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Grand Teton National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial ParkwayJackson Hole Mountain Guides leading a climb on the Grand Teton
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Grand Teton National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
Concessioner Guide Resources

This page is a starting point for guides who are looking to learn more about interpretation and/or the cultural and natural resources of Grand Teton NP. This page does not list all of the resources available about these topic areas. It simply suggests several resources that will help you start or continue your research about GTNP and interpretation. Again, this page is merely a starting point for what could be a lifetime or just a summer of study. If you have found a great book that you would like to share with others, please e-mail us, Grand Teton NP Business Resources Division, your suggestion and we may add it to this page.

NPS Interpretive Training on line courses
Interpretation 101
Creation of GTNP
Teton Profile
Geology of GTNP
Wolf versus Coyote Comparison
Wrangler Interpretive plan
Mountain Guide Interpretive Plan
River Guide Interpretive Plan
Black Bear versus Grizzly Bear Comparison
Road-based Tour Guide Plan
Snowmobile Guide Interpretive Plan

Uinta Ground Squirrel  

Did You Know?
Did you know that Uinta ground squirrels, sometimes mistaken for prairie dogs, hibernate up to eight months a year? These animals leave their burrows in March or April to inhabit the sagebrush flats, but may return by the end of July.

Last Updated: October 29, 2007 at 15:02 EST