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Missing The

Boat

Jackson casts itself as a place to recreate among a pristine ecosystem, but the fish hatchery remains an unsung, underutilized component of its conservation blueprint

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August 2018

St. John’s Calendar of Events Most events are free unless otherwise noted.

Health & Wellness

Support Groups Teton Parkies (For those affected by Parkinson’s Disease)

Gather for mutual support, discussion of disease and therapies, and more. POWER UP! A movement and voice class. Mondays, 2 pm Senior Center, $4 for ages 60 and up; $7 under 60

Exploring Options for Returning to Work

For new moms, to help ease the transition back to work Wednesday, August 15 10 am–noon Boardroom St. John’s Medical Center Register online at tetonhospital. org/calendar

Wine tasting at Jackson Hole Winery Thursday, August 2 5–7 pm 2800 W. Boyles Hill Rd $15/person Jackson Whole Grocer Tuesday, August 21 5:30 pm Dr. Summer Gibson, U of Utah neurologist Contact Elizabeth at 307.733.4966 or 614.271.7012

Grief Support Group Led by St. John’s Hospice social worker Oliver Goss, LCSW Drop-ins welcome, but please call ahead Wednesdays, August 8 and August 22 Noon – 1 pm

Call 307.739.7463

Monday, August 27 noon–1 pm Boardroom St. John’s Medical Center

Please register by calling 307.739.6175

For information, call 307-739-7517

Spine Classes Information for people considering or scheduled for spine surgery Tuesday, August 7, 3-4:30 pm Monday, August 13, 1-2:30 pm Tuesday, August 21, 3-4:30 pm Monday, August 27, 1-2:30 pm Physical Therapy Room St. John’s Medical Center

Joint Classes

For those suffering from persistent memory problems; family members and caregivers welcome Thursday, August 9 Noon – 1 pm

Information for people considering or scheduled for joint replacement surgery Thursday, August 9, 8-9:30 am Tuesday, August 14, 4-5:30 pm Thursday, August 23, 8-9:30 am Tuesday, August 28, 4-5:30 pm Physical Therapy Room St. John’s Medical Center

For information, call 307.739.7434

Weight Management Support Group Open to everyone interested in weight loss and those considering (or who have had) bariatric surgery Tuesday, August 21 Noon Suite 206, 555 E. Broadway

Wednesdays, August 8 and August 22 10 am – noon OB waiting area St. John’s Medical Center

In Spanish! ¡En Español! Zumba with Elvis. Family friendly. Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30 pm Moose-Wapiti Classroom St. John’s Medical Center

For information, call 307.739.7572

For information, call 307.739.7678

tetonhospital.org/calendar

For expectant parents Saturday, August 25 8:30 am–5 pm

Memory Loss Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Group in Spanish

For new babies and their families

Artist Talk with sculptor Jim Dolan

Childbirth Education Class

St. John’s Auxiliary’s 27th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Please register by calling 307.739.6199

For info call, 307.739.7634

Teton Mammas

Foundation

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 11 am Registration

For information, call 307-739-7517

Auxiliary Monthly Luncheon “Trends in Hospital Finance” with CEO Paul Beaupré, MD and CFO/COO John Kren Thursday, August 2 noon – 1 pm Boardroom St. John’s Medical Center

Please register by calling 307.739.6199

For information, call 307.739.7517

2018 Heart Summit: Living with Heart Disease in a Small Town Featuring keynote speaker Jeffrey Anderson, MD (researcher and cardiologist at Intermountain Heart Institute) and a panel of local experts Wednesday, August 1 7–8 pm Wort Hotel, 50 Glenwood

For information, call 307.739-7380

625 E. Broadway, Jackson, WY

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MISSING THE BOAT Jackson casts itself as a place to recreate among a pristine ecosystem, but the fish hatchery remains an unsung, underutilized component of its conservation blueprint

THE NEW WEST

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BY METEOROLOGIST JIM WOODMENCEY

Average high and low temperatures this week are similar to last weeks, which I told you was the hottest week of the year here in Jackson. The difference this week is, the record high temperatures are quite a bit cooler, according to the long-term records from the Jackson Climate Station. One other observation is, that this last week of July is historically a very dry week. The records show that this week usually sees little to no precipitation.

As mentioned, the average low temperature this week is the same as last week, 42-degrees. Getting down below freezing does not happen very often during this last week of July. Of those few exceptions, July 30th, 1966 and July 29th, 1959 hold the records for the coldest it has ever been here this week, both days had overnight low temperatures of 27-degrees. The warmest overnight low temperature on record this week is 60-degrees, on July 28th, 1960.

HIGHS

The average high temperature this week is also the same as last week, at 83-degrees. The record high temperature this week is 96-degrees, set back on July 31st, 2000. That might seem cool compared to last week’s all-time record high of 101-degrees, from July 20th,1934. Every once in a while, we get a cold and rainy spell in late July. The coldest high temperature we ever experienced in Jackson during this week is 61-degrees, on the afternoon of July 29th, 2015.

NORMAL HIGH NORMAL LOW RECORD HIGH IN 2000 RECORD LOW IN 1966

83 42 96 27

THIS MONTH AVERAGE PRECIPITATION: .94 inches RECORD PRECIPITATION: 3.26 inches (1993) AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 0 inches RECORD SNOWFALL: 0 inches

Jim has been forecasting the weather here for more than 20 years. You can find more Jackson Hole Weather information at www.mountainweather.com

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ENJOY YOUR FLOAT, BUT DON’T ROCK THE BOAT. Respect our community!

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Per Town of Jackson municipal code: No trespassing on private lands Open alcohol containers are strictly prohibited on Flat Creek. Dogs are prohibited in public parks. No dogs at large. Public urination is prohibited.

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Please respect private property at all times. Utilize designated public access locations when accessing Flat Creek. Be considerate of neighbors and environment by limiting noise and disturbance to riparian habitat. Respect wildlife. Glass containers are prohibited. Please dispose of garbage in designated receptacles. Float at your own risk – no safety personnel present. Dangerous and swift flowing cold water, low clearance bridges and shallow water occur in some locations. For additional information and maps of public access points the Town of Jackson or the Parks and Recreation Department: www.townofjackson.com or www.tetonparksandrec.org

SINGLETRACK MIND

ur summers are short so it’s always a scramble to fit as many activities into them as possible. If you’re like most of us that live here, you were drawn to the valley at least partly because of numerous outdoor pursuits in our backyard. After hitting it so hard as soon as the trails open, many cyclists experience some sort of burnout by late summer even with the short riding season. So my suggestion is challenge yourself to try something different. This could be as simple as riding longer or further than your normal ride, riding a new trail, or even riding the same one in the opposite direction. Or maybe not automatically walking a section that has given you fits in the past but taking the time to study it, watch someone else ride it, practice it and then be able to confidently overcome it on your own.

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There are endless instructional videos available on YouTube, etc. to help learn new skills. There are also camps and clinics at many riding areas, including Grand Targhee, which will quickly improve your skillset. Another good way to improve is by attending events. Over the next month there are events of all types on both sides of the Tetons which will offer both a great experience and a chance to learn. The easiest way to find out what’s going on is to look at local cycling websites. JHCycling.org has a calendar, all the shops have rides and clinics that are advertised on their social media pages, Grand Targhee and JHMR offer many opportunities (be sure to check out the Wydaho Festival Labor Day weekend at Targhee), and Teton Freedom Riders has several upcoming Pass Bashes. Expand your horizons! – Cary Smith

