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Contact: Denise Germann, 307.739.3393
Contact: 307.739.3431
Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, in partnership with Working Dogs for Conservation, will host trained dogs that will raise awareness about Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS). Tobias will be in Yellowstone July 19-31, and Jax will be in Grand Teton July 20-August 3. While in the parks, the dogs and handlers will assist AIS boat inspectors by sniffing out zebra and quagga mussels and participate in public events.AIS pose a grave and growing threat to the parks, the surrounding ecosystem, and visitor recreation for these reasons:
- In 2016, non-native mussels were detected in Montana. This underscores the urgent need to prevent these and other destructive species from entering the parks.
- AIS can completely transform habitats for native species, introduce disease,
bodies of water, damage equipment, devastate water-delivery systems, and negatively
impact local/regional economies.
- Eradication is usually impossible and management is very costly.
Grand Teton National Park
Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Moose
Programs will begin outside of the visitor center at 1 p.m. and will last approximately 30 minutes.
- July 21, 28, 30
- August 2
Grant Village Visitor Center Parking Lot
The dog, with a handler, and AIS inspection staff will be at the parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon.
- July 19, 20, 21, 23, 24
The dog, with a handler, and AIS inspection staff will be at the marina from 8 a.m. to noon.
- July 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
The dog, with a handler, and park ranger will rove the campground from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- July 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31
Last updated: July 16, 2019