Tuesday, March 8, 2016

March update


I hope everyone is enjoying warmer temperatures and last of the snow...at least down low.  We have gone from over 2' of snow as of my last update to 4-8" on the course.  We spent all of last week blowing the excess snow off the greens and since then they are almost completely clear as of today..maybe 80% clear in most cases.  The good news is there is no ice or snow mold to be concerned of, the flip side is since the snow is going so quickly there are some freeze/thaw concerns as we move forward without some insulation.  That's the game we play every spring with the snowpack, moisture, temperature, etc.  We will be monitoring the greens closely over the next 3-4 weeks before we think about removing the tarps and then away we go!  The big unknown is what the weather will do between now and early April. 

My staff and I, along with a few volunteers from the Grand Teton Lodge Company, volunteered last Saturday for the county's annual Moose Day.  We spent 7 hours patrolling the property and surrounding areas documenting moose and logging that information into JH NatureMapping software.  In total there were 73 volunteers that spent nearly 223 hours patrolling areas from Buffalo Valley to the southern end of Teton County and from Teton pass east up through the Gros Ventre drainage.  Volunteers identified 99 moose which was up slightly from last year and those numbers will be added to Wyoming Game and Fish's numbers to identify a total number for what is referred to as the "Teton Herd".  On JHGTC property we identified 6 moose: 1 bull, 2 cows and 3 yearlings.  That is the most on property that has been observed in the last 6 years!  I would like to think that our efforts with respect to closing the NRO areas and limiting traffic on the rest of the property is aiding in the increasing numbers.  So, in return, I would again like to thank everyone for staying on the CC track, leashing your pets and being respectful of the NRO area south of Spring Gulch Rd.

Keep checking back for updates regarding opening and how the course overwintered.  Have a great week.

Andy




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