Olivia Weitz
Multimedia JournalistOlivia 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.
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The East Yellowstone Brucellosis Compensation fund launched the first of January and has already seen two interested applicants. -
There’s been a seasonal fishing closure on a stretch of the Shoshone River near Yellowstone for the past 140 years. The proposed changes would allow anglers to fish the lower part of the North Fork for two weeks in early April.
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In “Tonto’s Dream” by David Bradley, the TV hero sleeps amid shards of pottery, Santa Fe traffic and casinos, with images of legendary cowboys floating above him. -
Park County Open Lands worked with a landowner to conserve an 84-acre property in between Cody and Yellowstone. The area is frequented by big game. -
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The state of Montana wants the park to maintain 3,000 bison. This was a population target outlined in a court mediated settlement following a previous lawsuit that Montana filed 30 years ago. -
T.C. Cannon was one of the most influential modern Native American artists in the 1960’s and 70’s. He painted people as they are---often with self determination and assertiveness. -
People can access most roads in the park on a commercially-guided snowmobile or snowcoach trip. Permits are also available to individual snowmobilers. -
“Fall Scene,” according to the artist, is today’s version of the covered wagons that brought pioneers to Wyoming. -
Open Spaces Show Rundown for December 6, 2024
