-
State agencies, nonprofits and the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes are teaming up to try and get $17 million in federal funding for wildlife crossings on Highway 26/287 east of Dubois. The hope is to reduce collisions between vehicles and wildlife along an especially dangerous stretch from milepost 58 through 67.
-
Highway 26/287 over Togwotee Pass temporarily re-opened on Friday morning. The road’s been closed for most of the week as crews have worked to keep the Fish Creek Fire from jumping the highway. Expect slow speeds and limited visibility.
-
Residents of the Brooks Lake, Pinnacle Drive and Breccia Drive areas have been under a Level 3 evacuation notice since Tuesday evening. U.S. Highway 26 over Togwotee Pass remains closed.
-
Gov. Mark Gordon is hosting the first-ever Wyoming Sportsperson Conservation Forum on May 22 at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois. Wyoming Game & Fish, wildlife experts and sportspeople from around the state will get a chance to put their heads together about some of the biggest conservation issues facing the state.
-
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Wyoming Department of Transportation are trying to reduce collisions between wildlife and vehicles on Highway 26 east and west of Dubois. The stretch of road is particularly deadly for deer and costly for people, too. In response, the agencies have developed a plan to help reduce the number of accidents in that area.
-
The Wiggins Fork Bison Jumps Complex is a high-elevation area in the Absaroka Mountains where different Indigenous tribes worked with and enhanced the landscape’s topography to drive bison off cliffs for harvesting. In comparison to other jumps throughout the state, the site outside of Dubois is big, old, and highly sophisticated, with multiple stone-circle campsites and seven different bison jump sites.
-
Through community-building activities and an abundance of flexibility, Warm Valley Lodge aims to create a community that respects autonomy and independence – all in the hope of supporting Wyoming’s rapidly growing population of older residents.
-
The National Museum of Military Vehicles has only been open for three years, but the site has consistently received recognition and is bringing visitors to Dubois from all over the world.
-
Each summer, the Dubois Museum puts on six educational outings to different local landmarks and scenic stops. The adventure treks help visitors and locals alike learn about the ecology, geology, past and present of the area.
-
The funds are going to support various projects in Laramie, Cheyenne, Dubois, Thayne, and Sheridan.