POSTPONED: Are We There Yet? The Ecology of Migration With Nathan Doerr and Corey Anco With our love of the Cody community and everyone’s health and safety in mind, we’ve decided to postpone the Cody Culture Club programs scheduled for 2021. We look forward to learning more about the unique history of our town with […]
Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2019–2020 Seldom Seen: Elusive Predators of Yellowstone Country By Mark Davis Bill Hackney was driving on Muddy Mountain near Casper, Wyoming, when something odd caught his eye. It had an unusual gate, running next to the road for about 30 feet before dropping off the shoulder and disappearing in thick timber. […]
This year has thrown everyone a curve ball. Learn how the Draper Natural History Museum rose to the unexpected challenge of 2020 as we look at our year in review. A Moose in the Fall Draper Curator, Nathan Doerr along with Patrick Needham and Terry Chase (Chase Studio, Inc) complete renovations in Mountain Meadow exhibits. […]
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2020 Giving Back to the Land: Volunteering for public lands heals the spirit and the landscape By Corey Anco What comes to mind when you think about a fond memory of spending time in nature? Fishing with a grandparent? Filling your first tag? Maybe it’s a particular hike with […]
In the past, natural history museums sent staff and researchers on expeditions to collect specimens in the field. But when the Draper Natural History Museum officially opened its doors in the early 2000s, it wanted to try to avoid that practice. “We now know that can have drastic negative impacts when you potentially decimate the […]
The Clark’ s Nutcracker is a high mountain bird located in the Western U.S. The bird is pretty unique for its ability to cache said Corey Anco, the assistant curator of the Draper Natural History Museum. “Caching means whatever it doesn’t consume when it grabs seeds from a pine cone, it will hide in another location […]