WHALES of Teton Valley • Entered by Liz McCane on October 28, 2022
Solitude Monitoring
July 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 6.25 |
| Participants | 17 |
| Total Hours | 106.25 |
Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: USFS – Caribou-Targhee NF; Wyoming Wilderness Assn.
Landscape/area: Jedediah Smith Wilderness (123896 acres)
Short Description of Activity
After being trained by Forest Service and WWA staff, WHALES returned to the trails to monitor usage in 4+ hour sessions.
Reflection/Evaluation
Our corps of trained solitude monitors increased this year and we were able to take some of the burden from USFS staff.