Editing Grand Teton National Park (section)

===Expansion===
{{As of |2010}}, 110 privately owned property [[inholding]]s, many belonging to the state of Wyoming, are located within Grand Teton National Park.{{Update inline|date=February 2024|reason=Wyoming is selling its last inholding parcel}} Efforts to purchase or trade these inholdings for other federal lands are ongoing and through partnerships with other entities, $10&nbsp;million is hoped to be raised to acquire private inholdings by 2016.<ref name="plan">{{cite web|title=First Annual Centennial Strategy for Grand Teton National Park|url=http://home.nps.gov/grte/parkmgmt/upload/gtnp_centennial_report.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=January 22, 2012|date=August 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813224142/http://home.nps.gov/grte/parkmgmt/upload/gtnp_centennial_report.pdf|archive-date=August 13, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Huelsmann|first1=Kevin|title=Budget battles hinder swap|url=http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/top_stories/budget-battles-hinder-swap/article_81af279b-0879-53f1-8bc7-83a4f30c06e2.html|access-date=April 23, 2012|newspaper=Jackson Hole News and Guide|date=January 4, 2012|first2=Cory |last2=Hatch}}</ref>

In December 2016 the Antelope Flats Parcel consisting of {{convert|640|acre}} (owned by the State of Wyoming as part of state school trust lands) was purchased and transferred to Grand Teton National Park. The purchase price amounted to $46&nbsp;million ($23&nbsp;million allocated from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the last $23&nbsp;million was raised in private funds from 5,421 donors).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gtnpf.org/achievements/state-lands/ |title=Public-Private Effort Secured High-Stakes Land in Grand Teton |work=Grand Teton National Park Foundation &#124; Jackson, WY |publisher=Grand Teton National Park Foundation |access-date=September 28, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.nationalparks.org/about-foundation/newsroom/important-habitat-grand-teton-national-park-preserved |title=Important Habitat in Grand Teton National Park Preserved |publisher=National Parks Foundation |date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823125407/https://www.nationalparks.org/about-foundation/newsroom/important-habitat-grand-teton-national-park-preserved |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wyofile.com/5421-donors-saved-grand-teton-parcel/amp/ |title=5,421 donors saved Grand Teton parcel |last=Thuermer |first=Angus M. Jr. |work=WyoFile |date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823122856/https://www.wyofile.com/5421-donors-saved-grand-teton-parcel/amp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Moulton Ranch Cabins, a {{convert|1|acre|adj=on|spell=in}} inholding along the historic Mormon Row was sold to the Grand Teton National Park Foundation in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gtnpf.org/achievements/mormon-row-shell/ |title=Private Inholding on Mormon Row Now Part of Grand Teton |work=Grand Teton National Park Foundation &#124; Jackson, WY |publisher=Grand Teton National Park Foundation |access-date=September 28, 2021 }}</ref> 

In 2020 the National Park Service in partnership with the Conservation Fund acquired a {{convert|35|acre|adj=on}} parcel located within Grand Teton National Park. This parcel is located near the Granite Canyon Entrance Station.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.conservationfund.org/news/press-releases/2173-grand-teton-national-park-adds-35-acres |title=Grand Teton National Park Acquires Parcel of Land in Collaboration with The Conservation Fund |publisher=The Conservation Fund |date=January 21, 2020 |access-date=September 28, 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 

The {{convert|640|acre||adj=mid| Kelly Parcel}} was offered by the state of Wyoming in order to fund schools.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Mike |date=December 30, 2024 |title=$100 Million for One Square Mile: Deal to Protect Land in Grand Tetons |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/grand-teton-park-wyoming-sale.html |work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rossi |first=Andrew |date=2023-12-03 |title=Everyone Wants To Preserve The Kelly Parcel, So What's The Hang-Up? |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/12/03/everyone-wants-to-preserve-the-kelly-parcel-so-whats-the-hang-up/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |work=Cowboy State Daily |language=en}}</ref> Located on a migration route for pronghorn, mule deer, elk and other species, the parcel is at the mouth of the Gros Ventre River Valley.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thuermer Jr |first=Angus M. |date=2024-12-30 |title=After decades of political maneuvering, Grand Teton buys Wyoming's Kelly Parcel |url=https://wyofile.com/after-decades-of-political-maneuvering-grand-teton-buys-wyomings-kelly-parcel-today/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=WyoFile |language=en-US}}</ref> The National Park Service could only acquire the land at its appraised value, leaving charitable organizations to cover the higher sale price demanded by Wyoming legislators.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clements |first=Chris |date=2024-02-23 |title=Wyoming is getting closer to selling the Kelly Parcel to Grand Teton National Park for $100 million |url=https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/open-spaces/2024-02-23/wyoming-is-getting-closer-to-selling-the-kelly-parcel-to-grand-teton-national-park-for-100-million |access-date=2024-02-27 |work=Wyoming Public Media |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Leigh Reagan |date=2024-02-26 |title=Wyo set to sell Kelly Parcel to the feds, with two major conditions |url=http://buckrail.com/wyo-set-to-sell-kelly-parcel-to-the-feds-with-two-major-conditions/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Buckrail - Jackson Hole |language=en-US}}</ref> The Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners approved the sale which was completed at the end of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gruver |first=Mead |date=2024-12-28 |title=Wyoming governor approves $100 million sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park |url=https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-grand-teton-land-sale-gordon-66bd29f553d1f87cb9781c646764e339 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>