Travel board to review $920,000 for Friends of the Bridger-Teton ambassadors
The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board is set to review Friends of the Bridger-Teton’s Ambassador Services funding totals, $520,000 in FY26 and $400,000 in FY27, for on-the-ground visitor management and education.
The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board is set to review Friends of the Bridger-Teton’s Ambassador Services funding, $520,000 in FY26 and $400,000 in FY27, for on-the-ground “ambassador” work aimed at managing heavy recreation use on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. In the board packet, Friends of the Bridger-Teton describes the program as a way to reach visitors before they hit high-use trailheads and dispersed campsites, in a forest that “has no formal entrance gateways in Teton County.” Friends of Bridger Teton Strategic Partnerships Application Staff Report
For people who actually use these trailheads, this is the boots-on-the-ground piece of the tourism economy that you notice, the person telling a family where to park, putting out an abandoned campfire, or pushing a bad food-storage setup toward something bear-safe. The question to watch Thursday is how the board wants that work judged and sustained after FY27, since the application says Friends of the Bridger-Teton intends to ask for Travel and Tourism Board funding again next year.
Background
Friends of the Bridger-Teton received $920,000 in FY26 and FY27 from the JHTTB for Ambassador Services focused on visitor management, education, and stewardship.
Latest: 2026-07-01 — FY27 begins; Friends of the Bridger-Teton continue Ambassador Services.
curated as of 2026-07-09
In May 2025, the Board approved $563,370 for ambassador services to three organizations, postponing the National Elk Refuge funding to assess service gaps and overlaps.
Latest: 2026-05-14 — Board approved $550,000 in ambassador services funding for Friends of Bridger-Teton ($550,000), Teton Backcountry Alliance ($83,184), and Friends of Pathways ($100,000). Decision on National Elk Refuge funding postponed to June 11, 2026 to gather more information on service gaps and overlaps.
curated as of 2026-06-11
The JHTTB will review a $20,000 funding request from Teton Resilience Network for a Destination Stewardship project focused on sustainable tourism, with a decision expected at the July 9, 2026 meeting.
Latest: 2026-07-09 — JHTTB scheduled to consider and potentially vote on the $20,000 funding request from Teton Resilience Network for the Destination Stewardship project.
curated as of 2026-07-09
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2026 | Friends of Bridger Teton Strategic Partnerships Application Staff Report | staff report |