Wyoming Governor Approves $100 Million Sale of State Land to Join Grand Teton National Park [View all]
Source: US News and World Report/AP
Dec. 27, 2024, at 7:47 p.m.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile (2.6-square-kilometer) parcel of pristine land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million after Gov. Mark Gordon signed off on a deal Friday that ends the state's longstanding threats to unload it to a developer.
Under the agreement the federal government will pay the appraised value of $62.5 million for the property, while privately raised funds will supply the rest.
Carpeted by a mix of trees, shrubs and sagebrush, the rolling land has a commanding view of the iconic Teton Range and is prime habitat for animals including elk, moose and grizzly bears.
Gordon, a Republican, announced in a statement that he was approving the deal to add the land to the national park after his office ensured that a U.S. Bureau of Land Management plan for managing a vast area of southwestern Wyoming doesn't carry too many restrictions on development including oil and gas drilling — a stipulation made by the state Legislature last winter.
Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wyoming/articles/2024-12-27/wyoming-governor-approves-100-million-sale-of-state-land-to-join-grand-teton-national-park
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The "Kelly Parcel" is the one that was sold.
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