Western Wyoming is home to some of the longest distance and most intact ungulate migration routes in North America. “Along those migrations routes, however,” says… Read More
Largest wildlife restoration program in the Americas topic of bonus Lunchtime Expedition September 20
Animal biologist and conservationist Ignacio Jiménez Pérez currently coordinates the largest reintroduction program in the Americas. On Wednesday, September 20 at 12:15 p.m. he presents a… Read More
Dr. Larry Todd blends multiple sources to present in-depth picture of past human interactions within Greater Yellowstone
Anthropologist and popular speaker Larry Todd, PhD, acknowledges that every discovery in his chosen field of archaeology is exciting. Piecing together a richer picture of… Read More
Center of the West’s Mack Frost shares post-eclipse wrap-up
It seems a given that the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s own astronomy enthusiast, Mack Frost, would take camera in hand to land some… Read More
Wildlife biologist shares tales from the Alaska Peninsula at Center of the West August 16
Harold McCracken, the first director of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, became famous in the 1920s through his adventures hunting bears, filming wildlife,… Read More
Famous Grizzly 399 subject of free lecture and book signing August 3
A photogenic mother bear who makes Grand Teton National Park her home has a fan club that stretches around the world. Known as “Grizzly 399,”… Read More
Center of the West lecturer shares the latest on “The Yellowstone Hotspot: Past, Present, and Future
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Lincoln, Montana, on July 6, 2017, followed by a 3.0 quake in roughly the same area on July 11—and… Read More
Wyoming’s black-footed ferrets and their future topic of free July 6 Lunchtime Expedition lecture
Last year marked the 35th anniversary of the rediscovery of black-footed ferrets near Meeteetse, Wyoming. That rediscovery was, according to wildlife biologist Jesse Boulerice, “a… Read More
Elizabeth Fenn speaks about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book on the Mandan people
In 2015, professor and author Elizabeth Fenn, PhD, won the Pulitzer Prize in History for her book Encounters at the Heart of the World: A… Read More
Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition lecture series resumes April 6
On Thursday, April 6, 12:15 p.m., the Draper Natural History Museum’s popular, free Lunchtime Expedition lecture series opens with a talk by Andrew Hansen, PhD.… Read More
