If in Jackson Hole, WY join us for a semi-outdoor screening of Sitting Still at the beautiful @jacksonhole_history patio.
Sitting Still is an original documentary that focuses on one of the world’s most preeminent landscape architects and his profoundly social vision. In a time when global values increasingly reflect “profit over people,” Olin's vision has always been to create a more democratic and egalitarian society through healthy, shared public space.
Bonus - enjoy the beauty and power of hand drawing.
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Sponsored by @asla_colorado_wyoming and WY Board of Architects and Landscape Architects.
Image 2: Laurie Olin’s book “Be seated” read in Yellowstone National Park.
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Can you recognize the animals that are crossing under Interstate 80? Comment your best guesses!
Read about how wildlife navigated infrastructure in April’s newsletter at the link in our bio.
Images: Ben Robb, University of Wyoming
Although West Yellowstone, Montana sits at the doorstep of some of the nation’s most iconic public lands, the town itself—home to just 700 year-round residents but more than 4 million annual visitors—lacks welcoming public spaces. 3FWILD has been working closely with the community to envision a greenway that improves access to Yellowstone National Park and Custer Gallatin National Forest and creates a hub for residents, workers, and visitors alike.
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Image 1-3: West Yellowstone Historic District Greenway, West Yellowstone, MT (Historic photo by Museum of the Yellowstone)
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Wyoming’s mountains and plains are crisscrossed by mule deer and pronghorn routes, many of whom travel miles every year to reach their summer range.
Today, however, even the world's most remote areas are transected by highways, punctured by energy facilities and disrupted by other forms of infrastructure that wildlife must navigate to complete these journeys. In our research project in collaboration with Dr. Matthew Kauffman at the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and @migrationinitiative , 3FWILD is focusing on potential solutions to mitigate Interstate 80’s impact on migratory corridors.
Read the full story in April’s newsletter at the link in our bio.
Photo from 3FWILD studio at @index_space .
➡️ Read the full interview in 3FWILD’s February newsletter, link in bio. ⬅️
🎤 They brought their community outdoors, and together: In conversation with West Yellowstone’s trailblazers Kelli Hart, Melissa Alder and Rachel Spence.
By Sonya Gimon
SG: Now that Yellowstone Shortline Trail is open, you initiated a new project to continue the green space through the heart of town, along what used to be the Oregon Shortline Terminus. West Yellowstone sits next to incredible nature—so why does green space in town still matter?
Kelli: Most of the stuff in town is geared towards tourists. And we are always trying to convince people coming into the shop that this isn’t just a drive through town, we actually do have really wonderful things. But no one sees that.
Rachel: I just want to promote it for locals, a space for them that promotes activity, getting outside. A lot of times, even though we’re surrounded by National Forests and Yellowstone National Park, people don’t have time to get in line and go in the park. I sit in an office all day, I want to go eat my lunch outside, or sit by the pond and watch someone cast. You know, just being active and having a space that’s not paved.
Image 1-2: Conceptual rendering of the future Historic District Greenway.
Image 3-4: Plan showing the location of future Historic District Greenway in relation to existing trails and open spaces.
Our work at 3FWILD brings us to beautiful places like the Snake River. With a portion of the 1,080-mile-long river flowing along Jackson Hole, WY, its close proximity to the urban center of Jackson Hole makes it a vital riparian corridor for recreation and wildlife alike.
Image 1: In studio process work.
Image 2: Snake River, Jackson, WY.
Snowy ground makes for a great way to identify animal movement. As part of our ongoing collaboration with wildlife biologists, 3FWILD is creating a first-of-its-kind Sourcebook for Ungulate Movement to help protect Wyoming’s ungulate migration routes as development grows.
Image 1: Mule deer buck; Photo by Diane Renkin, National Park Service.
Image 2: 3FWILD on a site visit to a residential neighborhood in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, December 2024.
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Image: Work in progress in the studio
The Greater Yellowstone region supports diverse plant communities: conifer forests, sagebrush steppes and wetlands among others. Pictured here are a few plants we came across during our walk through Yellowstone National Park: coyote willow (Salix exigua), lodge pole pine (Pinus contorta) and parsnip buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides).