Wyoming Board Approves Sale of Land Within Grand Teton National Park to Federal Government

The state land sale is expected to benefit Wyoming public education.

The Grand Teton mountain range in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, on June 13, 2019. Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Wyoming’s State Board of Land Commissioners approved on Nov. 7 a proposal to sell state-owned trust land that lies within the boundary of Grand Teton National Park to the federal government.

The board, comprising Gov. Mark Gordon and four other state officials, approved in a 3–2 vote to sell the 640-acre Kelly Parcel for $100 million. The land will become part of Grand Teton National Park.