Sustainable Ecosystems

Grand Targhee resort is located in one of the country’s most pristine, fully intact ecosystems. Living, working, and playing in such a unique landscape creates unparalleled opportunities for enjoying the outdoors; with these opportunities comes the responsibility to act as good stewards. Grand Targhee Resort is up to that challenge. Here’s a description of some of our stewardship programs in action.

Targhee has a Resort Naturalist Program: our naturalist is on staff and provides environmental leadership for the resort and environmental education for guests and employees.
Through our Science and the Environment programs we promote good stewardship of our natural resources through partnerships and participation in the following research projects:

Wolverine Monitoring Program (www.wolverinefoundation.org)

Participate in monitoring of wolverines to better understand the animal’s habitat, range, population, and behavior dynamics
Grand Targhee is a partner organization in this project along with Alta, WY 4-H, US Forest Service, WY Game and Fish, ID Fish and Game, Mountain Air Research, Driggs Veterinary Clinic, & the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Whitebark Pine Management program

In partnership with the US Forest Service and the Whitebark Pine Environmental Foundation, Targhee is assisting in the development of best practices for whitepark pine management.

Douglas-Fir Pest Management

Targhee is involved with scientific research on anti-aggregation pheromones to help prevent the spread of Douglas Fir beetles.

Glade projects are managed to ensure preservation of biodiversity through appropriate vegetation spacing and age diversification. A chipper is used on-site to create ground cover and keep nutrients within the ecosystem.