The time has finally come to bid farewell to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Cody will no longer be my “home-for-now” as I embark on the next adventure beginning a master’s program in Museum Anthropology at Columbia University. However, Cody and the Center will always have places in my heart. Let me provide […]
“When I look at the map [of elk migration], I feel I can see Yellowstone’s beating heart. The routes are the veins and arteries, and the animals the blood.” -Arthur Middleton, wildlife biologist This belief – that animal migrations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are essential to the area’s vitality – inspired wildlife biologist Arthur […]
On May 9, 2016, the American bison (or, buffalo) was named the first national mammal of the United States of America. This recognition underscores the significant strides made by the species, which faced extinction in the early twentieth century. The Whitney Western Art Museum recently acquired a work of art that played a part in […]
The combined efforts of scientists, photographers, and artists have greatly impacted environmental conservation in the United States and, arguably, the world over. Yellowstone National Park was established as the world’s first national park in 1872 following the famous expedition into the area led by scientist Ferdinand V. Hayden. This trip yielded documentation of Yellowstone’s geological […]