Lodging tax board to weigh $23,750 grant for GTNP outer-road geology audio tour

The Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board (Teton County’s lodging-tax board) is scheduled to review a Q4 “Community Partnership” grant request for an “Outer Park Road of Grand Teton National Park – Geology Tour” at its April 9 meeting. The application seeks $23,750 to develop a free, mobile audio tour with 10 geo-located stops along the Grand Teton “outer park road” from Jackson to Moran, totaling about 30 minutes of content. (See the agenda and linked application in the Lodging Tax Board Meeting Agenda and the submitted Community Partnerships application.)

According to the application, Teton Geological Services (listed in the brief description as “Teton Geological Tours/Services”) would partner with TravelStorysGPS and the Geologists of Jackson Hole to produce the narrated content, using the Tetons’ roadside views as an “education and stewardship communication endeavor.” The applicant says responsible-recreation messages (including themes like dark skies and air quality) would be woven into the tour to advance destination stewardship.

The item is listed as an application review/discussion on the April 9 agenda, rather than a standalone “action item,” so it’s not clear from the posted materials whether the board intends to vote that day or give direction for conditions/edits before any award. If the board does take action, the application amount and proposed deliverables (10 points; ~30 minutes; free to the public) will be the key benchmarks to watch for any conditions tied to distribution, marketing, or reporting.