High-Pressure Granulites from the Tetons: The Earliest Record of Himalayan-Style Tectonics in the World

The World ◽

In August 2004 a field party from the University of Wyoming consisting of one faculty member, two graduate students, and one undergraduate student spent two weeks mapping the basement gneisses in the area around Moose Basin. During this project we mapped an area on the pass between Moose Basin and Camp Lake (which is just west of Grand Teton National Park) in detail, made detailed traverses along the head of the cirque for about 3 km southeast of the Park boundary, and collected 44 samples for petrology (Figure 1).

Digitization of the Grand Teton National Park Herbarium, 2006-2007

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2006.3641 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 42-45

Author(s):

Mary Harlow ◽

Lawrence Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Intellectual History ◽

History Of Science ◽

National Park ◽

University Of Wyoming ◽

The World ◽

History Of ◽

Herbarium Collections ◽

The University ◽

Positive Results

Examples of digitization projects in the history of science are understood to have lasting consequences for the intellectual history of their fields (Petersen, 2005; Roes 2001). Following this trend, herbarium collections around the world are beginning to be digitized with positive results for their institutions (Begnoche, 2002; Ong, 2002). Librarians, with their long history of making collections accessible, are participating in this trend (Foster, 2005). This project expands the University of Wyoming Libraries work in the digitizing of a unique collection of plant specimens.

Elk Ranch Determination of Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2011.3779 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

pp. 37-46

Author(s):

Mary Humstone

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Cultural Landscape ◽

Historical Analysis ◽

University Of Wyoming ◽

National Register ◽

Jackson Hole ◽

History Of ◽

Landscape Survey ◽

During summer 2010, the University of Wyoming American Studies Program conducted an intensive cultural landscape survey and historical analysis of the Elk Ranch in Grand Teton National Park. Led by Research Scientist Mary Humstone, students documented the ranch landscape and remaining buildings. They conducted research in local archives to uncover the history of the ranch and determine its significance in the history of Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park. The team determined that the property is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, with significance in agriculture and conservation.

Mushrooms of Grand Teton National Park

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.1979.2143 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 39-41

Author(s):

Kent McKnight

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

National Park Service ◽

Annual Report ◽

University Of Wyoming ◽

Fruiting Bodies ◽

Two New Species ◽

Park Service ◽

Floristic Studies ◽

The objective is an inventory of the "mushrooms'' to be found in Grand Teton National Park. The study includes all macromycetes of fungi with macroscopic or large, conspicuous fruiting bodies. Most are fleshy or woody Ascomycetes or Basidiomycetes but some are classified in other major taxa. Although there are no published floristic studies of the fungi of this area occasional and sporadic records of collections from the Tetons or Yellowstone are published, including type collections of at least two new species: Cortinarius ashii McKnight & Dublin (1975) and Lactarius gossypinus Hesler & Smith (1979). An interim report listing 131 species was submitted as a contribution to the University of Wyoming-National Park Service Annual Report for 1978 (McKnight, 1978).

Tectonic Evolution of the High Pressure Granulites in the Tetons: The Earliest Record for Himalayan-Style Tectonics in the World

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2005.3619 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 29 ◽

pp. 87-88

Author(s):

B. Frost

Keyword(s):

High Pressure ◽

Tectonic Evolution ◽

National Park ◽

The World ◽

Field Season ◽

Basin Area

Our field season in August 2005 consisted of mapping an area from Hidden Corral in the S. Fork Bitch Creek (which is not in the Grand Teton National Park) to Moose Basin. In addition to mapping and sampling in Moose Basin area we made an important traverse along the head of the cirque around Camp Lake (which lies just west of the Park).

Digitization of the Grand Teton National Park Herbarium

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2005.3599 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 29 ◽

pp. 27-29

Author(s):

Mary Harlow ◽

Lawrence Schmidt ◽

Paula Munoz

Keyword(s):

Intellectual History ◽

History Of Science ◽

National Park ◽

University Of Wyoming ◽

Digital Collections ◽

The World ◽

History Of ◽

Herbarium Collections ◽

The University ◽

Positive Results

Examples of digitization projects in the history of science are understood to have lasting consequences for the intellectual history of their fields (Petersen, 2005; Roes 2001). Following this trend, herbarium collections around the world are beginning to be digitized with positive results for their institutions (Begnoche, 2002; Ong, 2002). Librarians, with their long history of making collections accessible, are participating in this trend (Foster, 2005). The University of Wyoming Libraries encourage Librarians to develop and maintain collections in a variety of subjects, and the Libraries are pursuing opportunities in digital collections. This project expands the University of Wyoming Libraries work in the digitizing of a unique collection of plant specimens.

