Snake River corridor omitted lands up for public comment
Teton County, Wyoming will host an open house Monday to review concepts for a land transfer from the Bureau of Land Management.
BLM is considering transfer of “Parcels 9 and 10” to Teton County. Earlier meetings collected a wide range of ideas and concepts for potential public use of the federal land. Those proposals ranged from infrastructure changes to development of basic trail and access amenities.
The county’s Parks and Recreation staff will present some concept drawings for potential uses of the property.
The open house is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the 4H Building next to Miller Park in Jackson.
“At the staff level, we are very appreciative of the engagement and participation of County residents and stakeholders in this process,” said Teton County/Jackson Parks & Recreation Director Steve Ashworth. “The Snake River Corridor Management and Ownership Transfer Plan was the result of years’ worth of work and collaboration in the community, and we intend to honor that work and continue to follow the process.”
The federal parcels came to be due to so-called “meander lines” established on the outer banks of the Snake River during the original Jackson Hole land surveys in the 1880’s. The “omitted lands” were separated from the active channel when levees were built in the 1950’s. Most of the land reverted to private landowners in the 1970’s and 80’s. A series of parcels that were not titled remain in the public domain.
The Snake River Corridor plan began in 2008 with the goal of transferring BLM parcels to other entities for long-term public ownership. Parcels 9 and 10 were identified for public use and habitat management.
