The combined efforts of scientists, photographers, and artists have greatly impacted environmental conservation in the United States and, arguably, the world over. Yellowstone National Park was established as the world’s first national park in 1872 following the famous expedition into the area led by scientist Ferdinand V. Hayden. This trip yielded documentation of Yellowstone’s geological […]
The head of a bighorn sheep peers down on anyone using the computer just below him. It’s almost as if he ran smack-dab through the wall and promptly became stuck, perched high on the office wall. Yes, the sheep belongs to my husband, a trophy from a Wyoming hunt a few years ago. A bighorn […]
The Center’s New Borrow a Backpack Adventure Adventure awaits students and teachers who visit the Buffalo Bill Center of the West this school year! Beginning this fall, the Center offers Borrow a Backpack – a unique self-guided experiences that allows students and teachers to dive into the West in a new way. The Borrow a […]
“A thousand Yellowstone wonders are calling, ‘Look up and down and round about you…whatever your fate, under whatever ignorance or knowledge you may afterward chance to suffer, you will remember these fine, wild views, and look back with joy to your wanderings in the blessed old Yellowstone Wonderland.” —John Muir[1] Many of the people who participated in […]
Before I came to Cody, Wyoming; the first thing that always popped into my head about Yellowstone was Yogi Bear. For those who are unaware of the character, Yogi Bear was a cartoon grizzly bear from the 1960s. Yogi lived in a national park, called Jellystone, and was always causing trouble for the rangers as […]
Art in the Garden this year has been a lot of fun for me and the families that participate in our free activities. Our first week’s theme was Cowboys and Cowgirls. The museum guests and I had a lot of fun decorating cowboy boots, creating popsicle stick cowboy and cowgirl dolls, and making our own […]