Grand Teton National Park officials received a super-sized Earth Day present when the National Park Service announce Wednesday that it would be receiving some $18.8 million in stimulus funds to begin a remodel of the Moose complex buildings and other projects.

The money comes as part of a total of $750 million allotted for 800 National Park Service projects across the country through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Greater Yellowstone Region

The day when travelers can fly into Idaho Falls, take a bus to Jackson Hole and then head up to Bozeman on another bus may soon be coming.

The Yellowstone Business Partnership announced today that it will be receiving $200,000 in stimulus funds to conduct a study on a proposed Greater Yellowstone regional transportation system, which would include Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.

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