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 Bureau of Land Management is planning about a dozen prescribed burns in Wyoming this year in an effort to mitigate future fire risk.
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One of the few remaining structures at a former Japanese internment camp in Northwest Wyoming is one step closer to being restored.
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A community-based organization says Northwest Wyoming could benefit from filling in a gap on America’s first cross-country trail.
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Nan Aspinwall is the first woman to ride across the country solo on horseback. She completed the nearly 4,500 mile journey from San Francisco to New York in 1911.
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A non profit that focuses on forest restoration is recognizing Yellowstone National Park’s Superintendent for his work conserving Whitebark Pine.
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On Tuesday, county officials in Cody approved a document that will guide future land use decisions. But, some residents are still unhappy that some wildlife data in an earlier draft of the plan was left out.
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Open Spaces show rundown for March 15, 2024
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After more than two years of work, officials in Park County on March 19 will decide whether or not to adopt a document that will guide future land use decisions.
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With low inventory and high prices in gateway communities, housing for Yellowstone National Park employees has been an issue for awhile. Wyoming Public Radio’s Olivia Weitz spoke to Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly about how the park will use a recently announced $40 million gift to continue investing in employee housing.
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On Thursday, a judge ordered Pierce Brosnan to pay about $1500 in fines after the actor pleaded guilty to going off trail in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park.