What does a Museum Curator do at the Edge of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem? The duties of a curator vary greatly among types of museums and even among museums of the same type. Among natural history museums, the duties of a curator depend on the mission of the institution, resources and facilities available, and the […]
The Draper Natural History Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West partners with the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce and several other local agencies and organizations for Spring into Yellowstone Birding and Wildlife Festival May 14 – 18. The annual festival is now in its second year and celebrates the surrounding area’s abundant […]
From Points West magazine Originally published in Fall 1999 By Harry Jackson, Guest Author Ed. note, 2014: The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, which is currently celebrating what would have been contemporary artist Harry Jackson’s 90th birthday, celebrated his 75th with a reception in 1999. Jackson spoke at the reception, and his remarks were reprinted […]
Although northwestern Wyoming’s mountains may seem remote and unpopulated, they have actually been home to humans for hundreds of generations. “These mountains have witnessed and recorded more than ten millennia of human lives,” says Dr. Larry Todd, the speaker at the next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the […]
Soon after most Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears emerge from their winter dens, cutthroat trout begin to spawn. Today, we recognize cutthroat trout spawning in relatively shallow streams and rivers as an important food source for many Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears, but that may not have always been the case. Cutthroat Trout Decline Grizzly predation on […]
A few years ago, my wife, Penny, and I were hiking in the early December snow along Wood River, in the eastern margin of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. About two inches of fresh snow covered the ground, and the temperature hovered around 10 degrees above 0 degrees F. We owned a cabin in the area, […]