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    Grand Teton

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Garnet Canyon Closed to Public Entry on Saturday - April 23

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Date: April 22, 2011
Contact: Jackie Skaggs, 307.739.3393

April 22, 2011

4:30 p.m.Garnet Canyon will be close to public entry on Saturday, April 23 to conduct ongoing search operations.This closure is necessary to allow for avalanche control work, and to minimize contamination (fresh human scent) of the search area for the K9 teams.We appreciate your compliance with this temporary closure.

Did You Know?

Close-up of a lodgepole pine cone

Did you know that lodgepole pine trees grow on glacial moraines in Jackson Hole? Glacial moraines are ridges of rocky debris left behind as Ice Age glaciers melted. The soil on these ridges retains moisture and is more hospitable to trees than the cobbly, porous soil on the outwash plain.