Education Programs
The National Elk Refuge offers a variety of programs to school groups. The programs are designed to build upon one another from year to year. We focus on particular topics and objectives that are developmentally appropriate and tied to Teton County School District education standards.

We also give drop in programs for travelling school groups at the Jackson Hole and Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center. Topics range from: elk biology, the National Wildlife Refuge System and the National Elk Refuge.

If you would like to schedule a program please call or email:

Lori Iverson
307.733.9212X227
lori_iverson@fws.gov

National Elk Refuge Fact Sheets
You and your students can learn more about your neighborhood National Wildlife Refuge by reading more information about our feature species and some of management issues that face the National Elk Refuge.

Elk Biology
Learn more about the feature species of the National Elk Refuge. The national elk refuge can have up to 7,500 elk visiting each winter. What are the habits and adaptations of this majectic ungulate? Also learn the basics about the Jackson Hole Elk Herd their distribution and migratory habits.

The American Bison
The Jackson Hole bison herd also visits the Refuge each winter, learn about the natural history of these once wide spread giants, and some of the management challenges the National Elk Refuge faces with a bison herd approaching 1,000 animals.

Hunting Program
The National Elk Refuge, like most National Wildlife Refuges, uses hunting as an important wildlife management tool. Learn more about the hunting program and why it is important in maintaining balance in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

History of the National Elk Refuge
Established in 1912 as a sanctuary for wintering elk, the National Elk Refuge has a rich history of wildlife conservation and management. Supplemental Feeding

Brucellosis
An economically damaging wildife disease which still remains prevelant in both the bison and elk herds on the National Elk Refuge. Learn more about this disease and how it effects the elk and bison of Jackson Hole.

Chronic Wasting Disease
A potentially devasting wildlife disease which creeps closer to the ungulate herds of the Jackson Hole Area. Learn more about this disease and its possible ramifications if it spreads to these concentrated winter herds.

Habitat Management
We use many tools to manage the National Elk Refuge to create the most ideal wildlife habitat elk, bison, migratory birds and many other species. Read more about some of the tools we use to create and maintain wildlife habitat.

Irrigation Program

Farming Program

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