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Conservation groups press Jackson Hole planners for bigger creek setbacks and broader wildlife permeability

Planning and Zoning Commission · April 15, 2026
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Representatives from local conservation groups told the planning commission the proposed revisions to town LDRs are a step forward but urged larger setbacks for Flat and Cache creeks and stronger, townwide measures to preserve wildlife movement and limit perimeter fencing.

Multiple conservation and watershed groups urged the Planning and Zoning Commission on April 15 to strengthen parts of the proposed LDR package, pressing staff for larger creek setbacks and stricter rules around perimeter fencing to preserve wildlife movement.

Amy Kushak, community planning director with the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, said the Alliance supports the tiered mapping approach but argued that wildlife movement does not stop at map boundaries and that perimeter fencing should be prohibited with limited, well-defined…

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