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
December 1 Lunchtime Expedition explores archaeology, surveys, and a railroad
Archaeologist Chris Finley is the speaker at the next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition on Thursday, December 1. The free talk takes place at… Read More
Free talk discusses bufalo jump site and 12,000 years of human occupation in Wyoming’s highest mountains
The highest elevation bison jump known to exist in North America—at 11,000 feet above sea level—is located near the Dinwoody Glacier in Wyoming’s Wind River… Read More
Smith looks at first twenty years of wolves in Yellowstone since reintroduction at October Lunchtime Expedition
It’s been more than two decades since the gray wolf was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. At the next Draper Museum Natural History Museum Lunchtime… Read More
