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Who We Are

Craighead Beringia South is a non-profit science and education institute established in 1998 by Derek Craighead.

The mission of Craighead Beringia South is to contribute new knowledge toward improving the management and conservation of our natural environment by pursuing innovative, long-term field investigations on key ecosystem components upon which all life depends.

Craighead Beringia South's office is located in Kelly, Wyoming, situated on the north bank of the Gros Ventre river, ten miles from its confluence with the Snake River.  It is sandwiched between the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park, and likes at the geographical hub of the Jackson Hole valley in the southern half of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. As a non-profit (501[c]3) Craighead Beringia South is supported by grants, donations and partnerships. Our unique research approach affords flexibility, continuity and a creative intellectual environment.

Craighead Beringia South is supported by a variety of public and private entities. Below are a few of the organizations that help us with all of our great works.

  • 1% for the Tetons
  • Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
  • EcoTour Adventures
  • Grand Teton National Park
  • National Science Foundation
  • Nature Mapping
  • Panthera

We are very thankful for our past contributors and current supporters. Your donations help to contribute new knowledge towards the management and conservation our our natural resources. Please consider a tax-deductible gift today.

Staff

Derek Craighead - President

Bryan Bedrosian - Avian Program Director

Howard Quigley - Teton Cougar Project Director, Panthera

Marilyn Cuthill - Education Director & Teton Cougar Project Coordinator

Mark Elbroch - Teton Cougar Project Leader

Ross Crandall - Biologist, Avian Program Graduate Student

Jesse Newby - Biologist, Teton Cougar Project

Peter Alexander - Biologist, Teton Cougar Project, Panthera

Aaron Nolan - Biologist, Avian Program

Katherine Gura - Biologist, Avian Program

Trapper Haynam - Biologist, Graduate Student

Paul Hood - GIS & Research Specialist

Katie Dahlgren - Office & Operations Manager 

Board of Directors


Carol Gonnella

Peter Jenny

Roger Scott

Harry Reynolds

Michael and Tana Wall

Sophie Craighead*

Peter Van Roijen*

Maurice Hornocker*

*Emeritus