Bighorn Basin

Wildflower Watch

August 3, 2021 by Brennen Serre

Walking through sage brush steppe on the hottest day of the year, I felt like I was surrounded by a monotonous sea of dirt and dry bushes. Upon closer examination […]

Bighorn Basin landscapes define the “Western” experience for many people.

Virtual Lunchtime Expedition: Geologic Evolution of the Bighorn Basin

July 27, 2020 by Nancy McClure

A story of the geologic evolution of the Bighorn Basin in 6 easy chapters: Rocks for Everyone! We invite you to join us for this lecture via Zoom Webinar! When: […]

The still vast, virtually intact sagebrush-steppe ecosystem of Wyoming's Bighorn Basin remains a stronghold for the golden eagle and the Spirit of the American West. Photo by C.R. Preston.

Golden Eagles, Sagebrush Country, and the Spirit of the American West – Points West Online

June 26, 2020 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2011 Report from the Field: Golden Eagles, Sagebrush Country, and the Spirit of the American West By Dr. Charles R. Preston “Wait till you […]

Left to right: Max Wilde, D.W. DeFoe, J. L. Wheeler, Ty Cobb, Tom Yawkey. Max Wilde was the guide, DeFoe and Wheeler were clients, Cobb was also a client but a baseball superstar and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Tom Yawkey was owner of the Boston Red Sox. MS 6 William F. Cody Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.69.609 (detail)

Museum Minute: The Cody Red Sox

November 15, 2019 by Kamila Kudelska

Did you ever think that Cody had a connection with the Boston Red Sox? Well, it turns out there is a connection. Eric Rossborough, the associate librarian at the McCracken […]

One parent and young nestling survey Rattlesnake Gulch, while a second nestling rests behind the parent. Moosejaw Bravo Photography.

The Eagles of Rattlesnake Gulch – Points West Online

June 1, 2018 by Nancy McClure

Originally published in Points West magazine Fall/Winter 2017 Dispatches from the Field: The Eagles of Rattlesnake Gulch By Charles R. Preston, PhD In 2008, Dr. Charles R. Preston, Willis McDonald […]

The "Flamboyant Fraternity": left to right, Elisha P. Green, James Butler Hickok, William F. Cody, John B. "Texas Jack" Omohundro, and Eugene Overton, 1873. R.H. Furman photograph. Museum Purchase, Garlow Collection. P.6.908

Centennial History Contest winners

April 7, 2017 by Nancy McClure

In celebration of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s centennial year, the Center hosted a Centennial History Contest. The contest theme was Taking a Stand in History in the […]