University of Wyoming contract for Sustainable Destination Management Plan work would run through June 2028
Visit Jackson Hole board members are set to consider an agreement with the University of Wyoming that would run July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, as part of Sustainable Destination Management Plan implementation.
Visit Jackson Hole (the Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Joint Powers Board) is set to consider a professional services agreement with the University of Wyoming that would start July 1, 2026, and end June 30, 2028, tied to implementing the county’s Sustainable Destination Management Plan agreement attachment. The draft agreement in the packet leaves the signature date blank, signaling the board would authorize it at or around this Nov. 12 meeting.
The record shows this is not a brand new relationship. A 2026 Destination Development Program funding application described plans for Visit Jackson Hole to contract with the University of Wyoming for ongoing destination data and survey work connected to the plan’s monitoring goals funding application financials. Earlier, the board approved a separate one year agreement with the University of Wyoming running July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, focused on tourism indicators and related reporting 2024 UW tourism indicators agreement.
A basic accountability question for locals is whether the board will publish a simple, public budget total for this two year implementation period, not just a stack of related agreements.
Background
The SDMP implementation contract with the University of Wyoming runs July 2026–June 2028; its budget remains unspecified, but goals and stakeholder roles are clearly outlined.
Latest: 2028-06-30 — End of University of Wyoming contract for SDMP implementation.
curated as of 2026-11-06
The University of Wyoming conducted biannual visitor sentiment surveys in Teton County for Visit Jackson Hole, with sessions in winter 2023-24 and summer 2024, focusing on visitor satisfaction and responsible visitation messaging.
Latest: 2024 summer (six-week period) — Summer visitor sentiment survey conducted by University of Wyoming in Teton County during peak visitation.
curated as of 2026-10-07
Teton County approved a contract with the University of Wyoming for habitat-based indicators research on May 26, 2026, but the contract amount and specific indicators are not disclosed.
Latest: 2026-05-26 — Teton County Board of County Commissioners approved a contract with the University of Wyoming for research on habitat-based indicators for land use planning.
curated as of 2026-08-01