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ever in its Wenk. stor ie d “As far as the 14 6 -y e a rquestion about old history has him being forcYellowstone seen ibly reassigned, a changing of the he has made guard like this one. his points fairly Earlier this clearly,” he said. year, Yellowstone Sholly also met Superintendent questions headDan Wenk, a on about bison 43-year veteran, and his experiand his successor, ence dealing with Cameron Sholly, Chronic Wasting selected by Interior Disease in other Secretary Ryan national parks. Zinke and his politOn stewardical appointees, ship priorities, he were put on a collireferenced one sion course. of Yellowstone’s Wenk was forced most prominent Superintendent David Wenk’s successor Cameron Sholly says he is not a ‘yes man.’ to take a transfer human-conwith just months structed landremaining in his marks. “The career, spurring Roosevelt Arch an official conat the northern Cameron Sholly commits to protecting America’s first gressional inquientrance has ry. Sholly said he ‘For the Benefit national park plans to arrive and Enjoyment BY TODD WILKINSON | @BigArtNature in Yellowstone of the People’ in Oc tober. inscribed. People Service. That said, any notion that the Meanwhile, Wenk read that and will step down from America’s oldest leadership of any Department can’t think it’s about the people. It is and it direct legal actions, have conversa- isn’t. It’s not that simple,” he said. national park in September. Despite the drama, Wenk and Sholly tions or differences in opinion about Sholly said the key word in that senremain friends and professionals how we manage and operate, evalu- tence, “for,” signifies the park. Without respectful of one another. Last week, ate or change policies and priorities, is the park, people lose something that Sholly told me his thoughts about the nonsensical.” holds deep meaning in their lives. “So For some, that response might irrespective of how you look at it, when controversy. It’s what he said about his mission be worrisome, but to make himself there is a conflict between the park and to the National Park Service, one which clear, Sholly noted: “When it comes the people, our priority has to be maktranscends politics, that should hearten to substantive actions driven by any ing decisions that serve in the best longthose concerned about the future of Department [of Interior], there is a line. term interests of the park resources and On the wrong side of the line is illegal- values. If we don’t get that right, the rest Yellowstone. I asked Sholly about fears that Zinke ity, ethical violations, and actions or doesn’t matter.” might be aspiring to put a compliant decisions that compromise the integriScience is an invaluable asset but “yes person” in charge of Yellowstone ty of the NPS mission.” science doesn’t deliver all the answers, During our discussion, Sholly didn’t Sholly said. For a Yellowstone superinwho would not raise concerns about sugar coat anything, dishing out praise tendent, equally important are humilitransboundary grizzly bears and bison, issues of exploding visitor use in the and acknowledging problems in the ty standing before nature and checking front country, and how to address the Park Service. “We have positive suc- one’s ego at the door. park’s $800 million deferred mainte- cesses every day all over this agency. “The bottom line is you can’t know nance tab without markedly expanding We have strong esprit de corps and everything about everything, so don’t morale in many areas of the organi- even pretend. People will see right the human footprint. “First, I think you’d be hard pressed zation. We also have the opposite, through you.” to find someone I’ve worked with that and have a lot of work to do, whether Instead, we have to ask ourselves would call me a ‘yes person,’ at least as that be in continuing to build positive what we don’t know, and how, who, and it relates to the context of your ques- morale, or continued efforts to prevent when to ask for help. “Can you make and eliminate sexual harassment and and defend decisions, especially when tion,” Sholly said. “Second,” he added, “we execute hostile work environments. These are they’re not popular?” he asked. “At the actions for the people we work for, be things that have plagued our agency for end of the day, if you think it’s all about it this administration or others. All of years and require substantial contin- you, get a different job.” PJH us have an obligation to uphold the ued focus and attention in the future.” He also addressed what happened to law and mission of the National Park

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Hello friends, my name is Weber and I am a 10 year old, male, Domestic Short Hair. I put the “venture” in adventure. I love to roam to wherever the people and happenings are and just want to be involved! Don’t let my age fool you, I’ve got a lot of pep in my step and will make a great addition to just about any family. How can you resist my handsome face?!

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nlike other areas Teton County that could in the West interfere with a successful evacuation. engulfed in flames, One is the language Northwest Wyoming barrier. Of primary conhasn’t felt much of the heat. cern, Ochs said, is how to Recent fires in the region communicate emergency are tame so far. Teton procedures to people who Interagency Fire reportspeak little or no English. ed two lightning-caused Every summer Jackson’s fires last week. On July 15, population triples as thoufirefighters responded to a sands of tourists descend fire near Buck Mountain in on the valley. Many tourGrand Teton National Park. ists come from other counAnother fire was reported tries and lack the English two days later in Bridgerneeded to understand Teton National Forest 27 evacuation directions. miles north of Kemmerer. Accommodating resBridger-Teton National idents is also a concern. Forest firefighters reported More than 30 percent of to the scene and are workTeton County’s population ing to suppress the blaze. Snow King took on a volcanic glow during the 2012 Horsethief Canyon Fire. is Latino and many strugTeton Interagency helicopgle to find resources in ters and firefighters joined Jackson to learn English. the efforts. Adults in particular lack Teton Interagency fireaccess to ESL and literacy fighters also responded to Northwest Wyoming has seen an exceedingly mild fire season to date, classes that would prepare several abandoned campbut factors unique to the area place residents and visitors them to follow emergency fires last weekend and in a vulnerable position procedures. on Monday, Yellowstone Another factor that can National Park raised its BY ROBERT GALBREATH complicate an evacuafire danger level to “high” structure was lost and no injuries were tion is geography. Jackson as a wildfire burns a few A Moment of Reckoning miles from the park border in Idaho. Six years ago, during the 2012 reported. The town of Jackson was Hole’s rugged terrain limits the routes of escape available for an evacuation. Firefighters from Custer-Gallatin Horsethief Canyon Fire, residents expe- spared. Rich Ochs, the Coordinator for Only four roadways go in and out of the National Forest and Yellowstone rienced some of the same anxieties peoNational Park are coordinating efforts ple in other parts of the West are facing. Teton County Emergency Management valley. During an emergency evacuato fight the 25-acre Bacon Rind Fire. While the LoToJa cycling race was (TCEM), said the Horsethief Canyon tion, Ochs said Teton County has limStill, fire danger levels remain “mod- underway, Kathy Clay, fire marshal of Fire was a wake-up call for the com- ited manpower to safely supervise the erate” for Bridger-Teton National Forest Jackson Hole Fire and EMS, received munity. Many neighborhoods in the flow of traffic on each roadway. and Grand Teton National Park. a call on September 8 that a garbage valley are located in the wildland-urMeanwhile, massive forest fires have fire was burning out of control. Clay’s ban interface (WUI) —the zone where Dwindling Resources meets raged across Colorado, consuming firefighters and EMTs, on standby to wilderness As rising temperatens of thousands of acres and destroy- attend to cyclist injuries, raced to the human settlement. tures fuel more and ing hundreds of homes. In June, for- scene. “We all knew we were in a very The WUI includes more devastating est fires burning across New Mexico bad situation; conditions were dry and parts of South and fires across the Rocky East Jackson, most of forced the closure of Santa Fe National perfect for a fire,” she said. Mountains, firefightForest and the Philmont Scout Ranch. Despite firefighters’ efforts, the fire Wilson, Teton Village, ers are finding their Fire has scorched more than a hundred continued to spread. For two days, it Kelly, Gros Ventre resources stretched to thousand acres in Utah, razing nearly burned away from Jackson. Then the Junction, Game Creek the limits. a hundred homes. And in California, winds changed and the flames roared and Moose. The cost of fightIndeed, there are Governor Jerry Brown declared a state up to the top of Snow King Mountain, ing wildfires has risen few areas in Teton of emergency on July 5 as a wildfire threatening homes a few miles below. astronomically. Matt blazed along the border with Oregon. At one point, Clay and her exhaust- County that are truly Jolly, a research ecolOne person died, three were injured, ed firefighters took in the fire roaring considered safe from ogist at the Forest and dozens of homes were lost. behind them. “An amazing smoke col- forest fires, Ochs said. Ser v ice’s Rock y In Wyoming, south west of Laramie, umn rose up that showed us the ferocity “You may assume that Mountain Research the Badger Creek Fire is still burning of nature,” she said. “It was a very hum- because you don’t live Station, said the cost and has incinerated 21,000 acres. The bling experience. If the fire had gone in a forest, you’re safe, but that’s not of suppressing fires on National Forest fire forced the evacuation of several over the hill, we would have had a major true. Embers fly far.” lands has increased from $161 million Still, Ochs is confident Teton County in 1985 to $2.4 billion in 2017. Twenty mountain communities in June before fire emergency on our hands.” firefighters were able to contain most The winds shifted again and more has the resources to respond to a major years ago, firefighting only accounted of the flames. One home and two build- moisture in the air allowed firefighters wildfire. TCEM has a wildfire emer- for 16 percent of the Forest Service’s ings were destroyed. to gain the upper hand. Not a single gency management plan in place, he budget. Today, wildfire suppression eats said. However, unique factors exist in

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You may assume that because you don’t live in a forest, you’re safe, but that’s not true. Embers fly far.”

