News & Press
Wild and Scenic Rivers Need Healthy Flows
[The Snake River Headwaters] are truly special, defining our landscape and way of life. Congress recognized that when it passed the Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act in 2009, protecting...
Water Managers May Drain Jackson Lake, Reaching Record-low Levels
By the end of this summer, Jackson Lake could be more mud than water. In past low-water years, buoys that once floated in marinas have ended up on dry land....
Federal Land Managers Seeking Water Rights to Preserve Upper Snake River’s Natural Flows
Managers of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s southern landscapes are seeking to permanently protect the wild character of the Snake River and a prominent tributary, the Lewis River. The goal, in...
What does this year’s abysmal snowpack mean for the Snake?
April 10, 2026 Almost every other watershed in Wyoming notched its record-worst snowpack. Colorado is suffering a 26 percent of median snowpack statewide, easily the worst on record. Headlines there preview...
Comments on the 2020 Teton County Comprehensive Plan
September 10, 2020 Comments on submitted on behalf of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole, and Wyoming Outdoor Council (the “NGOs”) in response to the Public...
We Can’t Take Our Water for Granted
A guest shot piece written by the POWJH staff. We can no longer take water for granted at the headwaters of the Snake River. Contributing analysis, advocacy and action, Protect...
Elk Refuge, Flat Creek Inns’ Sewer Connection Project Cleared by Wyoming DEQ
Two inns north of Jackson that are aiming to connect to town sewer lines are exempt from further environmental review after the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality determined the project...
Hoback Water and Sewer District asks Teton County for $25,000 for Wastewater Study
The Hoback Water and Sewer District has asked Teton County commissioners for $25,000 to fund a wastewater study. The wastewater study will help stakeholders understand how serious the wastewater problem...
Fish Creek Listed as Nutrient Polluted by Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
A 9.6-mile stretch of Fish Creek has been listed by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WYDEQ) as polluted by excessive nutrients. The impairment listing makes official that excessive nitrogen...
Become a Snake River Headwaters Steward at Watershed Connections: A Community Gathering for Clean Water
Protect Our Water Jackson Hole (POWJH) and the rest of the Snake River Headwaters Watershed Group (SRHWG) invite community members to Watershed Connections: A Community Conversation, this Wednesday, October 15, from...