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Murie Homestead Cabin
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Murie Homestead Cabin
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In 1945, the Muries bought the STS Ranch, with Adolph and Louise living in the original building now known as the Homestead. In 1926, the Murie brothers began their master's degree programs at the University of Michigan in the young science of ecology. While Olaus' studies were a one-year break in his Biological Survey work, Adolph completed his Ph.D. with a firm commitment to the value of all wildlife. Through his career as a wildlife biologist, Adolph's research challenged long-standing values in wildlife management. His groundbreaking studies on carnivores opened the door to our modern understanding of predator-prey relationships. His 1937 study of coyotes in Yellowstone National Park was the first serious predator study in the park service's history. His findings ignited a controversy by stating the value of all species and condemning the ongoing practice of killing coyotes in the park. Adolph served as Grand Teton National Park's only biologist throughout the 1950s. Even as they held long assignments in Alaska and other places during Adolph's thirty-year Park Service career, the Homestead cabin at the Ranch remained Adolph and Louise's home base.
Albright View Turnout
~2 min drive
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Death Canyon Trailhead
~5 min drive
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~7 min drive
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~3 min drive
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~6 min drive
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~6 min drive
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Blacktail Butte Trailhead
~3 min drive
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~6 min drive
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~3 min drive
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