NATIONAL PARK SERVICE The Research Station's Place in History

1946 — Jackson Hole Wildlife Park, Inc. was established by the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. in cooperation with the New York Zoological Society and the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

July 1, 1946 — Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. leased real property to the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park, Inc. This lease was to expire on June 30, 1951.

October 1946 — James R. Simon was appointed as the Director of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park.

May 1948 — Dean Driskell and Bob Wiley, Jackson general contractors, began the construction of a laboratory, 3 cabins, a powerhouse and 2 outhouses to provide research facilities for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park. A small cabin was moved from the wildlife enclosure entrance to the Station to be used as a library after the completion of the Information Center building.

July 19, 1948 — The formal dedication of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park was held.

September 3, 1949 — The Director of the Wildlife Park was appointed as a University of Wyoming faculty member.

November 1949 — The Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. amended and extended the 1946 Lease to the Wildlife Park to October 31, 1959.

December 16, 1949 — Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. donated by deed to the U.S.A. certain real property, including that leased to the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park, Inc.

May 1, 1951 — The Jackson Hole Research Station was formally created and operational policies were established as part of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park.

August 23, 1952 — The Jackson Hole Research Station facilities and program were administratively separated from the Wildlife Park, the latter was turned over to Grand Teton National Park and the former to the New York Zoological Society.

October 15, 1952 — The Jackson Hole Research Station control and operation were formally given to the New York Zoological Society by partial lease assignment from the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. This was approved by the U.S.A. in a Consent and Release document also dated October 15, 1952.

Fall 1952 — Noble Gregory constructed the log shop-garage building at the Research Station.

December 18, 1952 — The Jackson Hole Wildlife Park, Inc. dissolved itself.

July 23, 1953 — Dr. L. Floyd Clarke, Head, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, was appointed as Director of the Jackson Hole Research Station. The operation, care and maintenance expenses for the Research Station were assumed by the University of Wyoming.

October 1953 — The University of Wyoming allocated $1,000 to move the Osborn log house to serve as the Jackson Hole Research Station Director's residence. This building was part of the buildings at the Buffalo Fork facilities. Final approval for such a transfer was given by the New York Zoological Society and Mr. Laurance Rockefeller under terms of the 1952 partial lease assignment.

December 16, 1953 — The Research Station Advisory Board, composed of University of Wyoming faculty members, the park naturalist from Grand Teton National Park and members of the Wyoming Game and Fish Research Laboratory, held their first meeting.

January 12, 1954 — The Jackson Hole Research Station name was changed to the Jackson Hole Biological Research Station of the University of Wyoming and the New York Zoo logical Society.

March 19, 1954 — The New York Zoological Society conveyed an Instrument of Transfer of Property at the Jackson Hole Biological Research Station to the University of Wyoming.

1954 — The Osborn house was relocated to the Jackson Hole Biological Research Station site to serve as the Station Director's residence. A cabin formerly used as a girl's dormitory at the Grimmesey Ranch was moved to the Station to be used as a bunkhouse.

1957 — The Jackson Lake Lodge Company gave three Moran cabins to the Research Station; these served as a small laboratory and two living facilities. Moving and renovation costs of $1,500 were supplied by the New York Zoological Society.

November 1, 1959 —The original lease from the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. expired and a N.P.S. Special Use Permit (No. 14-10-216-342) was issued to the New York Zoological Society for the Biological Research Station. This permit was to expire on October 31, 1963.

Summer 1960 — The entire Research Station Herbarium collection was transferred to Grand Teton National Park Headquarters at Moose under a cooperative arrangement.

August 1963 — Grand Teton National Park moved the old Moose Post Office from the Menor's Ferry Ranch to the Research Station to be used as a living facility.

November 1, 1963 — A N.P.S. Special Use Permit (No. 14-10-0216-473) was issued to the University of Wyoming and the New York Zoological Society for operation of the Biological Research Station. This permit was to expire on October 31, 1968.

January 1, 1965 — A N.P.S. 20-year Special Use Permit (No. GRTE-22-64) was issued to the University of Wyoming and the New York Zoological Society for the operation of the Jackson Hole Biological Research Station. Special Use Permit No. 14-10-0216-473 was cancelled.

1965 — Under contract with the University of Wyoming, Geise Construction Co. built the Seminar-Library building and three cabins. Costs of this construction were met with a grant of $10,000 from the New York Zoological Society and $7,356 from the University of Wyoming. The badly deteriorating frame bunkhouse (Grimmesey cabin) was destroyed to make room for the new cabin construction.

December 1972 — Dr. L. Floyd Clarke retired from the Research Station Directorship.

January 1973 — Dr. Oscar H. Paris, Head, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, was appointed as Director of the Jackson Hole Biological Research Station.

August 1976 — Dr. Oscar H. Paris resigned as Research Station Director.

September 1976 — Dr. Kenneth L. Diem, Professor of Zoology and Game Management, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, was appointed as Acting Director of the Jackson Hole Biological Research Station.

May 24, 1977 — A Memorandum of Agreement was signed between the University of Wyoming and the National Park Service. As a result, the Jackson Hole Biological Research Station and the Northern Rocky Mountain Parks Studies Cooperative Program were combined into a single entity called the University of Wyoming—National Park Service Research Center. An eight-member Steering Committee was established with four National Park Service representatives and four University of Wyoming representatives.

July 1, 1977 — Dr. Kenneth L. Diem was appointed as Director of the University of Wyoming—National Park Service Research Center.

July 15, 1977 — A 15-year N.P.S. Special Use Permit (SP 1460-7-7054) was issued to the University of Wyoming for the use of the facilities at the National Park Service AMK Ranch properties.

May 1978 — Research Center activities were initiated at the new AMK Ranch site.

July 1, 1978 — The transfer of all research equipment and supplies from the Research Station to the Research Center was completed.

July 14, 1978 — The AMK Ranch facilities were dedicated as the University of Wyoming—National Park Service Research Center.