TailGate Updates: Round 1
Welcome to Round 1 of Tailgate Updates: The goal of this series is to keep all you nature nerds who love Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks updated on all of the recent activity that has been happening in the parks!
In the scientific world this is called Phenology or the study of change…… and according to the official Oxford Dictionary it is “the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life”. So throughout the year I will be providing y’all (yes, I say y’all because my mother’s side of the family is from Mississippi) with an update on the recent sightings, changes and even conservation updates that are happening live for Western Wyoming! This is an ecosystem that encompasses Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and is often referred to as the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) and is roughly 23 Millions acres- that’s a big place with a lot of changes going on. Especially seasonally as we transition throughout the year and wildlife is on the move constantly. The constant change is part of what makes this landscape so enthralling!
This series will be mostly video-based and I will be filming on……you guessed it, the tailgate of my truck, while out in the National Parks. I wanted this to be video-based because I feel that y’all enjoy my videos of wildlife and being transported back to these special places. Plus being someone who talks vs. writes for a living, I wanted to keep that train going while also keeping it casual as if we are having a meet up to talk about this impressive ecosystem.
**Disclaimer: I will not being giving away specific locations of recent sighting or animal movement, and I have several reasons for that. One is very selfish. As a wildlife guide who makes my living by finding these animals, I would be out of a job if everyone who visited this place could find these animals on their own. Secondly, I truly feel that the expression “Loving a Place to Death” can happen and often does in National Parks. So I don’t want that to happen with our wildlife or wild places.
