Follow the lifeblood of Grand Teton National Park, exploring how its pristine rivers and glacial lakes create vibrant ecosystems.
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Water Built These Mountains and Valleys
This series, Waters of Life, explores how rivers, lakes, and glaciers have shaped Grand Teton National Park and continue to sustain everything living here.
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Snake River Feeds the Pacific Northwest
The Snake River begins its thousand-mile journey right here in Jackson Hole, gathering snowmelt from the Tetons before eventually merging with the Columbia River to…
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Ice Age Sculpted These Mountain Mirrors
Jenny Lake sits in a basin carved by a glacier that flowed out of Cascade Canyon roughly twelve thousand years ago.
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Where Water Meets Land, Life Thrives
Riparian zones — the narrow green corridors lining rivers, streams, and wetlands — cover less than five percent of the landscape here, yet they support a wildly…
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Marshes Where Snow Becomes Life
River otters in Grand Teton spend up to five hours a day playing — sliding down muddy banks, wrestling, and dunking each other — and it's not just fun.
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Life Stacked by Altitude in Teton
Every thousand feet of elevation gain in the Tetons drops the average temperature by about three and a half degrees Fahrenheit, effectively stacking entirely different…
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