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and Energy at the Union for Concerned Scientists. Global climate change plays out in different ways in each ecosystem, Cleetus said. In the Rocky Mountain West, temperatures have risen an average of 2 degrees Celsius, causing extreme drought conditions across most of the region. The droughts are compounded by earlier The National Elk Refuge became a base of sorts for fire personnel during the Horsethief blaze. snow melts and parched forests few affordable options for renting. thrive in these conditions. Turner’s are the “perfect tinderbox” for disasThe valley has six fire stations and research predicts that by the end of the trous wildfires, she said. staffing for each presents problems. 21st century, the weather in the Rocky Forest fires have also threatened Redwine said he receives around 20 Mountain West will be too hot and dry populated areas with greater frequency applications a year for volunteer fire- to prevent wildfires. Massive, out of and that’s happening as more people fighters to serve in Jackson, but only 10 control wildfires, like the ones that ravmove into the wildland-urban intercombined for Wilson, Moran, Village aged Yellowstone in 1988, will become face. After all, people want to live in Road, and Fall Creek Road stations. the norm, Turner said. beautiful, attractive natural settings, Many of those outlying firehouses are Climate change has also increased Turner said. Those are the same areas in the wildland-urban interface that are the amount of fuel available for fires that are becoming more fire- prone as prone to forest fires. to burn. Vast stands of dead trees left temperatures rise. Ochs said that the housing crisis has in the wake of the mountain pine beeTo date, Jackson Hole Fire/EMS and also affected TCEM’s ability to recruit tle epidemic act as tinder for wildfires. the Forest Service have not lost a single and maintain volunteers. Volunteers Pine beetles are a natural part of the structure to a wildfire. “We should be from the Red Cross, Teton County forest ecosystem in the GYE, Turner proud of our record,” Clay said. “But Emergency Response Team and other said, and bitter cold winter temperawe can’t be complaorganizations like churches are a cru- tures historically kept cent. Now is the time cial part of any emergency response. the population of beeto protect your home.” However, fewer people in the valley tles low. Warmer winC lay u r ged are able to volunteer because they are ters over the past two Jacksonites living in working several jobs to cover their rent decades have diminthe wildland-urban or mortgage, Ochs said. ished nature’s abiliinterface to avoid ty to kill off the beeusing combustible tles. Left unchecked, Temperatures Rise materials in home The threat from wildfires will only beetles have chewed construction, espe65,000 worsen as the climate in the region con- t hrough cially shake roofs. square miles of forest, tinues to warm. Homeowners should Dr. Monica Turner, an ecologist at according to a recent establish a 30-foot the University of Wisconsin-Madison, study published by radius around their has studied forest fires in the Greater the U.S. Forest Service. home and remove anything that could Despite the Trump administration’s Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) for the possibly ignite a fire from the perimeter. past 30 years. For centuries, weather refusal to acknowledge science-based Clay and Ochs encourage all homeconditions in the GYE kept forest fires evidence, most scientists agree that owners and members of the public to to a minimum. “Traditionally, in the human-caused carbon emissions are attend informational meetings orgaforests around Yellowstone, summers unequivocally accelerating climate nized by Teton Area Wildfire Protection were too cool and wet for major fires to change. “There is no question that, glob- Coalition to learn about how to be break out with any frequency,” she said. ally speaking, human carbon emissions fire-wise. The next meeting is 6 p.m. But rising temperatures have led to and widespread deforestation have led Thursday at Teton County Library. PJH longer summers with extremely dry, to climate change,” said Dr. Rachel windy and warm weather. Forest fires Cleetus, policy director for Climate

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up more than half of its funding. By 2025, the Forest Service estimates that two out of every three dollars in federal funding will go toward fighting wildfires. With most of the agency’s money directed to firefighting, the Forest Service has less to spend on other forest management activities, Jolly said. These include preventative measures like prescribed burns or thinning out fuel sources such as stands of beetle-killed trees. Forest Service firefighters are frequently sent to other locations to help with fire emergencies as wildfire incidents grow. Mary Cernicek, public affairs officer for Bridger-Teton National Forest, said local firefighters have been pulled from the region to help with fires in other states. If a wildfire were to ignite in Jackson, the federal National Interagency Fire Center would have to pull firefighters from another national forest to help fill the gap left in BridgerTeton. As more firefighters are shuffled around, more forests are left vulnerable. The housing crisis also has an impact on the region’s emergency preparedness. Jackson Hole Fire and EMS finds it increasingly difficult to recruit and maintain a team of volunteer firefighters due to a lack of affordable housing. Jackson Hole Fire/EMS relies on teams of volunteer firefighters and EMTs to reinforce the staff of full-time employees, Mike Redwine, Battalion Chief, told Planet Jackson Hole. Each volunteer has to live close enough to their fire house to respond to an emergency within five to 10 minutes. Redwine said he finds it relatively easy to find volunteers to staff the Pearl Street fire station in Jackson. Yet Teton County is a vast area, Redwine said, and trying to find volunteers to staff the other fire stations can be daunting. This is especially true on the West Bank. Communities like Wilson are prohibitively expensive for housing and have

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Missing The

Boat

Jackson casts itself as a place to recreate among a pristine ecosystem, but the fish hatchery remains an unsung, underutilized component of its conservation blueprint

story and photos by Vaughn Robison

n angler perched near Sleeping Indian Pond’s intake culvert from Flat Creek whips his fly toward fish in the calm water at Jackson National Fish Hatchery (JNFH). The pond is a half-acre public fishing area abutted by a wheelchair-accessible dock with latticed-gazebo, and rimmed by the region’s iconic buck-and-rail fencing. The angler won’t keep anything he catches today, but it’s a “good place to practice casts and get some action when the nearby rivers are blown out,” he said.

It’s late June, the day after the summer solstice, and the nearby Snake River and its tributaries, the Hoback, Grays and Salt rivers are raging. To the south, Jackson is engorged in a similar chaos of tourists clamoring along bespoke wooden boardwalks. To the north, Grand Teton National Park, too, bustles with oversized tour busses escorting visitors from one scenic

vista to the next. Nearby campgrounds, even remote ones, are at capacity. At a site along the banks of the Gros Ventre River, a group of high schoolers fantasize about their potential wildlife sightings for the weekend. It’s the informal start of the region’s traffic-jamming tourism season centered on outdoor recreation and encounters with wildlife in a tightly-guarded

ecosystem. It is a season, the angler said, that “never really ends anymore.” The hatchery, wedged between a town that casts itself as a hotbed for conservation and a string of high-traffic national parks, attracts a paltry 10,000 visitors annually. On this afternoon, as trophy-sized trout swim past the angler’s fly, it is host to just four. Such numbers are a drop in the bucket

of Jackson’s 2.6 million annual guests, and an even smaller portion of the 4.8 million-and-climbing annual visitors to Grand Teton. On the surface, the sleepy hatchery brings “recreational angling opportunities and healthy aquatic ecosystems to you, your family, and future generations.” Looking deeper, however, its mission is a charge from the federal level, steeped in collaboration with at least nine national, state, local and tribal entities, as well as various civic and school groups and nonprofits. JNFH and its programming are a free, accessible public touchpoint for the town to play up its role as a place that delivers conservation in motion to visitors and residents. Teton County recently reaffirmed its stance on fisheries conservation when it rejected a proposal open for public comment by Wyoming Game and Fish that would standardize catch limits across trout species. That proposal would allow anglers fishing the bodies of the Snake River watershed to retain two more cutthroat trout in the 12- to 16-inch range than the current size limits of three cutthroat trout, but only one measuring greater than 12 inches. The input is what Wyoming Fisheries Management Coordinator David Zafft calls a result of “social regulations,” with valley residents the sole commenters on the statewide call for input. “There was not a single comment elsewhere in the state opposing that change,” he said. The goal was to standardize stream regulations throughout the state, and a state regulation is imminent with the exception of Jackson, Zafft said. “I think that’s fine,” he said. “These are, in many ways, social regulations and that change was not acceptable to the folks in Teton County.” Zafft’s reference to “social regulations” stems from a survey that reports Wyoming’s already low catch-and-release rates. Anglers retain 1 percent or less of their total landings, a number that has fallen from 15 or 20 percent in the last 50 years. Echoing public comment, the office manager of a local guide shop spoke to the economic value of catch-andrelease practices. “Anything that protects the fishery and keeps people from keeping large fish, I’m definitely for that, because that’s our living,” said Bruce James of Grand Teton Fly Fishing. “Those fish are your business partners when you’re in the fishing business and you don’t kill your business partners.” However, Jackson may be missing an opportunity to amplify its voice about the ties between conservation and outdoor recreation and their economic

