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Each summer, Native artists give visitors an inside look into their creative process at Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) through the Indigenous Arts and Cultural Demonstration Program. It’s a rotating one-week residency at the Colter Bay Visitor Center and runs from mid-May to late September. Weavers, potters and makers of all sorts practice their craft in real time and visitors can learn about their creative process and its cultural importance.
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Southwest Wyoming has great dirt. That is, if you’re restoring the land in natural gas fields, according to new research.
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Interview with Martin Gilmore
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) released their annual Gray wolf report this week. Overall, the department said things are looking pretty good.
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A company focused on removing carbon from the atmosphere, or direct air capture (DAC) is hoping to build a carbon orchard in the state.
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Life magazine launched a new format in 1936, featuring photographs from around the world. The magazine would soon become known for capturing iconic photos.
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More than a thousand rock art sites have been documented across Wyoming, with locations in every county in the state – but almost a quarter of them have been vandalized, by things like initials chiseled into stone or bullet marks.That’s according to state archaeologist Spencer Pelton, who spoke to the Select Committee on Tribal Relations in Fort Washakie at the first of their two interim meetings. This year, the group of legislators had a new item on their agenda – how to best protect and preserve Indigenous rock art throughout the state.
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A study released by the University of Wyoming’s Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Initiative (WORTH) estimates the growth of the state’s travel industry is projected to outpace all other industries by 2030. But the study also finds there’s a shortage of qualified workers to keep up with that expansion.
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