Cody, Buffalo Bill Center To Host Yellowstone Symposium
Written by Andrew-Rossi on November 12, 2021
Plans are underway for the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park, and the University of Wyoming plans to mark the occasion in Cody in May 2022.
The University of Wyoming College of Law and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources are hosting a symposium marking Yellowstone National Park’s 150th anniversary. The Buffalo Bill Center of the West will serve as the venue for the event, scheduled to take place on May 19-20.
The two-day event is open to the public and will feature keynote talks and panel discussions to celebrate the park’s history and look to the future of the world’s first national park.
“In this special 150th anniversary year, the College of Law is pleased to be a part of this historic event led by the Wyoming Law Review and to collaborate with the Haub School and Yellowstone National Park to celebrate the importance of America’s first national park,” says Klint Alexander, the dean of the U.W. College of Law.
The symposium will discuss the ongoing challenges of managing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as it gets surrounded by rapid growth in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Presenters will examine how the park has met its original goals of preserving natural wonders and making those treasures accessible to visitors worldwide. Discussions also will focus on how Yellowstone National Park can adapt to modern and future values, knowledge, and needs. Cam Sholly, superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, is among the keynote speakers.
“Partnership is how great things are achieved and, so, the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources is excited by this collaborative effort to recognize the sesquicentennial of Yellowstone National Park,” says John Koprowski, dean of the Haub School. “This celebratory event will enable us to learn from the past, appreciate the present, and envision the future of our iconic and foundational park.”
Some of the presentation topics have emerged from articles in a forthcoming special issue of the Wyoming Law Review.
The articles, which examine Yellowstone National Park’s past and future, were the impetus for creating the symposium.
Jake Vogt, a third-year U.W. law student from Cody, is editor-in-chief of the Wyoming Law Review and a lead organizer of the symposium. He says the Wyoming Law Review authors are writing about natural resource and ecosystem conservation, policy within the national park, and the historical and potential future relationships between Native Americans and Yellowstone National Park.
