Grand Teton National Park deal adds protections for 640 acres of Wyo. land

Grand Teton National Park deal adds protections for 640 acres of Wyo. land

The federal government is buying a one-square-mile parcel of land from the state of Wyoming. It means that the land will receive permanent protection in Grand Teton National Park. The federal government is buying the Kelly parcel. It's a 640-acre plot of land that Wyoming held in its state school trust. The parcel has been a target for conservationists but was nearly auctioned off for potential home development. The land is in the middle of a mi…

Government buys Grand Teton National Park land for $100 million to protect from developers

The $100 million from the sale of the so-called Kelly Parcel can be used by Wyoming to purchase other federal lands and minerals within the state.

Gordon to pursue federal land acquisitions with Kelly Parcel sale proceeds

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — On Monday, Gov. Mark Gordon announced he had signed a Letter of Intent between the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments and the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Office establishing a process to pursue the acquisition or exchange of federal land in the state.The governor previously indicated his desire to utilize the $100 million generated by the sale of the Kelly Parcel to purchase federal lands and minerals within Wyo…

Grand Teton National Park buys Kelly Parcel from Wyoming

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (KIFI) — The U.S. Department of Interior has purchased from the state of Wyoming a one-square-mile piece of land inside the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park for $100 million. The so-called Kelly Parcel sits in a key wildlife migration corridor. The area was part of the state school trust land, and the sale will benefit Wyoming's public education system. The deal will allow the federal government to prote…

Cowboy State Daily | $100M Kelly Parcel Sale One Of The Largest Of Its Kind In American History

The sale of the Kelly Parcel in Teton County to Grand Teton National Park for $100 million became official Monday. It’s one of the largest federal government purchased from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in its nearly 60 year history.

Kelly Parcel sold for $100M to National Park Service

JACKSON, Wyo. — On Monday, Dec. 30, the Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) Foundation announced that the Department of the Interior purchased the 640-acre Kelly Parcel from the State of Wyoming for $100 million. The deal was inked right before it was set to expire. The official incorporation of the square mile of state school trust […] The post Kelly Parcel sold for $100M to National Park Service appeared first on Buckrail - Jackson Hole, news.