Jackson Hole Preserve

Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated
Founded1940
FoundersLaurance Rockefeller
TypeNon-profit conservation organization
PurposeConservation ethic applied to natural areas. Protecting land for Grand Teton National Park; donating land for Virgin Islands National Park

Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated is non-profit conservation organization whose primary mission is the conservation ethic applied to natural areas.

History

The Jackson Hole Preserve organization was founded in 1940 by Laurance Rockefeller.[1] In 1943 it protected land, now in Grand Teton National Park, as a nature preserve originally known as the Jackson Hole Preserve and later the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park.

Laurance Rockefeller also purchased and donated 5,000 acres (20 km2) of land on Saint John island in the United States Virgin Islands, to the U.S. National Park Service to create Virgin Islands National Park.

See also

References

  1. ^ Undue Influence Foundation Index; Jackson Hole Preserve entry Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine.


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