impact on the region. JNFH, too, may be losing an opportunity to serve as an education platform. That becomes clear when one visits the humble little hatchery that many residents and visitors have never stepped foot in but annually contributes much to the area: 40,000 angler days of recreational fishing valued at more than $4 million to the local economy. Those figures are part of a decadesold mission to supplement recreational trout populations while offsetting the region’s increasingly-low retention rates of wild fish. It helps Jackson provide visitors with angling and other recreational activities in the present, while preserving the ecosystem for years to come.

Finding Elsa

Jackson National Fish Hatchery (top left) The inside and outside walls of the hatchery’s interpretive cabin. (botton left and top right) An angler nets a fish on the banks of the hatchery’s Sleeping Indian Pond, a public fishing area. (right) beds of streams, which is often prohibited by sediment input and redistribution in the stream. Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited, as one of the hatchery’s partners, has helped mitigate this on Flat Creek just next to the hatchery. And there’s no mention that the record-setting “32 inches/15 lbs” fish was caught by Alan Dow in 1959, or that Native Lake in Sublette County where it was caught is outside the drainage basin that lends the geo-specific subspecies its name. Likely, the record belongs to a related subspecies, Colorado cutthroat trout. But true to the website, there’s “information on local animals,” including a replica of black bear scat. A white-haired woman in a navy National Elk Refuge windbreaker greets guests with a smile and an arsenal of information. Donna Driver’s training

for the volunteer position was simple and straightforward. Hatchery staff gives volunteers “our own detailed tour and if they don’t know something, they can ask questions,” said Liz Sunshine, supervisory fish biologist and project leader for JNFH. “At the end of the summer, they probably know more than we do.” Both biologist and tour guide are very familiar with summer’s star attraction at the hatchery, and almost immediately Driver mentions “Elsa.” She motions her hand toward the beige warehouse and makes her way toward it. The guide pauses at the door and begins to recite a script she’s committed to memory in her short volunteer tenure. She and her husband, David, recently sold their home in Virginia and headed west with a travel trailer. Now,

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the fishes’ appearance and distinguishing colors and markings of the species, as well as weights and measures for their respective state records. For example, the Snake River cutthroat trout cutout informs visitors that they are “native,” which is shorthand for a non-introduced (like rainbow and brown), non-invasive (like lake trout) and a “flagship species,” as Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance refers to them. But the cutout doesn’t mention some key information—that the cutthroat’s “red/orange slash under lower jaw” is an identifying namesake that pairs with “numerous very fine spots” as their visual cues for anglers to identify them. “Spring spawn” is a simplified way of explaining when they reproduce by using their tail to dig nests in gravel

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Open daily, with the exception of federal holidays, the hatchery delivers “many exciting visitor opportunities,” as the website reads, and admission is free. Visiting the hatchery is witnessing conservation in action. It’s also an educational opportunity to learn how the trout raised there play into the region’s ethos that connects outdoor recreation and conservationism. Like the interpretive displays that educate national park visitors to the north, JNFH’s site says there’s an interpretive cabin that contains information on local animals, fishing and invasive aquatic species. From the parking lot that sits above and looks down on the facility, the cabin is overshadowed by the imposing warehouse that is nursery to the 200,000 Snake River finespotted cutthroat trout (oncorhynchus clarki behnkei) it raises, and sits adjacent to Sleeping Indian Pond off Flat Creek, the hatchery’s key water source. The cabin’s small size and rustic character reference an aesthetic that the region’s visitors believe to be authentic. Indeed, it is a welcoming contrast to the beige, utilitarian goliath which is the fishes’ seasonal home. An oversized sign with United States Fish and Wildlife Service insignia flanks the west wall of the cabin, and a simple paper sign slipped into a plastic sleeve and thumb-tacked to the cabin’s rustic lodgepole siding on the porch displays “VISITOR INFO.” Another slightly more stylized sign explains five federal fishing regulations. The do-it-yourself signs are telling. The cabin’s interior walls are emblazoned with modern, geometric graphics that conceptually provide a stream for more traditional scientific cutouts of local trout species to swim through. The cutouts flip upward to reveal text about

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she said, “home is wherever we park it.” These fish, too, are nomads, she hints, bridging her personal narrative and pre-rehearsed speech. The eggs aren’t harvested or fertilized here, but rather in Auburn, which is “somewhere in Idaho,” she said. Auburn is another fish hatchery two hours south of Jackson, just over the Wyoming-Idaho border along the banks of Webster Creek that runs between Caribou National Forest’s West Hills and the Caribou Mountains. Not a federal operation, but supplemental to one, Auburn is operated by Wyoming Game and Fish through an agreement with Idaho and the Forest Service, and maintains the nation’s Snake River finespotted cutthroat trout broodstock. That broodstock is a group of sexually-mature fish that are manually spawned to produce between 3 and 4 million fertilized eggs per year. For a few weeks the eggs are incubated before being disbursed to other hatcheries, such as JNFH, for the second leg of their nomadic life cycle. The tour guide segues back to her script and explains that the eggs arrive when embryonic eyes appear. She hands over a wooden crate that encases two glass vials, each encapsulating a handful of small white eggs embalmed in their developmental stage. One set of eggs has black, pinprick-sized eyes that are barely visible through the opaque shell, while it’s complement’s eggs are eyeless. The handheld display has slots for four vials, and theoretically, each would showcase the stages of trout development. The third vial would display alevins, the next step in which trout are nourished by an egg sac that remains affixed to their abdomen after writhing through their shells. The fourth would demonstrate fry, the growth following the absorption of their embryonic appendage, marking their new dependance on hunting for food. The hatchery raises fish through both stages, but prohibits public viewing of live specimens from egg to alevin to protect them in their fragile states, Driver said. The guide jumps a little as a loud click echoes through the warehouse and automated feeders dispense a crumbled ration of fish, soybean and blood meals, wheat, fish oil, vitamins and minerals into the 48-degree water. A cacophonous splashing of hungry fry rising to the surface of four rectangular cement tanks follows. This happens every 15 to 30 minutes during a 12-hour period each day. The guide continues her stroll as she walks along the edge of tank No. 12, occasionally peering into the clear

water teeming with thousands of 4to 6-inch trout mellowing down after their quick meal. She turns back and mentions the movie Frozen, Disney’s animated musical comedy in which a princess named Elsa accidentally sends her kingdom into a state of eternal winter. The plot follows Elsa as she shamefully banishes herself from her public. “So you know Elsa’s hand” Driver said, extending one of her hands. (It’s the character’s magic blue extremity that was responsible for setting the icy stage of the film.) “This fish is Elsa,” she said, pointing in the tank. A frosty blue fish treads through the water. A rare “genetic recession,” Driver said, causes the stark appearance. Not only does the color of the anthropomorphized fish cruelly distinguish it from it’s brown schoolmates, but behaviorally it’s also an anomaly that swims almost solitarily as the others group together. Just like in the movie. Elsa and her tankmates all know that she’s different, Driver said. She’s a little sad the pariah will be released in the fall as part of the third leg of their nomadic narrative. From the hatchery, Elsa will be loaded into a tank and trucked either downstream into the waters of the Palisades Reservoir with 150,000 other fish to be managed by Wyoming Game and Fish and Idaho Fish and Game, or sent over the mountains with the remaining stock to the Wind River Indian Reservation’s Moccasin or Din Woody lakes as part of the hatchery’s collaboration with the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes. Elsa would fare just fine against the modern graphics of the interpretive cabin’s walls, but in the wild, her color marks her as an easy meal for predators. She likely won’t last long enough to meet the end of an angler’s line as the fourth and final part of her narrative that is predetermined by the hatchery’s mission statement.

