10/28/2025
We’ve shared this story individually in three separate community groups, and each time it’s resonated—reaching around 30 likes within the first 15 minutes. Unfortunately, it’s also drawn some pushback from a few in our community who seem determined to keep it from circulating.
While we hadn’t originally planned to post it through The Zion Times platform, given the coordinated effort to suppress it, we’ve decided to make it available here—where it can stay.
Mini Story from your local reporter…
When I lived in Wyoming, I was about three hours from Jackson. There was a small town between where I lived and Jackson called Pinedale.
The people of Pinedale had watched what happened to Jackson over the last twenty years—how locals were quickly pushed out as the billionaires moved in. If you were from Jackson, you just couldn’t afford to stay. When Jackson became overcrowded, that same wave started creeping south toward Pinedale.
But Pinedale saw what was coming and took a collective stand. They issued a moratorium on growth and corporate businesses—no franchises, no Mavericks, no McDonald’s, no Smith’s… absolutely no corporations of any kind.
Residents also made a personal commitment: they refused to sell their land to anyone who didn’t have a genuine connection to the area. If you weren’t from Pinedale or the surrounding Wyoming communities, you weren’t getting a piece of it.
It wasn’t government-mandated—it was a community decision, made by individuals acting in sovereignty. And it worked. Pinedale preserved its land, its culture, and its sense of community.
Honestly, it was one of the most brilliant examples I’ve ever seen of people coming together to protect what mattered most to them.
