Educational Resources

The links on this page are intended as an educational resource for citizens to learn more about the natural world and wildlife. This is by no means a complete collection but rather a gathering of interesting materials. These materials focus on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the species that call this area home.

Under each topic heading there are links to articles, informational websites and book titles. The value of guidebooks as a resource for information about our natural world should not be overlooked. Here in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem we are grateful to the many authors and scientists who have taken the time to share basic ecological information, past and current research and wisdom with others.

Meg and Bert's philosophy of learning about the natural world is grounded in reading, learning from others and observing. This collection of resources is made in their tradition.

Birds

Climate Change and Songbirds - Wyoming Report American Bird Conservancy and National Wildlife Federation 2002 article by Jeff Price.

Techniques Attract Desired Bird Species to Barnyards and Backyards Barnyards and Backyards article, summer 2006 issue

Who's Who of Famous Western Birds Quiz Barnyards and Backyards article, Fall 2008 issue

Create Homes So Bluebirds Come Your Way Barnyards and Backyards article, Winter 2008 issue

Bert's Bibliography When looking to learn more about the birds of Jackson Hole, be sure to reference Bert's Bibliography for the incredibly informative resources he has provided over the years.

Christmas Bird Count Data, Jackson, WY
The Christmas Bird Count is a nation-wide citizen science effort to organized by the Audubon Society to collect data on wintering birds. This project has been going on for over 100 years! The Jackson area count is organized through the Jackson Bird Club. To see the results from the 2010 count, click here.

Bears

Precautions Can Ease Bear-Human Conflicts Barnyards and Backyards article, Spring 2007 issue

Bears Will Be Bears The Wildlife Professional article, Winter 2009 issue

Bison

The Second Recovery of Bison: Ecological Restoration of North America's Largest Land Mammal The Wildlife Professional article, Fall 2009 issue

Pika

Keeping Their Cool Wyoming Wildlife, July 2010 issue

Pronghorn

Bridger-Teton Protects Pronghorn Jackson Hole News & Guide article, June 3, 2008.

End of the Road? Smithsonian Magazine article, January, 2007

The Last Mile: How to Sustain Long-Distance Migration in Mammals A peer-reviewed research article by Joel Berger published in Conservation Biology, Vol. 18(2), April 2004.

Connecting the Dots: An Invariant Migration Corridor Links the Holocene to the Present A peer-reviewed research article by Joel Berger, Steven Cain and Kim Murray Berger published in Biological Letters, Vol 2, June 2006.

Indirect Effects and Traditional Trophic Cascades: A Test Involving Wolves, Coyotes and Pronghorn A peer-reviewed research article by Kim Murray Berger, et al. published in Ecology, Vol. 89(3), 2008

Citizen Science

Citizen Science Wyoming Wildlife, March 2010 issue

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The Greater Yellowstone Science Learning Center maintains an expansive resource of information on natural resources of all kinds found within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Some time spent looking through their website will be rewarded with educational resources ranging from Facts Sheets on particular wildlife species to updates on current research happening within the GYE.

The Greater Yellowstone Science Learning Center describes their website as "a portal to information about the natural and cultural resources of Yellowstone and Grand Teton (including John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway) national parks and Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. By reporting on what has been learned from research and monitoring in these parks, we hope to increase public awareness of new findings and encourage studies that will help guide park management decisions. The National Park Service has set up Research Learning Centers as public-private partnerships that promote the sharing of scientific knowledge about the parks".

Please take some time to investigate what is there by clicking here.

Habitat

To Build A Pond in Wyoming Barnyards and Backyards article, Spring 2008 issue

Improving Land With Grass and Forb Seed Barnyards and Backyards article, Summer 2005 issue

Controlling Noxious Weeds Barnyards and Backyards article, Summer 2006 issue

Planting for Backyard Wildlife Barnyards and Backyards article, Autumn 2005 issue

Think Native When Restoring Small-Acreage Rangelands Barnyards and Backyards article, Spring 2007 issue

"Who Ate The Backyard?" Living With Wildlife on Private Lands An insightful guide to living with wildlife by Charlie Craighead. Published by Grand Teton Natural History Association and the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation in cooperation with the National Park Service in 1997.

Roadkill

Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation For more information on Roadkill issues in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, please visit the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation's website. Here you will find a wealth of resources on the roadkill topic as well as the 2003 Roadkill Report compiled by Biota Research.