Feeding the Waters In 1950, Congress passed the Palisades Dam Act to harness the flows of the Snake River’s headwaters to produce hydro-electricity and provide a manageable water supply for drought-stricken and flood-prone areas. As a result of the Palisades Project, which includes the dam, reservoir and power plant, an ecological transformation ensued across the 5,200-square-mile drainage basin in Western Wyoming and Eastern Idaho. A large portion of the once-arid West became lush, arable and agriculturally rich. That act also preemptively offset population losses from the obstructed

watershed by developing facilities to preserve fish and wildlife numbers along the Snake River’s headwaters via the Fish and Wildlife Service. As part of the congressional directive, later that year JNFH began its operation of raising fish to stock this slow-pooling stretch of the Snake River straddling the Wyoming-Idaho border. The Snake River and its tributaries are an ecological and economic lifeforce for the region. From its headwaters in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, the Snake River flows into Jackson Lake’s watery reflections of the Teton Range that are cut by the bows of kayaks and scenic cruisers. From there, it meanders through the Jackson Hole geographic feature flanked by the Tetons to the west and the Continental Divide to the east. Snowmelt from the slopes of these ski resort-dotted

peaks help feed the streams that make the region a world class fly fishing destination. Regardless of the niche it serves, the Snake River basin helps float the region’s recreational opportunities for its booming tourism industry. It is an industry the hatcher y helps susta i n. “Jackson Hole is one of the few destinations where in the springtime you can ski in the mountains in the morning and fish the rivers and streams in the afternoon,” said Kate Sollitt of the Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board. “It is very important to share with the rest of the world what we as a community value and that is conservation and outdoor recreation,” Sollitt said. Those values “have developed in tandem in Jackson and we showcase both in our promotional efforts.”

herd of approximately 150 wild ponies, descendants from a once-domesticated group of horses. Those ponies were cemented in the public psyche by the 1947 children’s novel Misty of Chincoteague. It was published 66 years before Elsa the animated character sparked countless children singing the song “Let it Go,” and 71 years before Elsa the fish swam through her tank, waiting to serve as a pop-culture reference for the next generation of conservationists.

Wild or Hatched

A mounted cutthroat trout looms above displays of fish meal and egg development. (opposite) Two of the four development stages the hatchery raises its trout through. (right)

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Wildlife viewing is also sold by the Fish and Wildlife Service as a key attraction on the websites for both the hatchery and the National Elk Refuge it manages, where the hatchery sits. It’s a solicitation that visitors readily cash in on, though the disparity in elk refuge versus hatchery visitation numbers is notable. In December 2016, 8,291 visitors took sleigh ride tours in the refuge. By comparison, that number nearly accounts for the estimated 10,000 visitors the hatchery sees annually, the majority of which are in the summer.

It’s a comparative figure at first blush, until paired with the refuge’s total visitors, a number that’s still represented modestly. Due to the refuge’s multiple entrance points, it’s “difficult to collect data,” said Lori Iverson, visitor service manager and elk refuge spokesperson. “We don’t have a way to manually count other than at the visitor’s center.” The refuge’s visitor center hosts 323,967 guests annually, a number that is still by no means exhaustive to the refuge’s 25,000 total acres. It further contrasts the humble little hatchery as the second busiest national wildlife refuge of the federal government’s greater 562 locations. The busiest is coastal Virginia’s Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Akin to the elk refuge’s oversized wildlife attractions, Chincoteague also offers viewers a look at charismatic megafauna with a

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An attraction that’s no secret to locals, Sollitt also mentioned the importance of wildlife viewing, that it is “the fabric of our community and something we share with our visitors.”

Elsa swims in tank No. 12. (above)

This isn’t to say the hatchery doesn’t recognize its position, both physically and structurally, for fostering an appreciation for fish and their conservation. But that relationship may not be entirely reciprocal with its partners who work to sustain Jackson’s identity through place-based conservationism. It’s a question of differing environmental ideologies—those that value wild fish differently from supplemental hatchery stock. The hatchery does “a great job and are willing to work with us,” said Leslie Steen, project coordinator for Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited, the local chapter of the nationwide nonprofit. Its conservation approach, its website reads, “should be a true partnership between landowners, agencies, municipalities, and all stakeholders.” That partnership is rather limited with the hatchery, however, Steen said, based on the hatchery and Trout Unlimited serving different parts of the same watershed. “To the best of my knowledge, there is no stocking in natural streams, just the reservoir” Steen said, distancing her organization from the hatchery. “We don’t have any restoration projects for the reservoir.” In terms of youth outreach, Trout Unlimited understands the need to engage with young people to cultivate the next crop of conservationists. It works every year with nearly 200 seventh grade students from Jackson Hole Middle School to “adopt a trout.” That program grants students across the country an opportunity to oversee the wellbeing of fish that are implanted with trackable telemetry tags. Students monitor the fish’s movements through the “natural streams” that each local chapter works to restore. “Many of the students name their fish,” Steen said with a chuckle. But Steen didn’t seem entirely convinced that an increased partnership with the hatchery would add value to educational outreach opportunities. In terms of events that include the hatchery, “there isn’t much,” she said.

As part of the adopt-a-trout program’s curriculum, the nonprofit holds a combination of field and classroom activities about fisheries and watershed. During one of those days, other nonprofits descend upon the hatchery for a field day in which students cycle through various stations to learn about the importance of water quality, healthy watersheds and even to practice their hands at fly-casting. It’s an experience that sounds much like a practical synthesis of the hatchery’s mission to “bring recreational angling opportunities and healthy aquatic ecosystems to you, your family, and future generations.” Similarities aside, however, this is the only day a year that Trout Unlimited formally visits the hatchery or uses it as an educational platform. Wyoming Game and Fish also has one day a year in which the hatchery becomes a classroom for fisheries education and community outreach. Each year in June, the agency recruits Jackson volunteers to assist in removing an adipose fin from the hatchery-raised fish, a cosmetic procedure that allows anglers and biologists to differentiate them from their wild-born counterparts, the ones organizations like Trout Unlimited emphasize protecting. Donned in water-tight gear provided by the state, volunteers wade through the hatchery’s canvas-covered rearing ponds as they work in tandem with state biologists to perform the painless operation. It requires no prior experience, just the willingness to learn. That wasn’t lost on Jackson resident Shane Kappler. “That’s why I came—to learn more,” he said of his volunteer stint in 2014. “The more I help, the more I catch.” It’s a model for angler education and community involvement that is replicated at fish production facilities across the country. Back at the hatchery, biologist and project supervisor Sunshine echoes the general sentiment of a willingness to work with their partners, on top of an appreciation for the hatchery’s visitors. Still, Sunshine is “not completely sure” why visitation numbers are low, especially in comparison to the nearby elk refuge. She suspects there is “only so much time” for visitors to take on the multitude of activities that Jackson Hole offers to them. “I don’t think people can do everything,” Sunshine said. In fact, it’s not uncommon for visitors to stop by who are on their way to the airport. “We’ve done our best to get people here and are happy with what we get.”

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perfect place to watch organic materials change over time. Amery recently began his installation with the aid of volunteers who helped collect firewood. People are welcome to stop by the courtyard before the installation opens and visit with Amery. Coined “the Fishbowl,” the space engenders artist and community engagement because artists are visible from a variety of angles while they work, Richer said. Amery grew up in upstate New York in the Hudson Valley. He attended the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore where he studied painting. The classic techniques he learned in glazing and layering are evident in his sculpture work. “I love process,” he said. “I never cared if something looked like photo realism. I like to deconstruct stuff.” The artist went to graduate school in San Diego, which is now his home base. Consciousness Among the Trees explores how he can transform firewood. It’s about giving something we often see stacked near a house a new form and purpose—at least for a while. The installation comes down October 3, just in time for Amery to donate the firewood used in the exhibit to Teton Artlab and area artists. PJH Trevor Amery hosts an artist talk noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. An opening reception for Consciousness Among the Trees is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday in the courtyard at the Center for the Arts.

