The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service are pleased to present the final Bison and Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Plan/EIS) and the Record of Decision for the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park. The final Plan/EIS outlines the desired future conditions, management goals, objectives and strategies for managing the Jackson bison and elk herds on the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway for 15 years. This document compares six alternatives that address bison and elk numbers, habitat restoration, forage production, supplemental feeding and disease issues. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service worked closely with representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, the Animal Health Inspection Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
For further information about the Plan/EIS, please visit the planning website at
http://bisonandelkplan.fws.gov or you may contact Laurie Shannon, Planning Team Leader at 303-236-4317 or the National Elk Refuge at 307-733-9212. Please note this plan is not open for public comment at this time.
Hard copies and CD-Rom versions of the final Plan/EIS are available at the Administration Building on the NER or by calling 307-733-9212.
Contact Information
The National Elk Refuge
c/o Elk/Bison Planning Team
P. O. Box 510
Jackson, WY 83001