Snowy Range

The Albany County Outdoor School focuses on science and outdoor recreation, using Curt Gowdy State Park and the Snowy Range as classrooms.

The Snowy and Sierra Madre mountain ranges may soon be getting their own avalanche forecasting center. Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken has applied for a state grant to fund what he considers a critical part of Southern Wyoming’s public safety infrastructure.

There are around 40 aquatic snail species in Wyoming, and during the snail survey the researchers found 18 species in the three areas they searched. The research was supported by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

In late 2020, the Mullen Fire scorched 176,878 acres of land in the Snowy Range 28 miles west of Laramie. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has been closely monitoring the area and the wildlife that call it home since then.

Researchers at the University of Wyoming are studying how moose cool themselves down.UW researcher Tana Verzuh said the moose population in the Snowy…

Scientists at the University of Wyoming are studying how moose respond to bark beetles killing their forest habitats.The insects have destroyed a lot of…

This summer, PBS will air a documentary on the geology, ecology and environment of the Great Plains over billions of years. The first episode of the PBS…

All but one of Wyoming’s mountain pass highways will be open for Memorial Day weekend. The Wyoming Department of Transportation shuts down several of the…

Becky and Aaron Maddox own the Snowy Range Ski Area west of Laramie. Becky is a fourth generation Laramie resident, and Aaron grew up in Steamboat…

Pine and spruce beetles have killed millions of trees across Wyoming and the West. To many, the dying forests are visually unattractive. But there’s a…