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is partially inspired by science, like new research exploring how trees can communicate with each other, he said. The installation is a collaboration between the Center for the Arts and Teton Artlab. Each summer, the two organizations partner to host one of Artlab’s former international artists-in- residence for an exhibition, said Carrie Richer, creative initiatives director at the Center for the Arts. A key part of Artlab’s mission is to bring renowned artists from around the world to Jackson, but while in residency the artists are usually focused on their process and creating work in the studio, Richer said. This annual show is a chance to share their finished work with the community. Amery has “really elegant aesthetics in his work,” Richer said. He uses rough and natural materials and a more organic process, but one thing that distinguishes him is the artist’s “polished final result.” Amery’s work is place-based and he is known for transforming spaces, Richer said. While he has a concept for the installation, he’ll also spend a few weeks playing with wood and materials to see what happens. The outdoors are directly linked to his work, which connects to the Jackson lifestyle, Richer said. Amery also explores how things deteriorate and change in weather and the environment. Richer said the courtyard is semi-protected, but also offers some exposure to the elements and makes it a

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revor Amery was headed to Finland for a two-month art residency when security at an international airport confiscated his oil paints. He had carefully wrapped and secured his equipment, but that wasn’t enough for security agents. They told him someone recently checked cans of paint that exploded on an aircraft. Despite Amery’s insistence that his paint tubes would not explode, they wouldn’t let him fly them the rest of the way. Amery had two months devoted to making art in a rural community and no paint. Since he couldn’t immediately start work, he borrowed a bike and explored the countryside where he fell in love with “insanely ornate” piles of firewood people had outside their homes. Unable to paint, he began to experiment with wood. That 2011 residency changed everything. The artist realized he could be out in the world, not holed up in a studio, making art that engaged nature and transformed spaces. His latest installation, “Consciousness Among the Trees,” follows in that vein. Using firewood and an eclectic mix of other objects—including a canoe—he transforms the courtyard space at the Center for the Arts. Amery will use firewood collected in this area as a building block for sculptures that will also incorporate found objects and other items, such as unfired clay pots, in a show that he calls an exploration of architecture and materials. It

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just learned there’s a hole in my good shorts, another in the sleeve of my favorite sweater. My Subaru Forester is losing oil pressure, which means soon I must turn it over to a mechanic who will emerge from the garage with a clipboard to tell me that the money I’ve been carefully saving up belongs to him now. By the time I dig myself out of my automobile recession, without fail, some lower left molar (which was doing absolutely fine up until this weekend) will surely require immediate extraction, depleting my uninsured mouth of a week’s worth of income. This event shall conveniently launch me back into nervous poverty, as if fate were a sentient trebuchet intent on pitching my exhausted, aching 31-year-old body into the furthest reaches of the forest, only to call out: “Sorry! Make your way back. I promise I won’t do it again.” But, hey, at least I live in Jackson Hole, right? People use the term “the boomerang effect” to describe the coming-and-goings of Jackson locals, but it has far more significance in relation to my financial security. Like other residents here, my enjoyment of Jackson’s amenities is limited to a strict budget fueled by a leaking bank account that I must constantly replenish by working seven days a week. Having a bartender hold my debit card and ask me “Leave it open?” fills me with the most unnecessary, comical anxiety that it takes every ounce of me to offer a polite “no,” rather than snatch the thing out of her hand before she can ring up my first drink. This is all to say that I am not the

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kind of person who can afford to attend local nonprofit summer galas. I have never owned fancy linen pants with a matching blazer, so even if I wanted to crash the party (not that I ever would, of course), I am too recognizable and would be utterly out of place. Last Sunday, as I sat folding calamari napkins at the Rendezvous Bistro, I received a text from a local acquaintance asking, “Would you like to go to the Dancers’ Workshop gala on July 18 as our guest?” I gave an emphatic “yes!” So last Wednesday, I got off work and outfitted myself in the best khakis and fishing shirt Eddie Bauer could offer. (Important side note: You are free to criticize my cargo shorts the moment you open a men’s clothing store in Jackson.) I swung by the ATM before the event in case I needed cash for the bar. Upon learning that my guest spot was all-inclusive, I thanked the catering employee (possibly in an English accent) and enjoyed my first of seven-ish drinks. I sat in the audience chamber of the Center Theatre (sixth row, just off center) during the fundraising portion of the night as hands shot up around me—$2,500!, $5,000!, $10,000!—contributing to Dancers’ Workshop. Since I got the ticket for free and only spent $60 on my imported clothing, I almost raised my hand to donate at the $100 level. However, to me, $100 had a lot more worth than it did to the gentleman next to me, the woman in front of me, the couples behind me, etc. Guilty for not contributing, I enjoyed the Hubbard Street dance performance that much

more, so thankful for the opportunity to see this level of talent on the very stage where I too had performed countless times. The following day, I received a text from another friend: “I have an Audra McDonald ticket for you tonight. Can you make it?” The Grand Teton Music Festival’s fundraiser was hot on DW’s trail. My fancy outfit was down at my house in Hoback, but perhaps my current outfit—oh, shit. That’s when I found the hole in my good shorts. So on my lunch break, I went back to Eddie Bauer and, yes, bought another pair of khakis to look somewhat presentable in front of the affluent Jackson populous. I sat in my seat (second row, just off center) and cried as a Broadway icon performed on a stage where I too had performed countless times. Yes, last week I attended two fundraising galas free-of-charge (by invitation! Not because I had to work them!), and spent $108 on clothes just to make myself appear that I am not a middle-class citizen of Jackson, but rather someone who fits the mold of a upper crust gala attendee. But such moments are rare for me and hence, I have that much more appreciation for them. The woman who sat next to me at Audra McDonald sighed and told me she “had better seats when [she] saw her on Broadway,” and asked if I had seen McDonald before. I shook my head and noticed I’d left the XL size sticker on my shirt. I discreetly peeled it off and enjoyed the rest of the performance with tears in my eyes. PJH

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bout six weeks ago artist Amy Ringholz “ran away to Maui” and married Kent Shippen. Later this year the couple will host a party for family and friends. But Ringholz also wants to celebrate with the community and her collectors with her new exhibit “Ever After.” The 12 new works are wedding-themed. When Ringholz creates animal characters, she lets “the pieces become who they are,” she said. In Ever After, there are rabbits as flower girls and donkeys as groomsmen. The handsome best man is and oil-painted wolf. A bear cub that looks “adorably bashful and nervous about his job” serves as the ring bearer and a large proud, beautiful bear stands as mother of the bride, Ringholz said. The centerpiece of the show is a horse she describes as “simple, peaceful and stunning.” That piece is called “The One.” There is even a small 12-inch piece featuring a rabbit titled “The Ex.” “It has this funny expression, like ‘What? You got married?’” Ringholz said. “It’s hilarious. It’s lighthearted and fun.” Ever After features a range of work in a variety of styles, sizes and mediums. Ringholz plans to serve wedding cake at the flower-decorated art opening and

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an all-girl rock band will play music. It will be whimsical and fun—a wedding but with art, she said. “I love coming up with a new way to make a body of work,” Ringholz said. “When I put a theme around it, I’m inspired.” Ringholz is always trying to push her art in new directions. Lately she’s been working with drawings on wood, as well as her oil paintings. and creating hybrid works that combine the two. Her work is always evolving, which keeps it fresh for her collectors, but also for herself as an artist. “I am constantly dancing around my subject matter,” she said. What she has kept consistent is her signature eyes she creates for the animals. They appear three-dimensional and give each animal personality. “People love that and they connect through the art with those eyes,” she said. “I try to incorporate that connection for now in every piece. That’s where I really, especially for this show, create characters.” Ringholz grew up in Ohio and in art school she focused on figure drawing and painting. As a child, the animal lover remembered designing a wagon she could use to wheel her pet hamsters around

