Simple Ways to Protect Yellowstone’s Wildlife and Ecosystems by the Draper Natural History Museum staff The Draper Natural History Museum was established to showcase the biodiversity of the Greater Yellowstone […]
epiCENTER: Explore the CENTER of it all with our staff!
Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
A Legacy of Learning: St. Labre School Fall Visit 2024
Students, elders, and instructors of St. Labre Indian Schools traveled to the Plains Indian Museum from Ashland, Montana, in October of 2024. Students Hanna Dudek, Lilly Haugen (Cheyenne), Kazmir Laroche […]
Downy Woodpeckers: Small Drummers
Downy Woodpeckers (Dryobates pubescens) are only one of 239 species of woodpeckers worldwide. They are also the smallest woodpecker in all of North America. Although it does not like the […]
Migration Season
By Chloe Winkler and Amy Phillips Fall affects us all in many different ways! As humans we tend to snuggle up inside with pumpkin-themed drinks and wait for cold weather, […]
Hibernation versus Torpor
Hibernation versus Torpor: What’s the Difference? by Brandon Lewis and Amy Phillips Winter is a difficult time to survive for many animals. Mule deer in Wyoming, for example, have an […]
Conservation of Black-Footed Ferrets
Black-footed ferrets were first reintroduced to Meeteetse in 2016. Since then, there have been several subsequent releases including the one our staff participated in last week. Releases bring captive-raised black-footed […]
