Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures

Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures Join our experienced Naturalists on an adventure through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem today.
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Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures offers a variety of wildlife, XC Skiing and Snowshoe Tours in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and the National Elk Refuge.

09/06/2026

A bull moose sheds his velvet. While not painful, shedding can be itchy – which is likely why this bull is shaking his head. In a few days, the skin will fully fall off, leaving behind clean bone.

📹: ETA Naturalist , filmed from a distance using a spotting scope and an phone adapter.

🎂Happy Birthday to the Wilderness Act!On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into l...
09/03/2026

🎂Happy Birthday to the Wilderness Act!

On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law, creating a lasting commitment to protecting some of the wildest places in the United States.

Of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem's roughly 20 million acres, 4 million acres are protected as Designated Wilderness Areas. In total, 10 Designated Wilderness Areas exist in the GYE! These places give wildlife room to roam, protect clean water and intact ecosystems, preserve opportunities for solitude and recreation, and remind us what landscapes look like when we allow nature to lead.

Today, we celebrate the wild places that inspire us, challenge us, and keep us connected to the natural world.🌲🏔️

How has wilderness shaped your life?

📸: ETA Naturalist

09/02/2026

A grizzly bear enjoys a snack while cooling off in the river, filmed earlier this summer.

For bears, September marks the peak of hyperphagia – or extreme hunger (“hyper” means over and “phagia” means hunger), triggered by hormonal changes that are responding to the changing seasons, signaling that winter hibernation is approaching. The goal is to build up fat reserves to get through the long winter. During this time, bears will spend up to 22 hours a day foraging, with the goal of consuming up to 20,000 calories.

What does that look like in human food?
🍔17 full McDonald’s Big Mac meals (burger, medium fries, and a medium soft drink)
🍩105 Krispy Kreme doughnuts
🍦About 17 pints of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

I don’t know about you, but our stomachs hurt just thinking about that!
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Hyperphagia is a busy and active time for bears, so please take extra caution when recreating in bear country. Always carry bear spray, be alert, make noise, and preferably travel in groups. Be safe and have fun!

📹: ETA Naturalist Rafael Sandoval, filmed from a distance using a SWAROVSKI OPTIK Outdoor spotting scope and an Ollin phone adapter.

08/31/2026

Watch how this cow moose eats! She uses her prehensile lips to strip leaves off this willow branch in one swift motion, maximizing her caloric intake with each bite. This makes for some efficient eating!

📸: ETA Naturalist , filmed from a distance using a spotting scope and an phone adapter.

08/27/2026

🔊 on for a brief lesson from ETA Naturalist .to.naturalist!

This bull elk is trying to remove the last bit of velvet from his antlers, which have finished growing, and this poor tree is taking the brunt of it. This action is called "rubbing," although it looks more like "trashing"!

Filmed from a distance using a spotting scope and an phone adapter.

Happy 110th Birthday, ! On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act creating the National Park ...
08/25/2026

Happy 110th Birthday, ! On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act creating the National Park Service, a federal bureau in the Department of the Interior. This bureau is responsible for maintaining and managing national parks and monuments. Today, the National Park System consists of 433 units covering more than 85 million acres in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories. These units help to conserve the nation's natural and cultural heritage for the benefit of current and future generations.

Want to learn more about all 433 units? Head to the 🔗 in bio!

📸: ETA Naturalist (1, 6), (2-5)
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kinda chic to follow the rules in National Parks. 💅📸: Alexis Cariddi (2), Roy Aaron Cruz (4, 5)
08/22/2026

kinda chic to follow the rules in National Parks. 💅

📸: Alexis Cariddi (2), Roy Aaron Cruz (4, 5)

08/20/2026

🔊Sound on!🔊

Sandhill cranes sound like dinosaurs. Or should it be the other way around, since dinosaurs died out long before we could hear them? Why, then, do we associate a crane’s call with the sound of a dinosaur?

In Jurassic Park, sound designers used a crane’s vocalizations for some of the dinosaur calls. While many people believe that the Sandhill crane call was used, it was actually an African crane (the hooting sound heard in the film). This is why so many people imagine dinosaurs when they hear a crane’s call. African and Sandhill cranes are distant cousins, so when we hear a Sandhill crane’s rattling call, it’s not hard to picture a taloned, sharp-toothed, monstrous creature standing before us…but we’re pretty glad it’s a fairly mild (but incredible) bird instead!

🎥: ETA Naturalist Billy Fabian, filmed from a distance using a SWAROVSKI OPTIK Birding spotting scope and an Ollin phone adapter.

08/17/2026

It’s that time of year! 🙌🍾

The elk rut, or mating season, is just around the corner, which means it’s time for the bulls to shed their “velvet,” or the skin that protects their antlers as they grow. It looks super gnarly and painful, but it actually doesn’t hurt at all! Once the antlers harden (calcify) in late summer, blood flow to the velvet is cut off, so the tissue dies and lacks any sensation. The velvet essentially becomes a scab and the elk get a strong urge to rub or scratch the velvet off, which is why you’ll see them rubbing against trees.

🎥: ETA Naturalist Drew Overholser, filmed from a distance using a SWAROVSKI OPTIK Outdoor spotting scope and an Ollin phone adapter.

08/12/2026

From ETA Naturalist Audrey fanjoy: “On a sunset tour last week week, we found this cow moose neck-deep in a waterway, diving for underwater plants. It was 93°F (34°C) and moose don’t do well in the heat. They are therefore likely to be in the shade, wetlands, or preferably a pond or river.

Why do moose feed on aquatic plants? These plants are packed with minerals and sodium which moose need in hot weather. They are also easier to digest than land their typical woody browse.

The wildest part: moose can seal their nostrils shut and stay submerged for up to 45 seconds. We timed this cow and she stayed submerged for 44 seconds. The young bull in the background started with shorter dives as he was overheating but kept pushing longer each time to finally get the nutrients that it needed.”

Filmed from a distance using a SWAROVSKI OPTIK Outdoor spotting scope and an Ollin phone adapter.

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1300 Carol Lane
Jackson, WY
83001

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Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm

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