“For sale: Two square miles of Grand Teton National Park. Majestic views of the Teton Range. Prime location for luxury resort, home development. Pristine habitat for moose, elk, wolves, grizzlies. Price: $125 million. Call: Governor Dave Freudenthal. Wyoming is trying to force the Interior Department to trade land, minerals, or mineral royalties for 1,366 acres it owns within the majestic park. If federal officials don’t agree to a deal — soon — Freudenthal threatens to put a For Sale sign on the property. Wyoming has owned the land since statehood in 1890, when the federal government set aside land in new Western states to be mined, logged, or leased to raise money for public education. Wyoming kept its so-called ’school sections’ after Grand Teton National Park was established in 1950.” (07/05/10)