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Wyoming Statewide BioBlitz July 19-22, 2024

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July 12, 2024

Wyoming Statewide BioBlitz July 19-22, 2024

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Contribute to conservation science from anywhere in Wyoming! Want to learn how to identify native plants as well as invasives? Want to dive deep into pollinators with some take-home seed bombs? How about using iNaturalist and other apps to help identify organisms and contribute to citizen science?

Well, Wyoming State Parks, Audubon Rockies, and Biodiversity Institute will host our statewide #BioBlitz! We’ll have programs throughout our State Parks.

Can’t make a program? Contribute to iNaturalist, and your uploads will go into our statewide project for July 19-22.

Join us Friday, July 19 through Monday, July 22, 2024. All events are free to attend.

PLEASE DOWNLOAD the iNaturalist app prior to attending. The app will work on both Android and Apple Devices. You must first log in to iNaturalist to join the project,

Wyoming State Parks BioBlitz programs are listed below. You can also join the 2024 Wyoming Statewide BioBlitz projects if you can not attend one of our Parks. Here is the link https://rockies.audubon.org/events/wyoming-statewide-bioblitz-2024

Pollinator Pop-up

Buffalo Bill State Park near Cody, Wyoming, at the Park Library in the North Fork Campground

Friday, July 19, 2024, at 9:30 am – 11:30 am MT

Grab the kiddos and join Buffalo Bill State Park staff for story time, crafts, and coloring pages!

Plant Identification and Invasive Species Pull

Sinks Canyon State Park near Lander, Wyoming

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm MT

Celebrate the bounty of botany at Sinks Canyon State Park with a plant identification walk and help minimize the negative impacts of invasive species with a plant pull.

Pollinator Table

Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site near Hyattville, Wyoming, at the Cultural Experience Center

Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 10:00 am – 2:30 pm MT

Create bee bungalows and seed bombs and tour the park’s pollinator garden!

Exploring Plants, Animals, Insects, and Rocks — Oh My!

Curt Gowdy State Park Visitor Center Meeting Room

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm – 3 pm MT

We’ll gather in the meeting room for a quick overview and then head out to Kate’s Trail (ADA accessible).

Raptor Program with Black Hills Raptor Center

Keyhole State Park near Moorcroft, Wyoming, at the Tatanka Campground

Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 7:00 pm MT

Join Keyhole State Park staff and the Black Hills Raptor Center to learn about some awesome birds of prey up close! Learn about the unique features of different raptors from Black Hills Raptor Center and how to use the Raptor ID app to identify them. All ages are welcome!

Tech in the Park

Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park near Casper, Wyoming, at the pollinator garden

Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 9:00 am – 10:30 am.

Become a citizen scientist by using the iNaturalist app! Participate in a ranger-led talk and walk where the ranger will guide you through the app’s features. Then, enjoy a half-mile walk on a paved sidewalk to see the app in action. Please download the app before attending.

Pollinator Pop-up

Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis, Wyoming, at the bathhouse shelter

Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm MT

Grab the kiddos and join Hot Springs State Park staff for pinecone bird feeders, seed bombs, storytime, and coloring pages!

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Take Back Wyoming fundraiser

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June 3, 2026

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A number candidates attended the Take Back Wyoming: Non-Freedom Caucus Republican Candidates Shop Party at Ryan Brothers Trucking last Friday. The event was hosted by and was a fundraiser for a House District 28 candidate.

The group was comprised of Wyoming Republican voters, who have become disenchanted with the Freedom Caucus, which currently controls the Wyoming State Legislature, and with actions taken in recent months by the State of Wyoming Republican Party to change the party’s By-Laws regarding support for candidates prior to the primary election.

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Wyoming Town Rivalries – Feuds & Hate

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June 3, 2026

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Since moving to Wyoming many years ago, and having lived in a few towns around the state, I find that some town and city rivalries must be addressed. Some are based on past conflicts that still cause pain to this day. Some are unexplained.

For example, to this day, all of Johnson County still does not trust Cheyenne after the Johnson County War of 1892. Cattlemen in Cheyenne sent a hit squad hired by the barons to invade Johnson County to eliminate alleged rustlers. A shootout that lasted several days ensued.

Other town rivalries include:

Green River vs. Rock Springs: The two towns are close together and share one of the most intense and oldest community, cultural, and athletic rivalries in the state.

Lander vs. Riverton: Located in Fremont County, this rivalry dates back to 1922 and divides the area over high school football bragging rights. They talk a lot of smack about each other.

Cheyenne vs Casper: The towns just HATE each other. I’ve lived in both, and I can tell you that there is nothing wrong with either town. But I’ve come across people in both towns who talk about their hatred of the other.

There is not a lot of love across Wyoming for Jackson, mostly because of the mega-rich liberals who live there. Many of those mega-rich liberals look down on the rest of Wyoming.

Folks talk smack about Laramie, but in a very different way than people talk smack about Gillette.

Having traveled around Wyoming, I can tell you that most of this hate is just nonsense and a waste of time. In the end, we are all Wyomingites. Just one big bickering family who still have each other’s backs when it comes down to it.

The Charmingly Odd Town Of La Grange Wyoming

It is well worth the long drive to see one of the most interesting and quirky little towns in Wyoming.

Stay for lunch. You won’t regret it.

Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods

Jay Em, Wyoming, Frozen In Time

Jay Em, what an unusual name for a town.The few people who live there are proud of what their spot on earth once was, and they work to preserve it. They keep this little community frozen in time.

Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods

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