Jenny Lake Lodge and Cabins, Determination of Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2009.3741 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 27-35

Author(s):

Mary Humstone ◽

Hilery Walker ◽

Helis Sikk

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

American Studies ◽

University Of Wyoming ◽

Early 20Th Century ◽

History Of ◽

Landscape Survey ◽

The University ◽

Varied History

During summer 2009, the University of Wyoming American Studies Program conducted an intensive historic building and landscape survey of the Jenny Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park (Figure 1). The oldest of Grand Teton Lodge Companyâs visitor accommodations, Jenny Lake Lodge has a long and varied history that spans the period from early 20th century dude ranching to contemporary automobile tourism, and that is closely entwined with the history of Grand Teton National Park itself.

Soapstone Research In Memory of J.D. Love, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2003.3527 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 3-21

Author(s):

Richard Adams

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

National Park Service ◽

University Of Wyoming ◽

Service Research ◽

National Forest ◽

Research Station ◽

The West ◽

Park Service ◽

Operating under a grant from the University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Station, personnel from the Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist and volunteers located andre-recorded two soapstone sources in Grand Teton National Park: 48TE1255 B Slim Lawrence's Asbestos Mine B and 48TE529. Over on the west side of the Tetons, in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, we located and recorded a historic mine, three new prehistoric sites, and a previously unrecorded soapstone source: 48TE1646 - the Rammel Mountain talc mine. Among the six newly discovered sites is 48TE1647, which contains two broken soapstone bowl preforms and a broken vessel associated with other prehistoric artifacts. This is interpreted to be evidence of prehistoric manufacture of soapstone bowls in Wyoming. More work needs to be done at this site as well as other in the Tetons.

Teaching 7000 Students Per Year

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100086450 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 105 ◽

pp. 76-80

Author(s):

R. Robert Robbins

Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

Liberal Arts ◽

Teaching Program ◽

Undergraduate Program ◽

Credit Hours ◽

University Of Texas ◽

The World ◽

Teaching Faculty ◽

The undergraduate program at the University of Texas has grown into the largest astronomy teaching program in the world, with some 7000 students per year (almost 20,000 credit hours). The department has 22.5 Ph.D.-level teaching faculty, about 45 graduate students, and about 40 pre-professional undergraduate majors. But most of the enrollment is in courses that satisfy the science requirements of students in liberal arts and non-technical majors. In 1985–86, 96.4 per cent of our undergraduate credit hours taught were in such classes. It is instructive to examine the historical reasons for our growth and its educational consequences, and to draw some conclusions from both for other programs.

Methods in Geoscience Field Instruction: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2015.4115 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 141-141

Author(s):

David Harwood ◽

Kyle Thompson

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Large Scale ◽

Education Student ◽

Geological Features ◽

Jackson Hole ◽

Teton Range ◽

Park Area ◽

University Of Nebraska Lincoln ◽

Eight in-service teachers, one pre-service education student, three observers from other universities, and two instructors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln engaged in an inquiry-based geology field course from June 13 to 28, 2015 through Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska. This commnity of learners spent three days working in the Grand Teton National Park area. Geological features and history present in Grand Teton National Park are an important part of the course curriculum. Large-scale extensional features of the Teton Range and Jackson Hole, and the glacial geomorphology and related climate changes of this area are some of the unique features examined here.

Prevalence and Distribution of Plague and Tularemia in Small Mammals of Grand Teton National Park

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.2000.3411 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 34-36

Author(s):

Asaf Dagan ◽

Colin Gillin ◽

Kira Marciniak

Keyword(s):

Small Mammals ◽

National Park ◽

Large Scale ◽

University Of Wyoming ◽

Wild Mammals ◽

Bacterial Diseases ◽

Zoological Society ◽

Scale Population ◽

Low Incidence

Sylvatic plague (Yersinia pestis) and tularemia (Francisella tularensis) are infectious bacterial diseases that can be transmitted from wild mammals to humans by insects or through direct contact. Although cases of plague and tularemia have been reported in the southwest, a comprehensive understanding of the prevalence, distribution and dynamics of these diseases is lacking. During the months of June and July 2000 we sampled small mammals in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) for antibodies of these zoonotic diseases. This survey was conducted in conjunction with a large scale population dynamics study, lead by Dr. Brian Miller, Denver Zoological society, and Dr. Hank Harlow, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming. A published survey of plague and tularemia has not been conducted in GTNP. In 1996, Dr. Fredrick Jannett looked for plague in the genus Microtus and found low incidence