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the neighborhood. So moving from figure drawing to painting animals was a natural step. Her previous experience in portraiture and figure drawing led her to keep a distinct human element in her animal and wildlife work—particularly in the expression held within the subject’s eyes. In Jackson, where she’s lived since 2002, Ringholz sees a broad spectrum of wildlife painting. There are highly realistic renderings of animals with earth tones and a serious aura, as well as extremely contemporary works with fun colors that feel dreamy and light. Her work falls somewhere in the middle, she said. “At first glance it comes off very lighthearted and happy,” she said. “Then when you look closer, into the eyes of each creature, they show all kinds of different emotions—there’s seriousness and sadness and this whole dreamer expression.” A lot of Ringholz’s work has “a serious undertone” too, she said. That also is a fitting description of the artist herself. Ringholz is friendly and outgoing, but she’s also driven, and in touch with her emotions on a deep level. That translates into her work, she said. Those layers give her work depth. “This mix up and partnership makes my work unique,” she said. “When you hang one of my works alone, I think it becomes a focal point and a moving piece because it stands on its own.” Ringholz never tires of her subject matter and embraces the challenge of trying to translate it in new ways. She’s constantly moving toward a more modern style, she said. Ever After continues that evolution. The show will hang for a month in the gallery. Ringholz will debut a new show for the Fall Arts Festival in September. PJH

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American culture, allowing for the proliferation of processed foods and people’s increasingly diminished health in the western world. For Mike Reid, farmer and owner of Paradise Springs Farm, which has a raw Grade A dairy license, discovering raw milk and its health benefits saved his life. Since childhood, Reid suffered a gluten allergy. But he grew up during a time when that allergy was not recognized or understood. “After college, my guts were fried,” he said. “I had to find something I could eat otherwise I was literally going to die.” In 1995, after graduating from Colorado State University with degrees in biology and botany, Reid moved to Victor, Idaho, where he began working at Blue Flax

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Home of Melvin Brewing Co. Freshly remodeled offering modern Thai cuisine in a relaxed setting. New tap system with 20 craft beers. New $8 wine list and extensive bottled beer menu. View our tap list at thaijh. com/brews. Open daily for dinner at 5 p.m. Located downtown at 75 East Pearl Street, (307) 733-0005, melvinbrewing.com.

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Serving authentic Swiss cuisine, the Alpenhof features European style breakfast entrées and alpine lunch fare. Dine in the Bistro for a casual meal or join us in the Alpenrose dining room for a relaxed dinner experience. Breakfast 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Coffee & pastry 10 a.m.11:30 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Aprés 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Dinner 6 p.m.-9 p.m. For reservations at the Bistro or Alpenrose, call (307) 733-3242.

THE BLUE LION

A Jackson Hole favorite for 39 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic home. Serving fresh fish, elk, poultry, steaks, and vegetarian entrées. Ask a local about our rack of lamb. Live acoustic guitar music most nights. Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com.

LOTUS ORGANIC RESTAURANT Serving organic, freshly-made world cuisine while catering to all eating styles. Endless organic and natural meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. Offering super smoothies, fresh extracted juices, espresso and tea. Full bar and house-infused botanical spirits. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner starting at 8am daily. Located at 140 N. Cache, (307) 734-0882, theorganiclotus.com.

MANGY MOOSE Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally fresh food at reasonable prices, is a always a fun place to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel right at home and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit. Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose.com.

MOE’S BBQ Opened in Jackson Hole by Tom Fay and David Fogg, Moe’s Original Bar B Que features a Southern Soul Food Revival through its award-winning Alabama-style pulled pork, ribs, wings, turkey and chicken smoked

VIRGINIAN SALOON Come down to the historic Virginian Saloon and check out our grill menu! Everything from 1/2 pound burgers to wings at a great price! The grill is open in the Saloon from 4 p.m.-10p.m. daily. Located at 750 West Broadway, (307) 739-9891.

SNAKE RIVER BREWERY & RESTAURANT America’s most award-winning microbrewery is serving lunch and dinner. Take in the atmosphere while enjoying wood-fired pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. $9 lunch menu. Happy hour runs from 4 - 6 p.m., including tasty hot wings. The freshest beer in the valley, right from the source! Free WiFi. Open 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Loacted at 265 S. Millward. (307) 7392337, snakeriverbrewing.com.

CALICO A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965, the Calico continues to be one of the most popular restaurants in the Valley. The Calico offers the right combination of really good food, (much of which is grown in our own gardens in the summer), friendly staff; a reasonably priced menu and a large selection of wine. Our bar scene is eclectic with a welcoming vibe. Open nightly at 5 p.m. Located at 2560 Moose Wilson Rd., (307) 733-2460.

EL ABUELITO

Serving authentic Mexican cuisine and appetizers in a unique Mexican atmosphere. Home of the original Jumbo Margarita. Featuring a full bar with a large selection of authentic Mexican beers. Lunch served weekdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nightly dinner specials. Open seven days, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Located at 385 W. Broadway, (307) 733-1207.

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The locals favorite! Voted Best Pizza in Jackson Hole 2012-2016. Seek out this hidden gem under the Pink Garter Theatre for NY pizza by the slice, salads, strombolis, calzones and many appetizers to choose from. Try the $7 ‘Triple S’ lunch special. Happy hours 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sun.- Thu. Text PINK to 71441 for discounts. Delivery and take-out. Open daily 11a.m. - 2 a.m. Located at 50 W. Broadway, (307) 734-PINK.

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cows are typically a quarter more efficient. That notion encourages farmers to have larger operations, Reid said. “The competitive market around the world is driving dairy farmers to extreme conditions,” he said. These cows are fed copious amounts of corn and fattening whey to produce as much milk as possible. For Reid and Plasse, however, their 12 cows are part of their living organism farm, which results in tasty, healthful dairy. Raised on grass, and alfalfa and whey from the farm, the cows are set free in the spring on the Mahogany Ridge wild lands to graze on wildflowers. “The milk produced from this really tastes like flowers,” Reid said. That taste compelled him to turn the delicious, flowery spring milk into a cheese inspired by his “heros”: Swiss high alpine cow herders who have been producing cheese for centuries by following their herd into the highlands of the Alps, milking them daily as they graze on wildflowers, turning it to cheese that very night and sending it down to their caves to ripen. In addition to the Mahogany Ridge cheese, the couple produces a blue cheddar and white cheddar that they sell in stores. As for their raw milk, they stay busy selling to families in the valley. “I can see the difference between families where kids were raised on our milk and kids who weren’t,” Reid said. “The difference in their facial and body development is staggering.” Reid and Plasse are indeed Dr. Price disciples. “It’s an experiment we’ve been running here on the farm and it’s certainly been working,” Reid said. PJH

over hardwood served with two unique sauces in addition to Catfish and a Shrimp Moe-Boy sandwich. A daily rotation of traditional Southern sides and tasty desserts are served fresh daily. Moe’s BBQ stays open late and features a menu for any budget. While the setting is family-friendly, a full premium bar offers a lively scene with HDTVs for sports fans, music, shuffle board and other games upstairs. Large party takeout orders and full service catering with delivery is also available.

Farm. There, he met Jed Restuccia and they started their own farm, known today as Cosmic Apple, rooted in the tenets of biodiversity. A biodiverse farm is run on the practice of closed-system farming; it is one functioning organism. That means everything the farm needs is produced and cared for on that very land. To grow healthy crops and sustain “living soil,” the presence of livestock is vital. So, Restuccia bought a cow and Reid began to notice a difference. “After drinking raw milk from this cow who ate grass and was treated as a part of the family, my guts were completely healed,” Reid said. In 1999, Reid bought the property now known as Paradise Springs Farm and built a state of the art raw dairy facility in Idaho. It is is one of the few states that has legalized the sale of raw milk even as federal health agencies like the Center for Disease Control warn against its consumption saying it can carry harmful bacteria. But Raw milk adovcates, like Reid and his customers, swear by its health benefits. So what makes the milk taste so good? Reid said not all raw milk is created equal. Most dairy cows are kept in barns, fed bad food, and are often sick, he said. The result is contaminated milk that must be highly processed. Reid, however, treats his cows “like they’re part of our family,” he said. “Where most cows live to the age of four, I look out into my pasture and see my oldest cow who is 15-and-a-half. She’s got to be the oldest cow in Idaho.” According to Reid, most American dairies, including certified organic ones, house between 750 to 10,000 cows. Farms with, say, 10,000 versus 5,000

Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine. Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily. Located at 7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 7330022 and in Driggs, (208) 787-8424, tetonthai.com.

