John Turner is scratching his head.
Last week, when the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the state of Wyoming’s tussle over flows from Jackson Lake Dam became public, the former state senator who negotiated Wyoming’s water rights in the upper Snake River basin wanted to know what went wrong.
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American white pelicans take off in the Oxbow Bend area of Grand Teton National Park in May 2022.
COURTESY / JOHN HEBBERGER JR.
A family of otters plays near the Oxbow Bend in May 2022.
COURTESY / JOHN HEBBERGER JR.
Muskrats were digging through the ice near the Oxbow Bend in May 2022.
COURTESY / JOHN HEBBERGER JR.
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Commercializing the wilderness is generally a bummer, but advocating for ecosystem protection is appreciated.
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