The first time Samuel Singer remembers seeing the stars, he was 10 years old. He lived in a small town in a rural part of Nevada. His father, Steve Singer, took him outside with a small telescope and the watched meteor showers, stared at the Milky Way, and even witnessed the Hale-Bopp Comet. “I
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Frances Clark stopped briefly on the National elk Refuge one summer day to count a pronghorn herd as part of her role as a volunteer for Nature Mapping Jackson Hole. As she observed the animals, a coyote approached and put the pronghorn on alert. A female pronghorn approached the coyote and then ran, stopping
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Science is all around us in Jackson Hole. From the science of predicting when the frosty flakes will swirl in the winter to this summer’s much anticipated astronomical phenomenon, the total solar eclipse, science leaves us captivated with awe. With this issue of JHStyle, “The Science of Jackson Hole,” we delve into all realms
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I have to admit when Kristen Pope, our editor, suggested “The Science of JH” for our next JHStyle theme, I was more than a little hesitant. Bunsen burners, pipet bulbs and goggles conjured through my non-scientific mind. “Huh, how can that be exciting—not only for our readers, but for me?!” Perfectly happy to let
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Every day, when Jane Lavino goes into work at the National Museum of Wildlife art, she walks among paintings of elephants, polar bears, and pronghorns, a raven sculpture that evokes though-provoking questions, and a children’s play area packed with animal costumes, puppets, and art activities. These surroundings fit her perfectly. With a deep passion
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Jay Pistono doesn’t see his role as Teton Pass Ambassador as a job. “The pass is an adventure” he says. Pistono has held the role of ambassador for 12 years now, working at Teton Pass, a popular spot for backcountry skiing in the Bridger-Teton National Forest along Highway 22 near the Wyoming–Idaho state line.
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