Travel board to weigh $20,000 for Teton Resilience Network stewardship work

The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board will consider a $20,000 request from Teton Resilience Network for its Destination Stewardship in Action project, with the money proposed for updated stewardship materials, consulting support, and marketing to highlight local businesses doing this work Teton Resilience Network Strategic Partnerships Funding Application.

In the application, Teton Resilience Network describes its role recruiting and supporting businesses and nonprofits in county programs tied to waste reduction and emissions cuts, and it frames the effort as a way to show visitors which parts of the local economy are trying to reduce impacts on the valley’s air, water, and wildlife habitat. The board’s decision matters because it is one of the few pots of tourism money explicitly aimed at stewardship rather than promotion. If funded, the application says the project would rely in part on a $10,000 contribution from Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling and would use Travel and Tourism Board funds for “rebranding, updating, and publishing” program materials and consulting help for data collection and reporting.