Olivia Weitz
Multimedia JournalistLeave a tip: oweitz@uwyo.edu
Olivia Weitz is based at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody. She covers Yellowstone National Park, wildlife, and arts and culture throughout the region. Olivia’s work has aired on NPR and member stations across the Mountain West. She is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound and the Transom story workshop. In her spare time, she enjoys skiing, cooking, and going to festivals that celebrate folk art and music.
Phone: 307-302-0195
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Open Spaces show rundown for August 1, 2025 -
Richard Midgette was fired on Valentine’s Day in the first wave of federal layoffs of probationary national parks employees. Just over a month later, he was rehired and then let go again. The first firing especially took a serious toll on his mental health. -
The recently passed Big Beautiful Bill includes plans to compensate ranchers for cattle lost to predation. The head of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association said this could take some pressure off the state's reimbursement program. -
Open Spaces show rundown for July 18, 2025 -
The public can come to watch and ask questions as staff and volunteers work with Lee “The Boneman” Post to reconstruct the bison skeleton. That’s at the Draper Natural History Museum in Cody on Aug. 4 through 15. -
These include the Madison and Firehole Rivers and their tributaries, and the Gibbon River and tributaries downstream of Norris campground. -
Wyoming kicked off its semiquincentennial events on the grounds of the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne on July 10, with eight hours of history programming and entertainment, including a rededication of a Liberty Bell replica. -
Most of the water vessels carved out of horns that may have been used as spoons look like scoops or ladles. But there’s one that looks like a turtle. -
At nearly 1.7 million visitors from the start of the year through June, visitation is 4% higher than it was through this time last year and 6% higher than the same timeframe in 2021. -
The airport in Cody hopes to benefit from Amazon’s expansion into the northwest part of the state. The airport’s director says it will receive $375 per month in rent for the new facility.
