Teton Science Schools History
Teton Science Schools are located in these two states.
What is Wyoming and Idaho?
This Murie is called the "Grandmother of Conservation."
Who is Mardy Murie?
or Margaret Murie?
What does it mean to be a conservationist?
What is people who protect land and animals and want wise use of earth's resources?
True or False: The Murie Ranch used to be a dude ranch where tourists stayed.
What is TRUE
This animal has elongated vertebrae and strong neck muscles to sweep its head from side to side to clear snow up to 3ft tall.
What is a bison?
This person founded Teton Science Schools in 1967.
Who id Ted Major?
Mardy and Olaus honeymooned here after their wedding and did this activity.
Where is Alaska and dogsledding?
Mardy and Olaus's first big conservation contribution in Jackson Hole was removing these to help the elk population migrate easier.
What is buck-rail fences?
This group was headquartered and held meetings at the Murie Ranch.
What is the Wilderness Society?
This type of adaptation helps animals survive cold winters by changing the size, shape or color of the animal like growing thick fur or storing fat.
What is a physical adaptation?
This program was created in 1994 to help staff stay with Teton Science Schools long term.
What is the TSS graduate program?
This Murie was the first president of the Wilderness Society.
Who is Olaus Murie?
Olaus and Mardy Murie worked together to help create this large protected area in Alaska.
What is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
These four people lived on the Murie Ranch together when two brothers married two sisters.
Who are Olaus + Mardy and Adolph + Weezy (Louise)
The nose and ears of this animal shut to keep water out while they swim, allowing them to stay underwater for up to 15 minutes.
What is a beaver?
TSS bought Great Plains Wildlife Institute and created this program which uses ecotourism as an avenue for connecting tourists to the landscape and wildlife of Jackson Hole.
What is Wildlife Expeditions?
True or False: Mardy Murie lived to be over 100 years old.
What is TRUE
This question helped motivate the Murie's as they took on challenges throughout their lives.
"What is something you care about?"
The Murie Ranch was turned into this type of special historical site in 2006.
What is a National Historic Landmark?
To survive the winter, aspens and cottonwoods contain this chemical in their bark, helping them to photosynthesize before they produce leaves.
What is chlorophyll?
In 2001, TSS created their first pre-K -12 school called this before it was named Mountain Academy.
What is the Journey School?
Olaus studied this animal that eventually led him to Jackson Hole to study it's close relative; elk.
What is caribou?
When they needed it most, Mardy and Olaus had to gather these kinds of people, people who would help and support them in order to make their dreams a reality.
What are allies?
True or False: There are plans in the next 10 years to turn the Murie Ranch into a historic hotel where people can drive around the park and stay in the Murie Cabins.
What is FALSE : The Ranch is protected from any destruction due to it's status as a National Historic Landmark and the only renovations that can be done are to maintain the historic buildings in their original form.
This type of adaptation allows chickadees to save energy by cooling their bodies at night, which helps them burn less fat.
What is biochemical?