | Marianne Zumberge
HOBACK, Wyo. — A downed communications cable in the Hoback River is being addressed as of noon on Tuesday, May 6. Buckrail photographer Nick Sulzer checked out the situation following a post by the Snake River Fund warning of the hazard. “A communications cable is down and presenting a serious hazard to boaters under this bridge,” the nonprofit posted to its river conditions map on Monday, May 5. “Please avoid floating until we can confirm the cable is fixed.”This is a developing story.
