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WYDOT: 50 mph on 22 The Wyoming Department of Transportation, Teton County and its residents have been debating what speed is right for a stretch of Highway 22. On Thursday, WYDOT announced a number thatâs higher than the countyâs ask but lower than what the state agency recommended this spring. That number is 50 miles per hour, all year long. Thatâs the midpoint between the 45 mph year-round limit county commissioners requested and the 55 mph limit WYDOT initially said was appropriate. The department plans to implement the new limit on the stretch of Highway 22 that runs from Spring Gulch Road to Emily Stevens Park on July 1 âor earlier.â ....
An esteemed wolf biologist and an avid Jackson Hole naturalist are the recipients of two Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative awards that celebrate conservation biology and citizen science. Meeting virtually for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Symposium, staff for the Jackson-based organization announced that the Raynes Citizen Conservation Award recipient for 2021 was Tim Griffith, a fixture in the valleyâs birdwatching community. Meanwhile, Yellowstone National Park Senior Wildlife Biologist Doug Smith, who leads the Yellowstone Wolf Project, was given the Craighead Conservation Award. âHe goes out of his way to share his passion for wolves and nature, and works hard to create the respectful dialog that is so needed, especially when the goal is conservation of a feared and loathed predator,â NRCC President Peyton Curlee Griffin said while announcing the award-winners. âSmith exemplifies the Craighead tradition with his efforts to educate through film, ....