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Long-distance exploration program 90 Math points 92 Virtual human companion 93 Joker’s prey 94 Ducks with a distinctive bluegreen coloring 96 Won’t take no for an answer 99 Ill will 101 Musical work 103 Like businesses on Yelp 104 Massive hunters 105 Pilgrim to Mecca 106 When repeated, #5 on Rolling Stone’s 2007 list of “40 Songs That Changed the World” 108 Bitter __ 111 E-ZPass payment 112 Scotland native 116 Sooner State city 117 “__-daisy!” 118 Lloyd or Paul of Cooperstown 119 River to Lyon 120 Mother of Pollux 121 General on menus 122 Border 123 Vandalized, in a way

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85 Coming to 86 Some calculators 87 Helper with a harness 88 And the rest: Abbr. 89 I-5, e.g. 91 NC joined it in 1861 94 Power in old films 95 “Elements” writer 96 Parental argument ender 97 “But there is __ in Mudville ... ” 98 Annoyed state 100 Relaxed 101 Monopoly miniature 102 Makers of many links 103 Essen’s river 107 S-shaped molding 109 Hawaii’s state bird 110 1857 plaintiff Scott 112 His relics were the subject of a 1970s Met exhibit 113 Niagara Falls reaction 114 Suffered from 115 Hound

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A: Crossing paths with someone whose soul resonates deeply with yours is an unmistakable, blissful experience. However, though the connection is undeniably strong, it is not the best to drop your current life and run off together—at least not that fast. Even if you were currently single, I would give you the same advice: not so fast. Sometimes, when two soulmates cross paths it is meant to be fleeting, and that is all it needs to be. The deeper purpose of such a soulmate encounter is to awaken something important within you, just as your presence can do the same for the other person. We’re talking here about the effect of someone’s soul energy on your evolution, not about what kind of relationship the mind jumps to create. The energy of a resonant soul is something like a cosmic booster shot. It does not need to be put into a form. Here are three possible benefits for your personal growth, just because you met. 1. The energy exchange in this meeting opens your heart and can upgrade your life. 2. You are in need of a blast of inspiration to catalyze your fuller creative expression, and this person’s energy is meant to propel you onward. 3. This person’s presence reminds you of the kind of life you truly want to live and catalyzes changes …whether you ever spend more than an hour with them. If you’re intent on making the leap, because you are married there are many things to consider before dropping your current life and running off together. For example, you want to complete whatever you are intending to learn in your current marriage, otherwise you’ll repeat it. Nor do you want to create a karmic mess by acting

too impulsively and causing collateral damage. Imagining this new person as the be-all-end-all is just that, your imagination. Perhaps you can take this as a wakeup call to do some important work within your current relationship. If things are not as you hoped, it is always convenient to find fault in the other person. However, each person contributes to the relationship dance. Are you aware of your part in what’s not working? If you both take responsibility for the discontent and are willing to work on this with professional help, things could decidedly shift. If you decide to stay married, you’ll share an upgraded commitment. If not, you will be more self-aware, and you will have ended the marriage with mindfulness and integrity, in other words: no karmic mess. Now let’s say you happen to be single when that soulmate appears in your life. You’ll want to take the time—and it indeed takes time—to learn about each other in the here and now. Even with a beautiful soul energy resonance, we can still carry lots of emotional baggage, issues and less than constructive patterns. There are so many kinds of love; it is possible to love someone without opting to marry them. If you’ll be living with this person in everyday life, it is important to know and to respect your deal breakers. With all the care you will have taken attending to your own growth and getting to know the real people you both are, you’ll determine what kind of relationship is your highest, greatest good. As you set out together, do your best to create a life in which your souls are congruent with who you are in everyday life. This is the eventual goal for all of us. As the poet Rumi wrote, “Now is the time to unite the soul and the world.” PJH

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BY ROB BREZSNY

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) As you wobble and stumble into the New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand more than you actually do. In fact, I advise you to play up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowledge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensation of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skeptical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to be empty and open and raw. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Since 1358, the city of Paris has used the Latin motto Fluctuat nec mergitur, which can be translated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens gives me confidence that even though you may encounter unruly weather, you will sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical equivalent of taking seasick pills? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The Spanish word delicadeza can have several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and “finesse.” The Portuguese word delicadeza has those meanings, as well as others, including “tenderness,” “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect,” and “urbanity.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m making it your word of power for the next three weeks. You’re in a phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance of these qualities. It might be fun to temporarily give yourself the nickname Delicadeza.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) “There are truths I haven’t even told God,” confessed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. “And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys.” Are you harboring any riddles or codes or revelations that fit that description, Capricorn? Are there any sparks or seeds or gems that are so deeply concealed they’re almost lost? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to bring them up out their dark hiding places. If you’re not quite ready to show them to God, you should at least unveil them to yourself. Their emergence could spawn a near-miracle or two.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your past is not quite what it seems. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why—and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there. It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events. I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own, but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) One of the most famously obtuse book-length poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s Sordello, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.” Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines. But I bet that if you read this dense, multi-layered text in the coming weeks, you would do better than me and Tennyson. That’s because you’ll be at the height of your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than decoding obtuse texts. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Ready for your financial therapy session? For your first assignment, make a list of the valuable qualities you have to offer the world, and write a short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them. Assignment #2: Visualize what it feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I am a rich resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: Say this: “My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.”

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Stop in and vote at the absentee polling site located in the basement of the Teton County Administration Building at 200 S. Willow St., Jackson, Wyoming. You can also call or email us to request that a ballot be mailed to you. Email us: elections@tetoncountywy.gov Call: 307.733.4430 All primary absentee ballots must be received by the County County Clerk’s office by 7:00 p.m. on August 21st, 2018.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) What are your goals for your top two alliances or friendships? By that I mean, what would you like to accomplish together? How do you want to influence and inspire each other? What effects do you want your relationships to have on the world? Now maybe you’ve never even

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Be extra polite and deferential. Cultivate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible. JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s my real advice: Dare yourself to feel strong positive emotions. Tell secrets to animals and trees. Swim and dance and meditate naked. Remember in detail the three best experiences you’ve ever had. Experiment with the way you kiss. Create a blessing that surprises you and everyone else. Sing new love songs. Change something about yourself you don’t like. Ask yourself unexpected questions, then answer them with unruly truths that have medicinal effects.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong.” So said Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised. How about you? Whatever your philosophical position might be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine—not just in relation to whom and what you love but also with everything that rouses your passionate interest. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) In Janet Fitch’s novel White Oleander, a character makes a list of “twenty-seven names for tears,” including “ Heartdew. Griefhoney. Sadwater. Die tränen. Eau de douleur. Los rios del corazón.” (The last three can be translated as “The Tears,” “Water of Pain,” and “The Rivers of the Heart.”) I invite you to emulate this playfully extravagant approach to the art of crying. The coming weeks will be en excellent time to celebrate and honor your sadness, as well as all the other rich emotions that provoke tears. You’ll be wise to feel profound gratitude for your capacity to feel so deeply. For best results, go in search of experiences and insights that will unleash the full cathartic power of weeping. Act as if empathy is a superpower.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Uninformed scientists scorn my oracles. Reductionist journalists say I’m just another delusional fortuneteller. Materialist cynics accuse me of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those naive perspectives. I define myself as a psychologically astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories, and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, especially in the next four weeks. Don’t allow others to circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed into any categories, niches, or images—except those that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed.

considered the possibility of thinking this way. Maybe you simply want to enjoy your bonds and see how they evolve rather than harnessing them for greater goals. That’s fine. No pressure. But if you are interested in shaping your connections with a more focused sense of purpose, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do so.

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Thursday, July 26 at 8PM

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Friday, July 27 at 8PM & Saturday July 28 at 6PM

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