Grand Teton Stadium Proposal
MLB and Trump Administration Discuss Building a Stadium in Grand Teton National Park
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Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration about staging a special game in Grand Teton National Park, potentially requiring construction of a temporary or permanent stadium modeled on the league’s Field of Dreams events. People familiar with the proposal say a National Park Service deputy director visited the park to scout possible locations, but the White House says the idea is not an administration priority, no final decision has been made, and no permits have been issued. A Wyoming county commissioner and conservation advocates oppose building a stadium in the protected landscape, arguing it would depart from national parks’ conservation tradition and threaten an irreplaceable habitat.
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The Field of Dreams venue began as a temporary stadium and was later made permanent. Article 2 also notes that Hinchliffe Stadium, part of Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey, is the only stadium currently located within a national park.
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Grand Teton National Park spans about 310,000 acres in northwestern Wyoming, south of Yellowstone.
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The White House described Grand Teton as the country’s eighth-most visited national park and among the most protected federal lands.
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Conservation advocate Betsy Buffington went beyond opposing the proposal, calling the idea “ludicrous. Crazy. Ridiculous” and saying she “just can’t fathom” a stadium in the park.
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