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 June 6, 2025 -
The more than 2,000-acre site plans to feature a variety of shooting sports and a massive event center. The project is still figuring out driving access, agreements between the local government board operating it and state agencies, raising funds and potential wildlife mitigation. -
The recreation area is focusing on “front facing activities” this summer, such as keeping campgrounds clean and the visitor center open. -
The nonprofit Property and Environment Research Center is providing funding to help two ranches near Meeteetse install virtual fences. -
Earlier this year, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe reclassified bison from being livestock to wildlife. On Thursday, Colorado’s governor signed the Protect Wild Bison bill, which creates a dual wildlife and livestock designation. -
In preparation to open the pass, crews are busy clearing snow and making repairs to the nearly 11,000 foot high pass between Cooke City and Red Lodge, Montana. -
Open Spaces show rundown for May 16, 2025 -
The POP! Goes the West exhibition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West opens on May 24. Holland-born artist Willem Volkersz shares his early impressions of the West and humorous takes on Yellowstone tourism in his art, using paint-by-number images, neon and found objects. -
A beaded bag by a Northern Arapaho and Cattaraugus Seneca artist uses beadwork to create an image of a Shoshone woman. -
The crusher turns the glass into sand and gravel that people and businesses can buy for landscaping and other purposes.
