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Photography In The National Parks: Capturing The Grandness Of The Grand Tetons

How many of you have ever traveled to Grand Teton National Parkm in the Cowboy State? How many of you might be considering a first time visit to this park? During her move from Texas to Washington State, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson spent 2-1/2 days photographing the beauty of Grand Teton National Park, coming away with wonderful images and a new appreciation for the word "Grand." While Rebecca's stay was all too short and she didn't get to visit every iconic scene on her Grand Teton bucket list, what she did see is enough to provide tips and techniques to help you with your own Grand Teton photography.

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March 12th, 2019

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Volunteers Help Protect Grand Teton National Park Bears...And Visitors

The grizzly bear population has steadily grown in Grand Teton National Park and the surrounding Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem over the last several decades, providing visitors to the area ever increasing opportunities to view these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat. The presence of grizzlies adds to a robust population of black bears and, when combined with large numbers of park visitors, has increased the potential for conflicts between humans and bears. This has led to a variety of challenges for land and wildlife managers.

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March 6th, 2019

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UPDATED | National Park System Visitation Dropped 13 Million In 2018, To 318.2 Million

Volcanics, no solar eclipse, and wildfires no doubt all played a role in the decline of visitation to the National Park System in 2018, when slightly more than 318 million visits were recorded, a drop of 13 million from the year before.

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March 5th, 2019

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Rescue In Granite Canyon

Not quite a month after Grand Teton National Park rangers urged skiers and snowboarders to be wary of avalanche conditions when they look into the park from boundary ropes of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, four skiers ducked under the rope and headed down, with two becoming lost and requiring a nighttime rescue.

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March 4th, 2019

Groups Challenge Law Allowing Wyoming To Stage Grizzly Bear Hunts

Two days after word broke that Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon had signed into law legislation calling for a grizzly bear hunt in the state, groups filed notice to sue the state.

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February 21st, 2019

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Photography In The National Parks: Negative Space And Color Space

Believe it or not, space has a lot to do with photography. No, not outer space. Negative space and color space both have a huge effect on your national park composition. What are these two spaces? Photographer Rebecca Latson defines and discusses negative and color spaces to help you better understand how to frame and later process your national park image so it looks its best for online and print use.

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February 19th, 2019

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Wyoming Governor Signs Legislation That Allows Trapped Grizzlies To Be Sent To California

It's been almost a century since a grizzly bear was seen in California, but Wyoming is ready to ship some of theirs to the state that features a bear on its flag.

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February 18th, 2019

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Wyoming Couple Pleads Guilty To Taking Wolf Inside Grand Teton National Park

A decision to kill a wolf without knowing if they were hunting in Grand Teton National Park or not proved costly for a Wyoming man, who wound up with a $5,040 fine and loss of wolf hunting privileges for a year.

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February 7th, 2019

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Wyoming Senate Supports Relocating Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bears To California

April Fool's Day is still a couple months off, but a measure adopted in the Wyoming Senate the other week to send trapped grizzly bears to California does make one wonder how serious the chamber is.

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February 1st, 2019

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Wyoming Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Let State Seize Yellowstone, Grand Teton

A Wyoming lawmaker, perhaps looking for his 15 minutes of fame, has introduced legislation to the state Legislature that would give Wyoming the authority to seize Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, or other federal properties (aside from military facilities) in the Cowboy State, if they are closed to the public due to lack of funding.

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January 29th, 2019

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