Category: Fish Creek
POWJH files petition challenging wastewater facility at new glamping site on state trust land
Local nonprofit Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) filed a petition challenging the authorization of a wastewater facility permit by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) for the new...
As glamping goes up, draft bill opens door to housing on state land
Draft bill opens door to much bigger projects on state lands. While Meghan Quinn, director of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole, is disappointed that Teton County has not taken more...
Glamping, storage projects hit more hurdles
Sewage disposal, buried trash, new access bog down state land permits. Enforcement is lagging despite Teton County commissioners warning builders to halt construction on state trust lands near Teton Village...
County wants pause on glamping and storage development near Teton Village
Commissioners say lack of oversight puts public’s health, safety at risk. Teton County commissioners are warning that they might put a temporary stop to the early stages of construction on...
Commissioners block Fish Creek subdivision
Teton County commissioners denied a proposal to conserve about 49 acres of what Wyoming Game and Fish has confirmed is “moose crucial winter and year-round range.” The offer to conserve...
Comments on Proposed Development on Fish Creek Road: One Wildlife Ranch
September 27, 2022 Comments submitted on behalf of Protect Our Water Jackson Hole in response to the proposed development on Fish Creek Road: DEV2022-0002: One Wildlife Ranch, Rural-Planned Residential Development....
Sewage is no. 1 source of identifiable fecal contamination in Fish and Flat Creeks
Kelsey Ruehling, a University of Wyoming graduate student, found that human sewage is the greatest contributor to identifiable fecal bacterial contamination in Fish and Flat creeks. She hypothesizes that septic...