Nancy-Carroll Draper Charitable Foundation

From left, Eric C. Atkinson, Chloe Winkler, Kayla Harakal (Berg), and Becky Watkins (plus Shep the American Farm Collie) at the Lily Lake avian disease study site in the Beartooth Mountains.

Talk: Birds and Pathogens

November 7, 2023 by Nancy McClure

It Is Not Only Fine Feathers That Make Fine Birds By Eric C. Atkinson December 7, 2023 Noon–1 p.m. Free Join us for our December Lunchtime Expedition, It Is Not […]

Five needle pines in the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming.

Talk: Origin of Public Lands

September 28, 2023 by Nancy McClure

The Origin of Public Lands By John Clayton November 2, 2023 Noon–1 p.m. Free Join us for our November Lunchtime Expedition, The Origin of Public Lands, presented by John Clayton. […]

Kristin Barker investigates an elk carcass in the field to try to determine if it was killed by wolves. Becca Lyon photo

Talk: Wolf-elk interactions

September 13, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Who’s the Big Bad Wolf Afraid Of? Wolf-elk interactions across the wildland-urban interface By Kristin Barker, PhD October 5, 2023 Noon–1 p.m. Free Join us for our October Lunchtime Expedition, […]

Jason Schein in the field, overlooking the landscape of the Bighorn Basin. Courtesy photograph.

Talk: Dinosaur Paleontology in the Bighorn Basin

June 27, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Dinosaur Paleontology in the Bighorn Basin By Jason Schein August 3, 2023 Noon–1 p.m. Free Join us for our August Lunchtime Expedition, Dinosaur Paleontology in the Bighorn Basin, presented by […]

Fire is a natural process in Yellowstone, and forests are well adapted to recover from severe fires that burn at intervals of 100-300 years. However, trees do not recover well when two fires burn the same location in only 16 years. The dense lodgepole pines (right side) recovered after the 2000 Glade Fire, but trees did not recover well where the 2016 Berry Fire reburned the same area (center). Photo by Monica Turner in July 2022.

The Future of Yellowstone Forests

June 15, 2023 by Nancy McClure

The Future of Forests in Greater Yellowstone in a Warmer World with More Fire By Monica Turner July 6, 2023 Noon–1 p.m. Free Join us for our July Lunchtime Expedition, […]

Monitoring golden eagle occupation and reproduction on the northern range of Yellowstone National Park.

Golden Eagle Monitoring and Research in Yellowstone National Park

May 3, 2023 by Nancy McClure

Golden Eagle Monitoring and Research in Yellowstone National Park By David Haines June 1, 2023 Noon–1 p.m. Free Join us for our June Lunchtime Expedition, Golden Eagle Monitoring and Research […]