For the past fifteen years, Bryan Bedrosian has been studying the birds of the Greater Yellowstone Region and the Great Plains. Focusing on raptors, corvids… Read More
Lawrence-Smith discusses golden eagles in rock art at next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition
“Here in the Plains Basin of North America, we find some of the most exceptional rock art in the Americas,” says Bonnie Lawrence-Smith, Curatorial Assistant… Read More
Archaeologist Loendorf explores bird imagery in rock art at free Draper Natural History Museum lunchtime lecture
Throughout his long career in archaeology, Larry Loendorf, PhD, has recorded countless images of birds at rock art sites and in painted caves. He has… Read More
Free lunchtime lecture at Buffalo Bill Center of the West reveals some of Wyoming’s most interesting and obscure wildlife
“Wyoming is famous for big, wild landscapes and diverse wildlife,” says Dr. Gary Beauvais, “including many species considered rare and deserving of conservation attention.” While… Read More
Free Lunchtime Expedition lecture looks at the “big picture” in golden eagle conservation
Golden eagles are a key species and a powerful predator in the sagebrush-steppe ecosystem of Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin. At the June Draper Natural History Museum… Read More
Free lunchtime lecture explores the importance of sandstone cliffs as golden eagle habitat
“Golden eagle nests are typically clustered along prominent cliff faces adjacent to large, open foraging areas,” says Geologist Gretchen Hurley, the speaker at the next… Read More
Wildlife biologist discusses the perception and management of prairie dogs at free Lunchtime Expedition lecture
“The prairie dog is usually labeled a couple of different ways: either as a pest or a keystone species,” says Destin Harrell, wildlife biologist with… Read More
Free talk explores communicating science through natural history collections
At the next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition lecture, Assistant Curator Corey Anco explores the use of natural history collections to communicate science to… Read More
Wildlife biologist shares the realities of large carnivore conservation and management at free talk
At the next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime Expedition lecture, wildlife biologist Dan Thompson, PhD, presents Resurgence of the Carnivore: Realities in the World of Large… Read More
Award-winning researcher discusses ice patch archaeology at Buffalo Bill Center of the West
The melting snow and ice in mountainous areas is yielding some enlightening findings in the fields of archaeology and anthropology. At the next Draper Natural… Read More
