Natural Resource Research Reports
Numerous research projects are done using the natural and cultural laboratory of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Researchers are required to obtain a permit and report the results of their investigations to the park annually. It may take several years to complete the study. Some of the recently completed cultural resource studies can be found here. Some of the recently completed natural resource studies are:
2017
Leigh and String Lakes Visitor Use Study at Grand Teton National Park, 2017 Data Collection Summary; Authors: Ashley D'Antonio, Derrick Taff, Christopher Monz, Peter Newman, Jenna Baker, Will Rice, Zach Miller. March 2018.
2016
Deglaciation and postglacial environmental changes in the Teton Mountain Range recorded at Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park, WY; Authors: D. Larsen, M. Finkenbinder, M. Abbott, A. Ofstun, Quaternary Science Reviews 138, 2016.
National Parks Respond to Climate Change; Author: K. Pope, Western Confluence, Feb. 2016.
2015
Potential for American Bullfrog Spread in Grand Teton National Park; Author: A. Sepulveda, 2015.
Introduced American Bullfrog Consumption Patterns in Grand Teton National Park; A. Sepulveda, L. Flyn, 2015.
2011
Effects of pathways within Grand Teton National Park on avian diversity, abundance, distribution, nesting productivity, and breeding behaviors; Principal Investigator: A. Chalfoun, 2011.
Grand Teton National Park Pathway Elk Study; Authors: H. Sawyer, R. Nielson, F. Hornsby, L. McManus, 2011.
Impacts of a multi-use pathway on American Black Bears in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; Authors: C.M. Costello, S.L. Cain, R.M. Nielson, C. Shervheen, C.C. Schwartz, 2011.
Ungulate responses to multi-use pathway construction and use in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; Authors: A.R. Hardy, K.R. Crooks, 2011.